Can We Use Other Than The Language Of Arabic When

[Anyabwile]

Hmm interesting, not sure i agree but interesting. I've learnt about 75-80% of my prayers in Arabic but i still forget or don't know some. Any gaps i try to fill in my head in english until i learn them. I could memorise the sound of the words in Arabic but i'd still forget the meaning and prayer would mean nothing. Something interesting i've found is that ever since i stopped praying with my notes beside me, which i used when i first started, and just letting the Arabic flow out of my mouth, it felt so much better, i actually felt closer to my creator. I didn't understand everyword i was saying, only some of them, but i felt so much closer than reading the translations off the page. Almost like i could feel the meanings in my heart, then when i confirmed them, they were correct. Anyway after these prayers i would read the translations after i had said them, and this is how i'm learning it at the moment.


Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) revealed his words in Arabic so to me, it seems only natural to strive to learn them. I see it as Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) would accept us not understanding for as long as is reasonably possible, but if we continue not to strive to know the original tongue of the word Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) revealed his message through, simply because we can't really be bothered to learn it, or we are doing too many other things that take that time up we could devote to learning the prayer, that's a little lame in my eyes. If we are trying bit by bit Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will surely help us and guide us, the quickness at which i learnt my prayers in Arabic stunned me, like i said i still have a way to go but if you really want to, then it's easily possible, and why wouldn't we want to learn them in Arabic? why not want to be closer to God. Using excuses nto to learn the prayer in the words God himself revealed it, i don't really understand? I see your point Shauneebut why wouldnt you want to learn them in the tongue of the Prophet?? (Peace be upon him)


When you delve into Arabic you see how deep the language is, and it makes clear sense why the word was revealed through this language. I was speaking to a brother recently and he told me of the classical Arabic word that denotes someone deaf and dumb to knowledge, and it stunned me, as the actual sound of the word, sounded like that of some one stumbling to speak. Like an almost physical description of the sound.? ahh i can't explain it, but it opened up my eyes to the deepness of the language. It makes more and more sense for the Quran to be revelaed in Arabic the more i learn about the language to be honest. It has many roots and meanings its stunning.


So i think if we are bit by bit striving to learn our prayers in Arabic as reverts then Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will see this, will love us and help us. But if we can't be bothered to even try to learn them, while we recite some them in english, or if we feel "why should we learn them" then with that kind of arrogance why would Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) help us or even worse accept our prayers?