Is it permissible to write the Qur'an in a language other than Arabic?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to write the Qur'an in a language other than Arabic, with evidence for that?
Answer:
The Qur'an cannot be written in any language other than Arabic, and it is impossible for there to be a word that corresponds to the language of the Qur'an, because it is a miracle. The Qur'an is a miracle in its wording, a miracle in its meaning, and a miracle in its style in all its aspects, so it is not possible. However, the meanings of the Qur'an can be translated; the tafsir (exegesis) of the Qur'an is translated. There is no harm in that. But translating the text of the Qur'an itself is absolutely impossible.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to write the Qur'an in a language other than Arabic, with evidence for that?
Answer:
The Qur'an cannot be written in any language other than Arabic, and it is impossible for there to be a word that corresponds to the language of the Qur'an, because it is a miracle. The Qur'an is a miracle in its wording, a miracle in its meaning, and a miracle in its style in all its aspects, so it is not possible. However, the meanings of the Qur'an can be translated; the tafsir (exegesis) of the Qur'an is translated. There is no harm in that. But translating the text of the Qur'an itself is absolutely impossible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1462] هل يجوز كتابة القرآن بغير اللغة العربية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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