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**mobiphones** · 07-03-2012, 07:39 AM

Moving over to Arabic would not have worked in India as majority population was always Hindus, so Urdu - which was hybrid of Arabic/Farsi and Hindi, was a natural choice.

so they compromised on using the better language, ie arabic and farsi, and replaced it with a language which was more easier for the local population to understand?
that adds even more weight to my point.

definitely english is a limited language in comparison to urdu. i am not saying english should be used to teach aspiring ulama. in fact, they should be taught in arabic once they become proficient in it.

but it is pointless using a language amongst laymen which they do not understand. english is not so limited that it cannot be used to transmit the deen to the laity.

07-03-2012, 07:39 AM	#19
mobiphones Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 546 Senior Member	Moving over to Arabic would not have worked in India as majority population was always Hindus, so Urdu - which was hybrid of Arabic/Farsi and Hindi, was a natural choice. so they compromised on using the better language, ie arabic and farsi, and replaced it with a language which was more easier for the local population to understand? that adds even more weight to my point. definitely english is a limited language in comparison to urdu. i am not saying english should be used to teach aspiring ulama. in fact, they should be taught in arabic once they become proficient in it. but it is pointless using a language amongst laymen which they do not understand. english is not so limited that it cannot be used to transmit the deen to the laity.
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