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The Importance of Arabic Language in the modern
world
The significance of Arabic cannot be
underestimated in the modern world. It is the official
language of over 20 countries and there are about 300
million speakers of Arabic across the world. Most of
the Arabic speakers are concentrated in the Middle
East. People around the world revere Arabic, since it
is the language of the Holy Koran. Hence Muslims, all
over the world consider it sacred.
The Arabic language gained importance as a
result of the spread of Islam in the 7th and
8th centuries. During this period the Arabic came into
contact with the European languages and enriched
them. Even though little changes took place in the
Arabic language during the last century, it got refined
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