Makanatu Al-Lughah Al-Arabiyyah Fi Al-Dual Gyri Al-Islamiyyah: Al- Ṣin Wa Al- Australia Namudhajan "The Status of Arabic in Non-Islamic Countries: China and Australia are an example"

Abstract

Arabic language is the most important language in human history. The language originated from the ancient Semitic language family and is the most living and widely used language of the language family. Early use of the language was restricted to the Arabian Peninsula. In the seventh century, the last divine book of the world, Al-Quran, was revealed in this language. Apart from that, mother tongue of the last prophet of Islam, Muhammad (SAW.) was also Arabic. As a result, his sayings were compiled in Arabic for proper preservation - which in a word are called Hadiths. Both Quran and Hadith are the main sources of Islam. Because of this, Arabic is the mother tongue of the Arab people and holds the status of the religious language of Islam. In this direction, Arab Muslims reached at different parts of the world for conquering them. As a result, the Arabic language also ranged from the borders of the Arabian Peninsula to the non-Arab world and non-Muslim countries. As a result, after attaining the status of a religious language, in the thirteenth century, Arabic gained the honour of being a lingua franca. However, because of the decline of Muslims and the decrease in the number of Muslims in non-Muslim countries, the use of Arabic became limited. But since the Arabic language is the mother tongue of the rich countries including Kingdom of Soudia Arabic and Kuwait and considered a religious language of all Muslims around the world, the Arabic language has a special position, especially in the top export-oriented countries like China and Australia. In this article, I have tried to determine the position of Arabic language in non-Muslim countries based on various data and taking China and Australia as examples.