The Eternal Aulus wrote:Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
Again, I consider it to be an unnecessary aspect of Islam (i.e. everything has to be Arabic somehow).
Like I said, Catholics don't go around speaking Latin, they speak in their native tongue (and that includes the religious texts, which have been translated into God knows how many languages).
Because sometimes the essence of words become lost in translation. This is especially the case in most Semitic languages which have words and/or wordplay which may loose its meaning when translated. I think staying close to the ''source language'', or original language as you will, is very important especially for religions. It's also why Arabic is considered a subject of theology in the classical Islamic educational curriculum.
That's why the Roman Catholic Church kept its mass in Latin until the Second Vatican Council. And they still do in Tridentine mass.
But even latin mass only Catholics don't walk around throwing random chunks of latin at people.