Language Evolution
Language Evolution
Language Evolution
Language Evolution
Climbing the Mountain of Languages
It's not too hard to think of words that are characteristically used in English almost exclusively by Muslims - salat , namaz , wudu , shahada , masjid ... There are even a few such words that aren't borrowings from Arabic or Urdu: circumambulation comes to mind. It is much more difficult, at least for me, to think of characteristics of "Islamic English" that go beyond the lexicon. I was recently struck, however, by the expression "upon the truth". Searching for "upon the truth" yields plenty of mainstream
You get the idea. The rare exceptions, like " their ultimate dependence is upon the truth ", reflect quite a different construction, as the inanimate subject shows. In English, referring to people or groups being "upon the truth" appears to be unique to Islamic discourse (perhaps even to some genres thereof; most of the hits seem to have a vaguely Salafi vibe).
Language Evolution
Language Evolution
Language Evolution
Language Evolution