The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 3
Arabic the Mother of Tongues 3 men. He is called God because He is Matchless and. Supreme in His Being, attributes and works. If we are to suppose that Sanskrit is the language of Permeshwar, which was revealed to the ancestors of the Hindūs, and that other languages were invented by the ancestors of other people who were cleverer and wiser than the ancestors of the Hindus, then could we also suppose that those other people were somewhat superior to Permeshwar of the Hindūs in that they, through their perfect power, invented hundreds of languages and Permeshwar could invent no more than one? Those whose very natures are permeated with polytheism consider Permeshwar to be an equal entity with themselves in many respects, perhaps because they esteem themselves as uncreated and, therefore, partners in the Godhead. The objection as to why God did not content Himself with the creation of just one language, results from lack of reflection. If a wise person were to observe the diversity of modes and temperaments of people of different countries, he would be convinced that one language would not have suited all of them. The people of some countries can easily pronounce certain letters and words, but for the people of some other countries the pronouncing of those letters and words would be a great hardship. . How was it then possible that the All-Wise One, loving only one language, should have ignored the principle of: وَضْعُ الشَّيءِ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ ) and should have abandoned that which would have been appropriate for the diversity of temperaments. Would it have been proper that He should have confined people of 1 Putting a thing in its proper place. [Publisher]