How can a non-Arab read and understand the Qur'an?
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Question:
This person is asking about the non-Arab who does not know Arabic and does not speak Arabic,
Answer:
regarding reading the Qur'an and knowledge for understanding. The Qur'an is not read except in the language of the Qur'an, the Arabic language; it is not read in a non-Arabic language. However, one can read its tafsir, the tafsir of the Qur'an; it can be translated. As for the Qur'an itself, it cannot be translated because it is a miracle, so it is impossible to find words that match the words of the Qur'an, absolutely not.
If[Al-Isra 17:88], the Qur'an itself is not translated; rather, its interpretation is translated. The interpretation of the Qur'an is what gets translated. Therefore, the translations that exist today are not called "translations of the Qur'an"; they are called "translations of the meanings of the Qur'an," meaning the tafsir (exegesis).
This person is asking about the non-Arab who does not know Arabic and does not speak Arabic,
Answer:
regarding reading the Qur'an and knowledge for understanding. The Qur'an is not read except in the language of the Qur'an, the Arabic language; it is not read in a non-Arabic language. However, one can read its tafsir, the tafsir of the Qur'an; it can be translated. As for the Qur'an itself, it cannot be translated because it is a miracle, so it is impossible to find words that match the words of the Qur'an, absolutely not.
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Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it
قُل لَّئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْإِنسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَىٰ أَن يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يمكن للأعجمي قراءة القرءان وفهمه؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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