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Modern Hebrew is the primary official language of the State of Israel. As of 2013 [update], there are about 9 million Hebrew speakers worldwide, [78] of whom 7 million speak it fluently. [79] [80] [81] Currently, 90% of Israeli Jews are proficient in Hebrew, and 70% are highly proficient. [82]
As-salamu alaykum. As-salamu alaykum ( Arabic: ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, as-salāmu ʿalaykum, Arabic: [as.sa.laː.mu ʕa.laj.kum] ⓘ ), also written salamun alaykum and typically rendered in English as salam alaykum, is a greeting in Arabic that means 'Peace be upon you'. The salām ( سَلَام, meaning 'peace') has become ...
The word 'Allah' in thuluth calligraphy. Allah ( / ˈælə, ˈɑːlə, əˈlɑː /; [1] [2] [3] Arabic: ٱللَّٰه, romanized : Allāh, IPA: [ʔaɫ.ɫaːh] ⓘ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. [4] [5] [6] The word is thought to be derived by contraction from al ...
Lebanese Arabic is a descendant of the Arabic dialects introduced to the Levant and other Arabic dialects that were already spoken in other parts of the Levant in the 7th century AD, which gradually supplanted various indigenous Northwest Semitic languages to become the regional lingua franca.
Other languages Arabic. Arabic is used as a religious language by Muslims. The Quran, Sunnah, Hadith and Muslim theology is taught in Arabic with Urdu translation. Arabic is taught as a religious language in mosques, schools, colleges, universities and madrassahs. A majority of Pakistan's Muslim population has had some form of formal or ...
About 20% of the world's Muslims live in the Middle East and North Africa. Non-majority India contains 10.9% of the world's Muslims. [96] [97] Arab Muslims form the largest ethnic group among Muslims in the world, [98] followed by Bengalis, [99] [100] and Punjabis. [101] Over 75–90% of Muslims are Sunni.
The logo of Arabic Wikipedia, a globe with puzzle pieces featuring several glyphs from various writing systems. Due to the Israel–Gaza war, the pieces are in the colours of the flag of Palestine. The Arabic Wikipedia ( Arabic: ويكيبيديا العربية) is the Arabic language version of Wikipedia. It started in September 2001.
