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Is the Arabic language unsuitable for science and only suitable for poetry, due to its alphabetical letters?

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This claim is incorrect and is promoted by enemies of Islam. Arabic is the oldest language in existence today. It was the language of the greatest civilization in human history, combining faith and worldly affairs, and encompassing divine revelation, as well as sciences like medicine, pharmacology, mathematics, and others. The West derived its renaissance from it, and it is rich in scientific manuscripts. As Hafiz Ibrahim said: "I embraced the Book of God, text and purpose And was not constrained by its verses and admonitions. So how can I today be constrained by describing a machine And organizing names for inventions?" Allah Almighty chose it as the vessel for His Book because of its capacity to encompass all sciences and knowledge, and the ease and flexibility of its script.

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