Our mother tongue, (the Arabic language), has reached its highest level of spread thanks to its vastness, completeness, and dignity, leaving its mark on the world’s living languages. Here, on your site (Belaraby Apps), we present wise sayings and quotes about the Arabic language — the finest words ever said about Classical Arabic. Scarcely a day passes without our discovering some new word born from its womb. It is our beautiful language, and on its day of celebration we mark World Arabic Language Day.
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The Finest Words Ever Said About Classical Arabic
It is the language of the Holy Qur’an, the language of the Dhad — may you forever remain our pride and provision, O language of the Dhad. Several verses state that the Qur’an was revealed in Arabic, and it is an honor for this language that it is the one God Almighty chose to address His servants. The Qur’an is described as being in Arabic in six verses, such as His saying: {Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book [1] Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’an that you might understand}. This was the first and finest thing ever said about Arabic.
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What Is the World Arabic Language Day Slogan?
UNESCO chose “The Arabic Language and Artificial Intelligence: Boosting Innovation While Preserving Cultural Heritage” as a theme for World Arabic Language Day.
A Previous Arabic Language Day Slogan
One year’s celebration theme was “Arabic: the Language of Poetry and the Arts.”
The Arabic language has inspired creativity in poetry and art for centuries. Join us in honoring the impact and beauty of the Arabic language! Follow us to learn more about the events of the day this year.
World Arabic Language Day
One year’s celebration theme was “The Contribution of the Arabic Language to Human Civilization and Culture.”
UNESCO highlighted the rich contributions of the Arabic language to enriching humanity’s cultural and linguistic diversity, as well as its contribution to the production of knowledge, through that year’s celebration theme. To mark World Arabic Language Day, UNESCO organizes a series of panel discussions and cultural events at its headquarters in Paris. Source: UNESCO.
The Arabic Language and Civilizational Communication
The Arabic language is one of the pillars of humanity’s cultural diversity, and one of the most widely spread and used languages in the world.
The Arabic language is the flower of history, the testimony of generations, the sweet spring, the enchanting eloquence, and the key to the manifest truth.
A language that, when it falls upon our ears, is a coolness upon our hearts. It will remain a bond that unites us, for it is the hope of every speaker of the Dhad. Under the slogan “The Arabic Language and Civilizational Communication,” World Arabic Language Day was celebrated.
Among the remarkable facts and figures about the Arabic language compared with other languages:
- It ranks fourth among the world’s languages.
- It is spoken by half a billion of the world’s population.
- It is the language of the Qur’an and the language of worship for one and a half billion Muslims.
- It is the sixth language of the United Nations.
- It has 12.3 million Arabic words — a linguistic heritage found in no other language.
- It has twenty-eight letters, written from right to left.
- It is the official language of 26 countries.
- It is the only language that contains the letter Dhad (ض).
The poet Hafez Ibrahim, speaking in the voice of the Arabic language reproaching her own children, says:
- “Woe to you! My charms grow worn and fade — and the cure lies with you, though good doctors are rare.”
- “Do not abandon me to the ravages of time, for I fear that your own end may be at hand.”
- “I see honor and strength among the men of the West — and how many peoples have risen to glory through the glory of their languages.”
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Sayings of the Companions About the Arabic Language
Several sayings have been narrated about the Companions’ care and concern for the Arabic language, among them:
- Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) said about the Arabic language: “Learn Arabic, for it is part of your religion, and learn the laws of inheritance, for they are part of your religion.”
- He also said: “Learn Arabic, for it strengthens the mind and increases one’s nobility of character.”
- He wrote to Abu Musa al-Ash’ari: “As for what follows: gain understanding of the Sunnah, gain understanding of Arabic, and parse the Qur’an correctly, for it is Arabic.”
- Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (may God have mercy on him) said: “A man speaks to me about a need that is rightfully his, but he makes grammatical errors, so I turn him away from it — and it is as though I am chewing sour pomegranate seeds, out of my distaste for hearing such errors. Another man speaks to me about a need that is not rightfully his, but he speaks correctly, so I grant it to him, out of the delight I take in his speech.” He also said: “I almost grind my teeth when I hear a grammatical error.”
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Wise Sayings About the Arabic Language for Kids
Among the most beautiful wise sayings about the Arabic language that we plant in our children from a young age:
- It is enough pride for my language that it is the language of the Qur’an.
- It is the tongue that has united us on earth, East and West — and in its depths lies wonder.
- It is the language of the sciences and the arts in ages when Europe was plunged in darkness, and the Arab scholars were a beacon for the world, beginning with the sciences of the Arab scholars to dispel that darkness.
- I am proud to speak Arabic.
- To the language of the Dhad I belong, and I am proud of my people’s heritage.
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A Wise Saying About the Arabic Language for the School Radio Broadcast
“The Arabic language is the language of the Arabs and the Muslims; it is the language of the Holy Qur’an, and it is the identity we take pride in.“
The greatest of blessings upon us is the blessing of the Arabic language, for you are able to read the Qur’an at any time. With the many books of exegesis, hadith, and scholars’ commentaries, a person often neglects to prepare provisions for the Hereafter. Let us, then, set aside time each day to read the Qur’an and the hadith, and not deny ourselves the chance to earn good deeds and raise our ranks.
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Wise Sayings and Quotes About the Arabic Language
Wise sayings about the Arabic language and quotes about its secrets and beauty are many, spoken by speakers of the Dhad and others who studied Arabic and found it a noble language — distinguished in itself and distinctive in its expressions.
The Arabic language was granted a great honor: the Glorious Book, the Book of the Lord of the Worlds, was revealed in it to our noble Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him), who was the most eloquent of all people. It added to the honor of the Arabic language that it was his language (peace be upon him).
Poets, great figures, and many others spoke of its beauty, including:
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What Poets Said About the Arabic Language
- The poet Hamad bin Khalifa Abu Shahab said in his poem “The Arabic Language”:
“O language of the Qur’an, O sun of guidance — may the Most Merciful protect you from the enemies’ plotting.
Is there any language on the face of the earth that has stirred such an echo in the ear of time?
Just as you stirred it in a world that knows nothing of you at all.” - The poet Hafez Ibrahim says: “I am the sea, and within its depths the pearls lie hidden — so did they ever ask the diver about my shells?
Woe to you! My charms grow worn and fade — and the cure lies with you, though good doctors are rare.” - The poet Ahmad Shawqi said of Arabic: “Indeed, He who filled the languages with beauty placed all charm — and its secret — in the Dhad.”
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What Great Figures Said About the Arabic Language
- Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may God have mercy on him) said: “The Arabic tongue is the emblem of Islam and its people, and languages are among the greatest emblems by which nations are distinguished.”
- He also said (may God have mercy on him): “It is well known that learning and teaching Arabic is a communal obligation. The early generations used to discipline their children for grammatical errors, so we are commanded — by way of obligation or recommendation — to preserve the Arabic norm and to correct tongues that deviate from it, so that the method of understanding the Book and the Sunnah is preserved for us, along with following the Arabs in their manner of speech. Were people left to their errors, it would be a deficiency and a defect.”
- Ibn Khaldun, in the forty-fifth chapter of his “Muqaddimah” on the sciences of the Arabic tongue, stated that they have four pillars: lexicon, grammar, rhetoric, and literature. Knowing them is essential for the people of religious law, since the rulings of Islamic law are all derived from the Book and the Sunnah, which are in the language of the Arabs. Those who transmitted them from the Companions and the Successors were Arabs, and those who explained their difficulties did so from their language. So whoever wishes to learn the religious law must know the sciences related to this tongue.
- Among the words of Malik ibn Anas: “Proper grammatical inflection is the ornament of the tongue, so do not deny your tongues their ornament.”
- Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani used to say: “Learn grammar, for it is an adornment for the lowly, and abandoning it is a disgrace for the noble.”
- Al-Rafi’i says: “No people’s language has been humiliated except that they were humiliated, nor has it declined except that their affairs went into decline and retreat. This is why the foreign colonizer imposes his language upon the nation he colonizes, forces it upon them, and makes them feel his greatness through it.”
- The French scholar Ernest Renan: “The Arabic language began suddenly at the utmost level of perfection — and this is the strangest thing that has occurred in human history, for it has neither infancy nor old age.”
- The scholar William Wright said: “Arabic has a flexibility and pliability that enable it to adapt to the demands of the age.”
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Short Phrases About the Arabic Language
- Arabic does not belong to any of you by virtue of father or mother; it belongs to the tongue. So whoever speaks Arabic is an Arab.
- The Arabic language is among the richest languages in the world, finer than the languages of Europe, because it contains all the tools of expression in its very roots.
- The Arabic language is distinguished by the diversity of its meanings, vocabulary, and expressions, which has made it unique and seated upon the throne of all other languages.
- Do not blame Arabic; blame a nation that rushed to ease and then sat idle.
- Whatever conforms to the speech of the Arabs is part of the speech of the Arabs.
- The Arabic language does not tire of repetition, unlike other languages in which repetition turns, with inevitable spontaneity, into laughable absurdity.
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A Post About the Arabic Language
In a post about the Arabic language and events to revive it, inviting everyone to discover its importance, beauty, and eloquence, we say:
- “My language, even if the tongue falls short of praising you, you will always remain the best — and I have no language as a path but you.”
- The Arabic language is grand and warm, like the houses of our ancestors; it settles into every modern home, yet you only feel the warmth in your grandparents’ old house.
- Classical Arabic has never touched anything except that it beautified it.
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Illustrated Stories of the Arabic Letters and Numbers
Educational stories — a story about the importance of knowledge and learning the Arabic letters and numbers,
so the child learns why we study the letters and numbers and what their importance is in our daily lives.
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