Language of the holy Quran

V.M. KHALEELUR RAHMAN

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LANGUAGE OF THE QURAN

I read with interest the write-up on The Musalman, the 81 year hand written Urdu daily published from Chennai. But describing Urdu as the language of the Quran is not correct. Everyone knows that Arabic is the language in which the holy Quran was revealed. Urdu is of course an Indian language which has been enriched by people belonging to different religious communities. Even the mother tongue of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was Urdu. It is also a fact that Urdu is not the language of Muslims alone. In Tamil Nadu the mother tongue of an overwhelming majority of Muslims is Tamil. Urdu is spoken in places like Chennai, Ambur, Vaniyambadi and Pernambut. Urdu is a rich and beautiful language. It is also the language of Hindi films. It has been enriched by great non- Muslim writers and poets.

Published in DC dated 1June 2008.

GAZA ATTACK

It is shocking that the US backed Israel has attacked Gaza Strip killing more than 250 people and injuring 400 in one of the bloodiest air assaults and the world is helpless in in putting an end to the 60 year old Israel-Palestinian conflict and such atrocities on human beings.

What is the use of the world body United Nations Organisations if it remains a silent spectator to to the brutalities of this high magnitude without responding to it? The US and Israel are 'terrorist' countries like Pakistan. Our country should be very careful in dealing with these undependable countries and should condemn the worst mayhem perpetrated by Israel on the Palestinians.

Published in DC dated 29 December 2008.

 

 

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