How could Isma'il (peace be upon him) be the father of the Arabs when his father was not an Arab?
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Question:
He says: It is difficult for me, I read that Isma'il (peace and blessings be upon him) is the father of the Arabs, and he was an Arab, even though his father Ibrahim and his brother Ishaq were not Arabs.
Answer:
My brother, he learned Arabic from the Jurhum and married among them. Isma'il was a non-Arab, but he learned the Arabic language from the Jurhum who settled next to them. Yes.
He says: It is difficult for me, I read that Isma'il (peace and blessings be upon him) is the father of the Arabs, and he was an Arab, even though his father Ibrahim and his brother Ishaq were not Arabs.
Answer:
My brother, he learned Arabic from the Jurhum and married among them. Isma'il was a non-Arab, but he learned the Arabic language from the Jurhum who settled next to them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يكون إسماعيل عليه السلام أبا العرب مع أن أباه ليس عربيًّا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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