This tweet caught my eye this morning. It provides an excellent example of why the Qu'ran remains in its original language.
Why is the Quran only in Arabic?
I've heard this question so many times.
"If the Quran is for all of humanity—why isn't it in every language?"
"Why do I have to learn Arabic to understand it properly?"
"Isn't that unfair to non-Arabs?"
Here's the answer:
Because language isn't just words.
It's precision.
And Arabic? It's one of the richest languages on earth.
One word can carry multiple meanings—depending on how you read it.
Take the word: عَقْد
With different vowel marks (tashkeel), it means completely different things:
عِقْد (ʿiqd) = a necklace (worn around the neck)
عَقْد (ʿaqd) = a contract (a binding agreement)
عُقْد (ʿuqd) = complexity, or the act of tying knots
عَقَد (ʿaqada) = he made a contract, or he complicated something
And here's the beauty:
عَقْد can also mean a decade—ten years.
Same letters. Different meanings. All precise. All intentional.
Now imagine trying to preserve that in translation.
You can't. In English, "necklace" and "contract" are completely different words.
But in Arabic? They share the same root—because both involve binding.
That's the depth of Arabic.
And that's why the Quran was revealed in it. Because no other language could carry the layers of meaning Allah intended.
Now imagine the word of Allah.
If the Quran was revealed in multiple languages
Each translation would lose something.
Each version would be slightly different.
And people would argue:
"Which version is the real Quran?"
So Allah chose one language.
Arabic.
Not because Arabs are better.
Not because non-Arabs are less important.
But because the message needed to be preserved—exactly as it was revealed
"Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran that you might understand." (Yusuf 12:2)
"And if We had made it a non-Arabic Quran, they would have said, 'Why are its verses not explained in detail? Is it a foreign [recitation] and an Arab [messenger]?'" (Fussilat 41:44)
Allah knew.
If the Quran was in a foreign language to the Arabs
they would have rejected it.
If it was in multiple languages—it would have been distorted.
So He revealed it in Arabic.
Clear. Precise. Preserved.
And here's the beauty:
The Quran can be translated.
You can read it in English, Urdu, French, Chinese, Spanish—any language.
But the translation is not the Quran. It's an interpretation of the meaning. A shadow of the original. The actual Quran
The words Allah spoke— The revelation that came to the Prophet ﷺ—
That's only in Arabic.
And that's why Arabs and non-Arabs are equal in this.
Because neither of them speak the Arabic of the Quran anymore.
Modern Arabic ≠ Quranic Arabic. An Arab today has to study the Quran just like a non-Arab.
They have to learn the grammar, the vocabulary, the deeper meanings. No one gets a free pass.
when people say "it's unfair"—
Ask yourself:
Is it unfair that doctors have to learn medical terminology?
Is it unfair that lawyers have to learn legal language?
No.
Because if you want to access something valuable—
You have to put in the effort.
And the Quran is the most valuable thing you'll ever read.
So yes—it takes effort.
Yes—you have to study.
Yes—Arabic is hard.
But that's the point.
The things that matter most—
Are never easy.
And here's the miracle:
Millions of non-Arabs have memorized the Quran.
In a language they don't even speak..
They memorized it.
Word for word.
Letter for letter.
Because when Allah wants something preserved
He makes a way. 
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