Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 254
254 Promised Messiah as was informed by God that Arabic itself was the root of all languages. It was a strange discovery indeed but it came clear after deliberation that the Holy Quran testified to this, for one good reason: since the Holy Quran is addressed to the whole world, it should have been revealed in a language which, being the source of all languages, would be the language of the whole world. Allah says: 13 َو ۤاَم اَنْلَسْرَا ْنِم ٍلْوُسَّر اَّلِا ِناَسِلِب ٖهِمْوَق And We have not sent any Messenger except with the lan - guage of his people. Since the Holy Prophet s as was a Prophet to all humankind, the guidance received by him should have been in a language which, being the mother of all languages, could be called the language of the whole world. Since the Holy Quran was revealed in Arabic, Arabic has to be the mother of all languages. In support of this discovery, the Promised Messiah as , having been informed by Allah, laid down some general principles which prove that Arabic is indeed the mother of all tongues and that no other tongue can claim this distinction. The Promised Messiah as had intended to write a book on the subject but, unfortunately, it remained incomplete. He did, however, lay down the basic princi - ples through which the world can become cognizant of this truth. God willing, I will write a book based on the principles laid down by the Promised Messiah as and prove the truth of this claim with detailed arguments. I will also show how this claim is supported by the science of language developed by European linguists and also where they have been mistaken. This is such a unique discovery