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**Goooooblin** · 07-03-2012, 04:22 AM

should the malaysians learn urdu? the africans learn urdu? the arabs learn urdu? the bosnians learn urdu? etc

why did the ulama of the subcontinent move away from persian? why didnt thy insist people learn farsi? farsi is a much better language than urdu. what about arabic? why move away from arabic?

makes no sense. no consistency.

within the ulama fraternity there are three non-arabic languages which keep their stature. A student of deen learning these will benefit from each of them. They are Persian, Urdu and Turkish.

The reason ulama put lot of pressure on urdu is because of the current scholarship that is currently in urdu, especially the mizaj which has been entrenched in urdu writings. The same was the case for persian as well, but in current setting it is much more feasible to tackle urdu. Turkish is also important if one can distinguish between the good and the bad.

Arabic is a MUST for any student of deen. The oral fluency of arabic is not as much an issue in deen as it is to understand the text, in its proper usage, context and traditional sense.

With all that in mind, consistency remains. All are important arabic being the crown. Urdu being most feasible because of the available scholarship in it. Persian therafter although if someone learns it, I feel an ocean of knowledge awaits him. Turkish stays last but not least.

07-03-2012, 04:22 AM	#13
Goooooblin Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 372 Senior Member	should the malaysians learn urdu? the africans learn urdu? the arabs learn urdu? the bosnians learn urdu? etc why did the ulama of the subcontinent move away from persian? why didnt thy insist people learn farsi? farsi is a much better language than urdu. what about arabic? why move away from arabic? makes no sense. no consistency. within the ulama fraternity there are three non-arabic languages which keep their stature. A student of deen learning these will benefit from each of them. They are Persian, Urdu and Turkish. The reason ulama put lot of pressure on urdu is because of the current scholarship that is currently in urdu, especially the mizaj which has been entrenched in urdu writings. The same was the case for persian as well, but in current setting it is much more feasible to tackle urdu. Turkish is also important if one can distinguish between the good and the bad. Arabic is a MUST for any student of deen. The oral fluency of arabic is not as much an issue in deen as it is to understand the text, in its proper usage, context and traditional sense. With all that in mind, consistency remains. All are important arabic being the crown. Urdu being most feasible because of the available scholarship in it. Persian therafter although if someone learns it, I feel an ocean of knowledge awaits him. Turkish stays last but not least.
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