A Sweet Whisper on World Dhad Day

A Sweet Whisper on World Dhad Day

Prof. Dr. Ali Hussein Khudair Al-Shammari

Professor of Applied Linguistics

At the Center for Strategic Studies - Anbar University

khudhair.udhair@uoanbar.edu.iq

Perhaps I feel joy, happiness, sadness, and sorrow at the same time at every mention of our language that I come across because of what is happening to it, this honorable, polished, compelling language, which God has filled with virtues and beauty. How could it not be when it is the language of the Noble Qur’an, the best book revealed to all of humanity; the value of which is only known to those who have been in charge of it and burdened themselves to explore the depths of its letters, as it captivates everyone who falls into its atmosphere and passion. It almost paints with its words the pictures of what it narrates. Its breath is like rain that the soul longs for, sweet as childhood, like the sky with laughter, and like a tweet of a Blackbird that steals hearts with its sweet melodies. The enemies bear witness to its greatness, and the truth is what the enemies bear witness to. The German Freitag said: "The Arabic language is the richest language in the world”. And William Work said: "Arabic has softness and flexibility that enable it to adapt according to the requirements of the time". Ahmed Shawqi said:

The one who filled the languages ??with beauties He made beauty and its secret in the Dhad.

The Arabic language is an exponent in Pillars of cultural, civilizational and intellectual security of this nation in the present and future. It is also the solid and established base of Patriotic, national and Islamic leadership. It is not just a language, but rather a sign of this leadership that all Islamic and Arab Countries embrace.

There is no surprise in this, since the general characteristic of all languages ??is that they go through the stages of childhood, then youth, then old age, except for our magnificent language, which began suddenly with the utmost perfection, so it became stable. Perhaps this is the rarest thing that happened in the history of languages, as there is neither childhood nor old age, for it is a compassionate foster mother, not a grumbling mother. In order that my tendency this is not looked at irrationally, or a look that carries within it an accusation of deficiency and differentiation between human mental abilities, I thought it is appropriate to seek wisdom and its source in this. Perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is that one of the most important justifications for this tendency is a person’s pride in what he owns, and the belongingness that makes him feel the personal empowerment, besides what represents a symbol for his religious belief. Language is the juncture of all that. It is the way to understanding between individuals in a homogeneous qualitative fabric, and if it were not for language, man would not have been able to break through the cordon of isolation and exclusivity in which he remained trapped for a period of time. And with it, he was able to embody his creativity and build the edifice of his civilization; Therefore, man was keen on his language. Yet you find those who are meticulous, ranting, and prolix say: The Arabic language cannot comprehend the new modernities and inventions and that it is fed up with describing that. These people do not hesitate to take advantage of the opportunities to attack our language. Words that make you fall out angry. Certainly, this is tempting talk that seeks to cause strife, and among us are those who listen to it. Perhaps those who say it are accustomed to spreading musk with rot, and what I say does not stem from an irritation of conscience or religious sentiment, but rather it is the truth. The wise person knows with certainty that the language that expanded the Qur’an verbally and connotatively, and did not fail to describe any sermons is certainly capable of comprehending all the facts until the Day of Judgment, verbally and purposefully. The poet said on the tongue of the language:

I have held the Book of Allah in word and purpose, and I am not narrow in its verses and sermons.

How can I not be able today to describe a machine and coin names for inventions?

What reopens the wound is what the language is going through now, from the estrangement of its people, whose ropes that connect them to their past have worn out, and lost their way. They have spoken badly about it, for what exists between them and the eloquent language is a deep, not insignificant distance. So, they called it “al-Mutamanna’a and al-Mutamanna’” Although it was able to record solid stability as a standard in the volatile and turbulent linguistic and dialect field, in addition to what was achieved by the Qur’anic text, which became a reference in standardizing the “clear tongue.” This is what made someone addicted to Laziness as a doctrine and claims liberation as a path be upset. Discontent and complaining often come from those I mentioned above, and we definitely find that these people are among those who neglected strict language controls during their education in schools and universities. Therefore, you see him rushing to such approaches that call for dissolution and liberation from these restrictions, which he sees as a difficult and diverse path, a path that is not safe from stumbles. These people forgot that the Qur’an and Sunnah came in the Arabic language, and they are only understood based on its standards and restrictions. Learning the Arabic language and its arts are considered matters of religion, so a Muslim is legally obligated to do it, whether obligatorily or desirably. In his book "The Message, p. 48", Al-Shafi’i who is one of the greatest imams of the language and its knights, said: "Every Muslim must learn from the Arabic language as much as he can, in order to bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, and recites the Book of Allah by it, and utters the dhikr with the takbeer that is enjoined upon him, recite the tashahhud, and so on...".

Therefore, we must stick to our language before the sorrows and remorse overtake us, and they are gone when we regret, so there is no remorse, for it is a language whose counterparts are rare, as it is connected in terms of construction and history. There is no language between us and the ancients that would be a link between us and them, but rather it is the same one in which pre-Islamic poetry was written, and it is the same in which the Holy Qur’anic text, the Noble Prophet’s Hadith, principles, jurisprudence, and all other sciences were written. Perhaps this is what arouses the wrath of Westerners who criticize the life of our language and those of our own people who follow their example. This etymology, rooting, and consistency are not what they hope for Arabic because it represents the ideal style of communication and communication between generations. There are many who deny the connection between Arabic and Islam in its entirety, and they have missed the fact that all Islamic texts were written in Arabic. Therefore, the need for Arabic to understand the Islamic foundations and its culture is essential, and no two rational people disagree on that. This is what prompted many Muslims who were Arabized to the point that they exceeded Arabs themselves. Even upon entering Islam, it became part of their practice to begin replacing their non-Arab names with Arabic names and then take the initiative to learn Arabic.

Some of the angry people who denied the link between Islam and the Arabic language have reached the point of claiming that Islam cannot be universal except by separating it from the Arabic language, and I say: Whoever wants that wants to be separated from the essence of religion “by obligation and commitment” which will lead them to fall into the ugliness of their mistrust that caused them to become losers. In conclusion: I ask Allah Almighty to grant success to every unknown seeker who sheds tears and secretly defends the language of Arabic, and I say to them: Proceed steadfastly towards mastering this language and use it at all levels to enrich all fields.