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WorksheetsIslamization of Linguistics
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Which language is the language of the Divine?
Greek
None
Sanskrit
Hebrew
Below are the reason the Greeks believed that their language is superior except...
It was spoken by the Olympian gods
Other language were arbitrary and meaningless
Only their language had regularity, rules, and meaning
The English language was barbaric
Why did Mohammad Shahidullah was denied entry into the Master's course in Sanskrit
Because Shahidullah was not "worthy" to study Sanskrit
Sanskrit was too difficult to study
Shahidullah was not an Indian Citizen
Shahidullah was a low-caste Hindu
What early Christian belief halted progress of linguistics?
English was spoken in the heavens
Hebrew is the mother of all languages
Christian language is the language of God
The first language spoken is Latin
Linguistics was secularized and became scientific, but what problem arose next?
Interest groups used linguistics to promote wrong agendas
Language lost its creativity by becoming too scientific
Hebrew and Sanskrit are still considered Divine languages
There was little interest for linguistic research or science
Marrism is an ideology that used linguistics to try to justify
the supposed superiority of the Russian Language over others
Marxism as an ideology
The Soviet Union's expansion
Tyranny of the Soviet Union
Secular Linguistics in America was also used to justify...
The superiority of the English Language
The supposed genetic shortcoming of African Americans
the non-logicality of English
The structure and rules of English Language
The Qur'an mentioned the term mode of speech which shows that
Arabic speech is the superior speech
Greek and Hebrew are superior language
Allah gave mankind the gift of speech to learn any language
we should learn one language
Why is the Qur'an in Arabic?
The Prophet Muhammad's people spoke Arabic
So that Arabic can become an international language
To establish Arabic as the superior language
The Prophet Muhammad is well-versed in Arabic
The scientific study of languages has led to linguists concluding that
Primitive languages are no less systematic
All dialects are not equally good
Certain languages are less systematic and structured
Certain dialects indicate the genetic flaw of the users
What is the ultimate goal of linguistics according to Syeed?
find universal linguistic traits that aid language acquiring
Study particular languages
discover the divine language
discover language-specific rules
What title does Allah confer to linguist?
Rijaloon
Aalimoon
Kafiroon
Munafiqoon
The Qur'an celebrates the diversity of language but the Bible doesn't, based on the story of...
The Twin Tower of Paet-Ro-Nus
The Tower of Ababeel
The Tower of Babel
The Tower of Membebel
The fact that the Qur'an mentions the term 'Arabi' and 'Arabiayyan" 11 times shows that
Allah loved the Arabs
The message of Allah was delivered in other languages before
That all Muslims are made compulsory to learn Arabic
Arabic is the superior language
Why can't English be the unifying language to unite all of mankind?
English is not a divine language
English is not an international language
Not everyone speaks English
If USA falls as a superpower, English will be obsolete
What can the Arabic language serve as for the Muslims?
The language to speak to Allah
The language to replace the native language
The language exclusive to Muslim rituals
A lingua franca between Muslims with varying native language
The most effective linguistic solution to teach Islam to Malays is to
Adopt Arabic as the national language
Islamize Malay Language but also teach Arabic
Teach Arabic for Islamic use only
Adopt an English as an intermediary language to Arabic
The Mughal Empire of India did not succeed in propagating Islam among its people due to
Not delving into a deeper Islamic thought
People of India were not receptive of Islam
using Persian as the language of Islam
Using Arabic as their national language
Why did the use of Persian Language not help Islam's propagation in India?
It was a very difficult language to master
It was not Arabic, the true language of Islam
It was spoken by less than 1% of the population
Persian language could not be Islamized
What should a Muslim Linguist do?
Internationally coordinate language convergence
Promote Arabic Pan-Islamically as a medium of instruction
Conduct a Linguistic survey across the Muslim world
Unify and standardize Arabic writing adaptation
