The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (231 page)
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’Arabi
(S
f
mystic)
:
(S
fmystic):
Arabic
.
.
The language of the
Qur’
n
, and thus the most sacred language for all Muslims, since it is the language of the final and uncorrupted language of revelation. For that reason, the Qur’
n cannot be translated: it can only be interpreted or paraphrased in other languages. Arabic is the language of the obligatory prayers (
al
t
).
Qur’
n, and thus the most sacred language for all Muslims, since it is the language of the final and uncorrupted language of revelation. For that reason, the Qur’
n cannot be translated: it can only be interpreted or paraphrased in other languages. Arabic is the language of the obligatory prayers (alt).
rdhana(Skt.). Adoration of God in Hinduism, and aspiration to attain union with him, especially by repetition of his name.
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