Arabic Speaking Area Past & Present Map

[SirLancelLord]

 

[anon2]

Lol, this map isn't accurate for Waqooi Galbeed and Sanaag, not many Somalis speak arabic nowadays, however there are many arabic speakers in the coastal cities and jubbas afaik, they are from arab clans or are Yemenis. There are also many Yemenis and Syrians in Xamar nowadays and even in Garowe.

 

[Hargeysa]

This map is incorrect. I'd be surprised if even 20% of Somalis could speak Arabic fluently.

 

[Qeelbax]

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Any map that says arabic majority anywhere in Somaliweyn is lying. Imagine thinking there’s more arabic speakers in djibouti than Chad and Morocco

 

[Gacmeey]

Arab influence ≠ Arab speaking majority
Brain dead people need to stop making maps on things they know nothing about

 

[Hamzza]

Alhamdulilah

 

[webslooth]

im pretty convinced more than 90 percent of somalis dont understand arabic nor can speak it,

 

[Hamzza]

im pretty convinced more than 90 percent of somalis dont understand arabic nor can speak it,

We understand Arabic. Speak for yourself

 

[Aurelian]

Alhamdulilah

you don't even speak arabic.

 

[webslooth]

We understand Arabic. Speak for yourself

Not talking about reading Arabic I'm talking about understanding what is being read. Highly doubt it unless you live in an Arab country.

 

[Hamzza]

you don't even speak arabic.

It's the language of the Quran. You get credit for pretending to know it.

 

[Aurelian]

It's the language of the Quran. You get credit for pretending to know it.

credit?

 

[Rakoon]

im pretty convinced more than 90 percent of somalis dont understand arabic nor can speak it,

You 100% correct this is why I think the Khtuba back home should be delivered in the Somali language instead of Arabic or mix between the two because the majority of Somalis may not understand Arabic effectively. This change will allow the message of the khutbah to reach a wider audience and ensure that it is comprehensible to the Khutbah attendees .

 

[GaradShabeel]

Why are there few Arabic speakers in Somalia?

You'd think that with Somalis being among the most religious/practicing ethnic groups and Arabic being one of Somalia's two official languages, that the number would be much higher. Especially as Somali kids learn Arabic script before they do Somali

 

[GaradShabeel]

Reading the Khutba of the Jumah in any other language is Bidah.

It's common in the west in many mosques to hold it in both Arabic and the local language, from my observation; a combination so to speak. Ain't that possible?

 

[El Nino]

Gotta respect this level of landheernimo, somalis should have done the same.

 

[Aurelian]

WARYAA WHAT YOU ARE ON?

 

[Scipio Africanus]

Gotta respect this level of landheernimo, somalis should have done the same.

For that you need to have a highly influential civilisation that outsiders want to emulate and be a part of, Somalis never had their own civilisation to even begin with.

Somalis are more or less part of the Arabic civilisation [or at least in the periphery], due to mainly speaking Arabic as a second language, having Arabic names and wearing Arabic clothes. Somalia would've been a core part of the Arabic civilisation if there had been a major language shift to Arabic like what had happened in Northern Africa [Sudan, Egypt and Tunisia etc].

 

[Hamzza]

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View attachment 279214 WARYAA WHAT YOU ARE ON?

There is a legit Ikhtilaaf on this. Some of the Islamic schools of thought don't allow the Khutba to be read in any other language than Arabic.

This is not like you denying the anticipated arrival of the Mahdi because it's not in the Quran and the Sahiheyn of Muslim & Bukhari.

 

[Aurelian]

There is a legit Ikhtilaaf on this. Some of the Islamic schools of thought don't allow the Khutba to be read in any other language than Arabic.

This is not like you denying the anticipated arrival of the Mahdi because it's not in the Quran and the Sahiheyn of Muslim & Bukhari.

What the logic behind this? Do you know what Khubba means or just take at as ceremony without knowing the purpose of it?