AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The prime minister of Iraq stressed that Arabic is proud to be the language of the Holy Quran.
Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani made the remark in a message on the occasion of the World Arabic Language Day.
“On the World Arabic Language Day, we salute all those who (speak) this rich language, which has been associated with Arab and Islamic civilization for centuries,” he wrote in the message, posted on X.
“Our language has the honor of being the language of the Holy Quran, Sharia and Prophethood, and it has been a reason for the progress and development of science, philosophy and thought in various fields, and to this day, humanity continues to acknowledge the virtue and importance of the Arabic language for human civilization,” he added.
The World Arabic Language Day is celebrated every year on 18 December since 2012.
The date coincides with the day in 1973 when the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted Arabic as the sixth official language of the UN.
Arabic, spoken by over 500 million people and holding official status in nearly 25 countries, is a global language with immense cultural significance.
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