Why Is the Qur'an in Arabic

Question

May I ask why is the Qur'an in Arabic when the majority of Muslims all over
the world speak other languages?

Answer

God has chosen to address His final message to all mankind, and that it
should be one message, binding on all, and valid for the rest of time. As
such, it has to have a clear text to which people may refer whenever they
wish to know what God wants them to do, and what to refrain from. He sent a
messenger to deliver it to mankind. It is only to be expected that the
messenger should speak the language of his own people, and that the message
given to him should be in that same language. He could not be expected to
speak all human languages. Of course, God is able to put His message in all
these languages, or to make all mankind speak Arabic or any language He
wants. But this is not the way He has chosen for His creation. He has chosen
that every individual should be distinct from all others, in every respect:
In the language he or she speaks, just like their fingerprints are
different.

If the message were to be given in all human languages, then there would
have been a very large number of translations of the Qur'an, all revealed by
God, so that they would be made ready for the time when speakers of those
languages become Muslims. Moreover, languages change, spread or die out.
Latin, Greek, Aramaic are examples of languages that had died. Today, they
are only learned or spoken by a handful of people. But there are many others
that have disappeared. In contrast, many languages have risen and developed.
Should the Qur'an have been revealed in these as well?

It is definitely the proper thing that the Qur'an should be in the language
spoken by the messenger God chose to deliver it. That was Muhammad (peace be
upon him), who was an Arab. People who wish to learn about Islam have the
means to do so through Muslims, who are required to deliver God's message to
other people and call on them to accept Islam.

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