An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 147
147 To show that there is something common in all languages, a long list of common words was prepared by Hadrat Maulav i H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n, Maulav i ‘Abdul Kar i m, Munsh i Ghul a m Q a dir Fa sih , Mirz a Khud a Bakhsh, Muft i Muhammad Sa diq, Mi an Muhammad Kh a n, and Munsh i Ghul a m Mu h ammad. The first two did most of the work. Later Sheikh Muhammad Ma z har performed a great deal of research on various languages, proving the Promised Messiah’s as dissertation about the Arabic language being the mother of all tounges was unchallengeable. To show that Arabic is the original language of the mankind, the Promised Messiah as says: "It is the natural language and it has the power of describing the finest points and reflecting the most delicate shades of the beauty of nature. Again, it contains the characteristics of all other languages. " In point of conjugation the Arabic resembles to the Sanskrit. Arabic possesses a perfect vocabulary of roots which are comprehensive. Every possible subject can be expressed in Arabic by means of root-words and there is nothing lacking in it. There is a perfect system that runs throughout the language and it is very well related. Words are pregnant with meanings, and a few words express what another language would take far greater number of words to express the same thought The finest shades of feeling can be most delicately expressed in Arabic. Sanskrit, it is said, has only 400 roots, but there are more than 2,700,000 roots in Arabic. The Promised Messiah as declared that he would offer Rs. 5,000 as a reward to anyone who could show that any other language could compete with Arabic in the afore-mentioned characteristics. To show the wealth, the beauty and the universal character of Arabic, the Promised Messiah as marshalled such arguments and cited so many instances that one is amazed to discover that Arabic in fact is the mother of languages. ( Life of Ahmad by A. R. Dard ra , edition of 2008, pp. 442-443)