DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post - English speaking scholars in England amidst Non-English speaking audience..

**Ferrotoral** · 07-03-2012, 06:34 AM

(in the sub continent perspective) what was wrong with arabic or persian that the ulama started using urdu? why didnt they insist that people learn arabic or persian in the same way that some insist everyone should learn urdu?

Exactly. Also there's one thing encouraging people learn Urdu and there's another thing using Urdu as a teaching medium, which is completely bizzare. Surely the medium should be Arabic in the final years of the alimiyyah course, and in the initial years whichever language (Urdu or otherwise) that is mostly spoken amongst the students in question.

07-03-2012, 06:34 AM	#17
Ferrotoral Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 542 Senior Member	(in the sub continent perspective) what was wrong with arabic or persian that the ulama started using urdu? why didnt they insist that people learn arabic or persian in the same way that some insist everyone should learn urdu? Exactly. Also there's one thing encouraging people learn Urdu and there's another thing using Urdu as a teaching medium, which is completely bizzare. Surely the medium should be Arabic in the final years of the alimiyyah course, and in the initial years whichever language (Urdu or otherwise) that is mostly spoken amongst the students in question.
	Quote