Islamic tradition
Quran
Arabic · shaped Urdu, Dakhni, Kashmiri and Bengali vocabulary
Revealed in Arabic and recited across India for over a thousand years, its vocabulary enriched Urdu and many Indian languages.
Language connection: Everyday words such as insaan, adab, shukriya-style courtesy and salaam carry this heritage in Hindustani speech.
Surah Al-Fatiha 1:1–2 · Mercy and gratitude
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm · al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbil-ʿālamīn
- bismi
— - in the name of
- ar-raḥmān
— - the Most Merciful
- ar-raḥīm
— - the Most Compassionate
- al-ḥamdu
— - all praise
- al-ʿālamīn
— - the worlds
English
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. All praise belongs to God, Lord of all the worlds.
अल्लाह के नाम से, जो अत्यंत कृपाशील और दयावान है। सारी प्रशंसा अल्लाह के लिए है, जो सारे संसार का पालनहार है।
Opening every act with mercy and gratitude — for all worlds, not one people.
Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13 · One human family
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟
yā ayyuhan-nāsu innā khalaqnākum min dhakarin wa unthā wa jaʿalnākum shuʿūban wa qabāʾila litaʿārafū
- an-nās
— - humankind
- shuʿūban
— - nations, peoples
- qabāʾil
— - tribes
- litaʿārafū
— - so that you may know one another
English
O humankind, We created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes so that you may come to know one another.
ऐ लोगो, हमने तुम्हें एक पुरुष और एक स्त्री से पैदा किया और तुम्हें क़ौमों और क़बीलों में बाँटा ताकि तुम एक-दूसरे को पहचानो।
Diversity exists so we can know one another — the spirit of learning another's language.
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