Why 'I Just Want to Understand Books, Not Speak' Is the Wrong Approach

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Learning Arabic just to read books misses the whole point. If you really want to get close to the Sunnah, speak the language they spoke. Ibn Taymiyyah said using Arabic daily improves your character and your deen.

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Why 'I Just Want to Understand Books, Not Speak' Is the Wrong Approach

Why 'I Just Want to Understand Books, Not Speak' Is the Wrong Approach

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