And to make their "sacrements" and etc. real and verifiable? For instance, the shahada, in the opinion of some Muslim "scholars", is not legit unless said in Arabic. Also, the koran (quran, whatever) is not a "real" koran unless it is in Arabic. There is no adhan in English or any other language that I have ever heard, and I have been around the world.
But, Chinese Christians pray in Chinese. Finnish Hindus can easily grab a copy of the Bhagavad Gita in Finnish. I have never heard of their worship being invalid.
I'm just saying...
2007-09-06 03:23:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, a few churches do that aka Armenian, Greek, Russian, Syriac, etc... The Romans used to, but they changed that (as well as half of their religion) during the Second Vatican Council.
I will say that, though, I agree with you. Islam is blatantly filled with Arabic chauvinism.
2007-09-06 03:29:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Islam specifically the Quran was reveled in Arabic , it's god's words ,
who told u that non Arab can't pray in english? or whatever language? they can , there are many translations for Quran but they are just translations not the real one.
and lemme add something here:
In fact, there are different ways to prove that the Qur'an is the word of God, which has always been true and has never been subjected to change or distortion. These proofs can be classified into three types: the way the Qur'an was transmitted throughout the centuries, some challenging verses within the Qur'an itself, and the periodic, modern-day discoveries in the universe that were first mentioned in the Qur'an more than fourteen centuries ago.
Unlike the Bible and Old Testament that have been subject to innumerable translations, doubtful and spurious transmissions, and corruptions at the hands of clerics up till now (with the “gender sensitive” versions coming out these days), the Qur'an was transmitted to us in an unprecedented and unique manner according to rigorous rules of transmission. The Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) via the angel Gabriel, and the Prophet subsequently memorized the whole scripture.
beside that i never saw or heared about a convert complaining about that.
peace.
2007-09-06 10:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The compulsory prayers are in Arabic because we recite the Qur'an which was revealed in Arabic. What you guys call prayers are what we call "Doa". It can be done in any language whatsoever. As far the translation, The Qur'an has been translated to many languages but it's argued that the best copy is the original Arabic scripture.
It's like translating Shakespear's work in Chinese or Tamil. You would understand the message but the originality, the rhymes, and the feel would be hard to preserve.
2007-09-06 10:31:01 · answer #3 · answered by Mr.POP 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The Qur'an is recited in Arabic because it safeguards against being changed. There are many translations of the Qur'an into English but many parts have to be explained because there is no English translation applicable for many Arabic words. Hope this helps.
Salaam
2007-09-06 10:29:22 · answer #4 · answered by Ahmad H 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
who said its not invlalid..everyone has its own rules. if im at a crap university they may make me resit exams twice or trhee time in order for me to pass...yet if im at cambridge i can only do them once...if i fail..thats the end of it...everyone and every instition has its own rules..
same with relgion
everyone is very quick to criticise anything that muslims do
all these questions u asked only effects muslims..so why you worried...
2007-09-06 10:28:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋