rabic is the official language of the 22 countries that form the Arab League. There are more than 300 million Arabic speakers across the world, though they predominantly live in the region stretching across the Middle East and North Africa. It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations (UN). Yet, in the UK, only one per cent of the adult population can hold a basic conversation in Arabic.

There can be no doubt that learning the Arabic language should be one of the top priorities. Indeed, it should be seen as one of the basic necessities for a person who wishes to study Islam. Likewise, the teaching of Arabic is equally a priority for those who wish to impart Islamic knowledge to others. This is especially the case when the student is young. The only reason of this is that the Arabic language is the language of our religion. The Qur’an was revealed in Arabic. Allah says: Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur’an that you might understand.(Al-Zukhruf43:3)

It is the language in which the Holy Quran was revealed. It is the language which Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) - the last of the prophets - spoke. It is, therefore, the language in which that preserved his sacred traditions. Thus, the two basic sources of Islam, the Holy Quran and the Sunnah, are available in the Arabic language