The scriptural and liturgical language of Islam, and a language of scripture and worship for Arabic-speaking Christians.
Tagged: Catholic
For Islam, Arabic is not a translation of revelation but its very wording: the Qur'an is recited in Qur'anic Arabic by hundreds of millions who speak other tongues. Arabic is also a language of Christian scripture and worship for Arabic-speaking churches, and of Jewish and Christian philosophy in the medieval world.
Key Texts
Prayers & Creeds in Its Traditions
- Act of Contrition Catholic — A prayer of sorrow for sin, prayed in the Sacrament of Penance and in personal examination of conscience.
- Al-Fatiha Islamic — The opening chapter of the Qur'an, recited in every unit of the ritual prayer.
- Anima Christi Catholic — A medieval prayer asking Christ's body, blood, and passion to sanctify, save, and protect the one who prays.
- Dhikr Islamic — The remembrance of God through repeated short formulas of glory, praise, and greatness.
- Du'as Islamic — Personal supplications addressed to God in one's own need, in words from the Qur'an, the Prophet, or the heart.
- Glory Be (Gloria Patri) Catholic — A short doxology praising the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, used across Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant worship.
- Hail Mary Catholic — A prayer to the Virgin Mary built from the angel's greeting in Luke 1, asking for her intercession.
- Jesus Prayer Orthodox — A short, repeated invocation of Jesus asking for mercy, central to the Orthodox hesychast tradition.
- Prayers of the Rosary Catholic — The set of prayers prayed on the beads of the Rosary, including the Fatima Prayer and the Hail Holy Queen.
- Salah Islamic — The ritual prayer performed five times daily, with fixed postures, recitations, and the closing testimony (Tashahhud).
- Shahada Islamic — Islam's testimony of faith: there is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God.
- Te Deum Catholic — An ancient Latin hymn of praise to God, sung on occasions of solemn thanksgiving in Catholic and Anglican worship.
- The Angelus Catholic — A thrice-daily prayer of versicles and Hail Marys commemorating the Annunciation and the Incarnation.
- Trisagion Prayers Orthodox — The opening prayers of Orthodox services and prayer rules, built around the thrice-holy hymn 'Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal.'
Glossary Terms from Arabic
- dhikr (ذكر) — Remembrance; mention.
- iman (إيمان) — Faith; belief; security.
- jihad (جهاد) — Striving; exertion.
- shirk (شرك) — Association; assigning partners.
- taqwa (تقوى) — God-consciousness; protective fear.
- tawhid (توحيد) — Declaring (God) one; unity.
Translation Traditions
- Arabic Bible Translations — A thousand years of Arabic versions, differing by community and confession, down to the Van Dyck Bible of 1865.
Learning and Reference Resources
- Quran.com — text, translation, and recitation Free / open access
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- Glory Be (Gloria Patri) Prayer or Creed — A short doxology praising the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, used across Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant worship.
- Hail Mary Prayer or Creed — A prayer to the Virgin Mary built from the angel's greeting in Luke 1, asking for her intercession.
- The Catholic World View World View — Catholic Christianity confesses one triune God and receives his revelation through Scripture and Tradition, guarded by the Church Christ founded and its apostolic teaching office.
Provenance
Classification follows Ethnologue and standard Semitic linguistics; identifiers verified at build time.