THE IMPORTANCE OF ARABIC LANGUAGE IN DA’WAH ACTIVITIES: A STUDY OF WOMEN IN DA’WAH
PENTINGNYA BAHASA ARAB DALAM KEGIATAN DAKWAH: KAJIAN PEREMPUAN DALAM DAKWAH
Abstract
This paper is on the importance of Arabic language and its usage in Da’awah activities by women in Da’awah in Nigeria. It also discussed how Arabic is used in Da’awah by Muslim women in Nigeria. It explained the mission and vision of Women in Da’awah (WID) and their various approaches to Da’awah that includes encouragement of the use and study of Arabic language. Likewise, the paper discusses the Da’awah activities of the Women in Da’awah and outline most the da’awah activities carried out by the organization. It also deliberates the importance of the use of the language for Da’awah purpose with evidence from the Qur’an and Sunnah. The paper adopted and used descriptive approach combined with content analysis approach. Arabic is a compulsory language. When Islam stretched and came into contact with other civilizations, Arabic acted as a bridge of scholarship through the movement of translation.
Makalah ini membahas tentang pentingnya bahasa Arab dan penggunaannya dalam kegiatan Dakwah oleh wanita dalam Dakwah di Nigeria. Dibahas pula bagaimana bahasa Arab digunakan dalam dakwah oleh wanita Muslim di Nigeria. Dijelaskan misi dan visi Women in Dakwah (WID) dan berbagai pendekatan mereka terhadap Dakwah yang mencakup dorongan penggunaan dan studi bahasa Arab. Demikian pula, makalah ini membahas kegiatan Dakwah para Wanita dalam Dakwah dan menguraikan sebagian besar kegiatan dakwah yang dilakukan oleh organisasi tersebut. Hal ini juga membahas pentingnya penggunaan bahasa untuk tujuan Dakwah dengan bukti dari Al-Qur'an dan Sunnah. Makalah ini mengadopsi dan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif yang dikombinasikan dengan pendekatan analisis isi. Bahasa Arab adalah bahasa wajib. Ketika Islam merentang dan bersentuhan dengan peradaban lain, bahasa Arab berperan sebagai jembatan keilmuan melalui gerakan penerjemahan.
This work is licensed under a Lisensi Creative Commons Atribusi 4.0 Internasional.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
