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To Translate Or Stick To The Arabic Of The Quran.

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Unread post by ghulam muhammed » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:20 pm

Tajik Scholar Criticized For Suggesting Muslim Prayers In Tajik Language

DUSHANBE -- A prominent scholar in Tajikistan is being criticized after calling for Muslim prayers in the country to be performed in the Tajik language rather than Arabic.

Mirzoyon said reading Koranic verses in a language that a person understands brings them "closer to God."

Critics say the suggestion defies the Islamic teaching that the Koran should not be translated from Arabic.

Islamic experts in Tajikistan have said Mirzoyon's suggestion is an "insult" to Islam.

http://www.rferl.org/articleprintview/24562732.html
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