If not, do southern iraqis talk shiite?
2006-09-07 00:36:51 · 37 answers · asked by marina 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are different dialects of Arabic, Saudi Arabic would be slightly different to the Egyptian version which in turn would be different to the Tunisian version.
The main reason Arabic is widely spoken in the Islamic world is because the Koran is in Arabic.
Some Islamic countries don't have Arabic as the main language like Malaysia and Indonesia.
2006-09-07 00:38:15 · answer #1 · answered by BadShopper 4 · 6⤊ 3⤋
It is narrow minded ignorance that breeds this type of question. Muslims, (as is true for Christians and most other religions), speak the language of the family they were born into. There are Muslims all I've the globe, therefore there is no language that they all speak. There is no language that a majority of them speak. Even in the Arabic world alone, (where the religion originated), there are several different dialects.
2016-01-26 07:39:21 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but Arabic is the language of the Muslim faith and most Muslims speak Arabic. In fact, the dialogue is surprisingly similar across the Arab world. This is probably because they all read from the same version of the Koran.
:-) ha ha, just read your 'southern Iraqi' bit. Expect you'll get some stick for that. Some nasty answers on this page. Some people just shouldn't be so easily agitated. If we can't have a crack at religion now and then, we might as well live in a police-state.
2006-09-07 00:41:14 · answer #3 · answered by paulcraig99 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No, muslims speak the language of the country or area they're from. There are muslims in the US that speak English. Here in Iraq, there is no "Shiite" language, the Shiites and the Sunnies mostly speak Arabic. (The Shiites and Sunnies are different divisions of the Muslim religion, and each believe that they are better than the other) Best of luck to you.
2006-09-07 00:46:00 · answer #4 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
52 Muslim country in the world plus the ones who live in non Muslim countries. 1.2 billion Muslim spread all over the glob.?? what do you think?
but knowing Arabic in order to be able to read the Quran in it's original language is sure an advantage that the Arabs have. many Muslims non Arabic speakers seek learning Arabic.
southern Iraqis/northern Iraqis ALL Arabs speak Arabic.
there's no such language as Shiite.
Shiite is a sect of Islam like protestant in Christianity.
peace.
2006-09-07 00:50:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion has to do nothing with language. Language is spoken to communicate within the society you live in and religion is the code of conduct you follow to become a useful member of the society.
In every country, people from different religions live but they speak the language, which is commonly used in that country. For example, if you are in USA, weather you are a Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu or follower of Buddism, you will speak English because in USA, majority of the people uses English for communication. Similarly in Germany, people of all religions will speak German, as its the language spoken in that country.
Arabic is not the official language of Islam as some one said earlier in their answer. Islam is a universal religion (its message is not only for Arabs but for all the people in the universe), so it gets spread and translated in the language, the locals of that area speak. Quran has been translated in all the languages of the world and people do read its translations in their native language.
There is no specific language for shiiets or Sunnies (2 sects of Islam), they also speak the language of their native countries.
2006-09-07 00:53:11 · answer #6 · answered by Ash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No most Muslims are not Arabic but many learn the language of the holy Quran.
2006-09-07 01:05:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. There is at present dispute within Islam. Some want to return to the word of the book, while others want to reform Islam or modernise it. A kind of reformation may be taking place. It will not happen peacefully and it will not end without much bloodshed.
2006-09-09 20:10:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all muslims speak the same language but most muslims understands arabic which is the language of the Quran. This stem from the fact that they are encourage to read the quran in its original language, most muslim can read arabic even if the dont understand it. then read the translation in the language they understand.
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2006-09-07 00:46:08 · answer #9 · answered by shaawanat 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it doesn't matter,does it.it just depends on what race you are.if you're Chinese and Muslim,you speak Chinese.it doesn't mean that they know how to speak in Arabic.they usually speak in Arabic when praying,but that is they memorize the Arabic words or something.plus, the southern iraqis doesn't talk shitt.it's just their language.
2006-09-07 00:50:29 · answer #10 · answered by mee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋