Favours of the Gracious God — Page 192
192 If you desire to hear from me an example illustrating the common origin of languages then the word ٌّ أُم [ Ummun: mother] and ٌ ت أُم�َّ [ Ummatun: community] would suffice. This word is common amongst Hindi, Arabic, Persian and English, in fact, it is found in all languages. Experience and observation prove and its definition tell us that this word entered the non-Arabic tongues from Arabic. Indeed, its real and original definition is found in Arabic; whereas, in the case of other languages there is a pretention to its meaning. This is because the genuine meaning of something which is from God is that it must have always remained attached to such an object and that nobody should ever be able to detach the two, and no odour of human creation should be found in it. And whoever discovers its essence will acknowledge that it is undoubtedly from Allah the Almighty. Weigh truth and falsehood upon this scale and do not tread the path of fabricators. This is what I wanted to write in this introduction. I wrote this treatise to demon - strate the systemic qualities and organisation of Arabic. You should now reflect upon and benefit from the ev - idence I have narrated to you. Judge with insight from Allah and do not be of the ignorant. Do not let it trouble your heart, if the people of this country look down upon