The results show that all such words have true Arabic cognates, with the same or similar forms and meanings. Their different forms, however, are shown to be due to natural and plausible causes of linguistic change. For example, English and French language and Latin lingua come from Arabic ...
Besides spreading the religion of Islam, the conquerers introduced written and spoken Arabic to the regions under their control. The Arabic language was a principal factor in uniting peoples who differed widely in ethnicity, language, and culture. In the early centuries of Islam, Arabic not only...
But although the default position of differing status among faith communities can never be acceptable from the viewpoint of human rights, civil society, equality, and justice, from a strictly Christian theological viewpoint it may not be seen only as a source of pain or a curse, but also as...