assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah,

This Sunday, SunniPath will be hosting its first CourseLens for the Fall 2007 semester, Islam & the Language of the Arabs with Shaykh Hamza Karamali at 12pm GMT.

“The All-Merciful taught the Qur’an, created man, and taught him speech” (55:1-4). Language is closely linked to religion, as it is the means by which knowledge is conveyed. For Muslims, Arabic holds a high place because it is the language of the Qur’an and Hadith literature, and also the language in which scholars of different ethnic backgrounds communicated with each other.

In Islam & the Language of the Arabs, Shaykh Hamza will explore the relationship between language and the mind, and how effective and eloquent language stems from clear and insightful thought. Due to a general decline in the language capability of people in the present day, whether English, Arabic, or otherwise, our ability to appreciate the linguistic miracle of the Quran has been marred. How do we get over this difficulty in learning language to learn Arabic properly and thus appreciate the Qur’an more fully? Islam & the Language of the Arabs explores themes from both the upcoming Peak of Eloquence short course and SunniPath’s entire Arabic program.

To register for the event, go to: http://www.sunnipath.com/Outreach/2007-Fall/070918Email_CourseLensArabicRegister.html