07/04/2012
Imam ash-Shafi'e said:
"Therefore, it is imperative that every Muslim should strive to learn Arabic as hard as he can, so that he can testify the shahada, and recite the Book of Allah, and say the invocations that are mandatory upon him, such as the takbeer, tasbeeh and tashahhud and other prayers. And the more he learns the language that Allah Himself chose to be the language of him who sealed the prophets (SallAllahu alayhi wa sallam), and to be the language of His Final Revelation, the better it is for him!" (al-Zarqani, v.2, p. 152)