| The answer is no, the
Quran can be read
in any language:
The Quran was revealed in Arabic, but God
promised to be its teacher (55:1-4) and the One to explain it
(75:18-19). God told us in the verse (41:44) that language is
irrelevant, and that only the sincere ones are going to understand
the Quran irrespective of their language; while those who are not
sincere or failed to worship Him alone will fail to understand it,
even if they speak, read, and write Arabic (56:79).
In a lot of non-Arabic speaking countries
Muslims are forced as children to read the Quran in Arabic and
still as adults read the Quran in Arabic but they do not
understand a single word of what they read. What good is it to
read the Quran like a parrot without understanding its meanings or
like a donkey carrying valuable books (62:5)? It does not make any
sense. The blessing of the Quran does not come by just reading it,
but it comes by understanding it and accepting its message. The
majority of those who learn Arabic to study the Quran do not excel
enough to understand the implications or interpretations of
certain words when used in a special way in the Arabic language.
Therefore, if you wait until you become a good Arabic speaking
person, you may waste a lot of precious time of your life before
being able to read the Quran.
Of course, if you insist in reading the Quran
in Arabic you can do so by studying the Arabic language and
reading the Quran in English at the same time. The Quran is a
message, not just another beautiful language book. We have to
trust God and know that He is the teacher of the Quran. He will
teach it in any language and to any nationality, He created all
things.
The Contact prayer should be performed in
Arabic language.
We learn from the verse (2:37) that God gives
us the words by which we establish contact with Him. We must utter
the specific sounds dictated in the first chapter of the Quran "Sura
1" or "The Key" or "Al-Fatiha". The Arabic sounds of "The Key"
represent a numerical combination that opens the treasure. This is
all the Arabic you need to know. Reciting "The Key" in Arabic
unifies all Submitters of the world, regardless of their
languages.
On the other hand, the intention to observe the
Contact Prayer can be stated in your own language.
The Sura 1 is mathematically coded:
When you recite "The Key" in Arabic, your lips
touch each other precisely
19 times.
Your lips touch each other where the letters
"B" and "M" occur. There are 4 "B's" and 15 "M's" and this adds up
to 19. The
gematrical value of the 4 "B's" is 4x2=8, and the gematrical
value of the 15 "M's" is 15x40=600. The total gematrical value of
the 4 "B's" and 15 "M's" is 608, that is 19x32.
| |
Word |
Letter |
Value |
| 1. |
Bism |
B |
2 |
| 2. |
Bism |
M |
40 |
| 3. |
Rahman |
M |
40 |
| 4. |
Rahim |
M |
40 |
| 5. |
Al-Hamdu |
M |
40 |
| 6. |
Rub |
B |
2 |
| 7. |
Alamin |
M |
40 |
| 8. |
Rahman |
M |
40 |
| 9. |
Rahim |
M |
40 |
| 10. |
Malik |
M |
40 |
| 11. |
Yawm |
M |
40 |
| 12. |
Na'budu |
B |
2 |
| 13. |
Mustaqim |
M |
40 |
| 14. |
Mustaqim |
M |
40 |
| 15. |
An`amta |
M |
40 |
| 16. |
Alayhim |
M |
40 |
| 17. |
Maghdub |
M |
40 |
| 18. |
Maghdub |
B |
2 |
| 19. |
Alayhim |
M |
40 |
| |
|
|
608 (19x32) |
Translation of the verses cited in this
page:
[55:0] In the name of
God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, [55:1] The Most Gracious.
[55:2] Teacher of the Quran. [55:3] Creator of the human
beings. [55:4] He taught them how to distinguish.
75:18] Once we recite
it, you shall follow such a Quran. [75:19] Then it is We who
will explain it.
[41:44] If we made it
a non-Arabic Quran they would have said, "Why did it come down in
that language?" Whether it is Arabic or non-Arabic, say,
"For those who believe, it is a guide and healing. As for those
who disbelieve, they will be deaf and blind to it, as if they are
being addressed from faraway."
[56:79] None can grasp
it except the sincere.
[62:5] The example of
those who were given the Torah, then failed to uphold it, is like
the donkey carrying great works of literature. Miserable indeed is
the example of people who rejected GOD's revelations. GOD does not
guide the wicked people.
[2:37] Then, Adam
received from his Lord words, whereby He redeemed him. He is
the Redeemer, Most Merciful. |
