Arabic-L:LING:response to dialectology reference

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Date: 21 Mar 2012
From:"Umm Abdallah" <m.muhaureq at gmail.com>
Subject:response to dialectology reference

[I believe this post is referring to the Ayoub reference--moderator]

Hello

The reference mentioned to explain the concept of Arabic dialects
contains inaccurate information as  a) The Quran was brought down and
read in 7 dialects, the Quraishi dialect being only one of them. This
is why Uthmanic orthography is utilized in the Quranic script, as well
the different authorized readings still heard for each of these
dialects.
b) from an Islamic perspective, the prophets sent were all elevated
and held positions similar to prophet Muhammad-peace be upon him- and
so were the books delivered through them remembering ofcourse that
they all spoke different tongues/dialects/languages.... But the fact
is that none of these books was reserved in its original tongue or
wording. So for example prophet Isa/Jesus-peace be upon him-never
spoke to his people in Latin and accordingly the Latin Bible is not
accepted as a reference to Muslims. Islamically, all the
tongues/languages hold the same position. There is no preference in
tongues except for the fact that the Quran with its language is the
only preserved reference for God's Word.

Fusha is a widely misunderstood term. And many "modern" references are
a dissapointment. Dialects always existed, one for every 30 km, a
universal fact. Populations divide when they do not have a reference
point to return to as is the position of the evolved European
languages. Europeans actually need to attend language courses to
understand their neighbours. This applies to many languages worldwide.
The Arabic language of the Quran serves as a reference language and
uniting point for Arabs to understand each other with no degrading to
their local dialects.

Best Regards,

Muna Muhaureq
Arabic Language Instructor, KSA

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