Generally speaking, Muslims hold that both the Torah and New Testaments are holy texts, but that they were corrupted, in part because of the linguistic modifications and edits that they underwent. This is one reason why it is so important in Islam that the text of the Koran is recorded exactly as reported by the Prophet Muhammad.

Many schools of Islamic thought hold that the deliverance of the Koran to the Prophet Muhammad via Gabriel in Arabic in fact does indicate a particular privilege for the Arabic language--it is one of the reasons that many of the translations of the Koran are described NOT as 'translations' but as 'translations of meaning': the Koran, and the Arabic it is written in which is considered to be highest pinnacle possible for human language, cannot be translated into another tongue.

Hope that helps.

You should probably also know that conservative sects of Christianity (and probably also conservative sects of Judaism, although I'm no expert) also believe that their holy book is the literal world of God... translated, if you're reading it today, from Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek, but still literal.

If I understand correctly, the importance is not on what language was spoken, but more specifically who was doing the talking.

For example, the bible is a collection of stories from individuals with a few exceptions where it is intended to be interpreted as the literal word of god. The Koran however is to be interpreted entirely as the literal word of god, not the words or stories of men.

CrashCourse has a great video explaining Islam that I found helpful in understanding the culture and religion. I would highly recommend it if you are interested in learning more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpcbfxtdoI8

This would mean the Arabic language is especially holy.

Now I'm not speaking from a theological or a historical context, but from a purely logical context, if a God that was all powerful existed, I think they could speak whatever language they want to, and would probably just speak whatever language the person understood.

Thanks and please point me to a better subreddit if there is one

r/islam?

In Islam there have been many scriptures. The torra was for a particular people and particular time. As were the gospels but it's believed it was corrupted. The Quran is the last book. The final revelation. And it's thought to be best read in Arabic because things get lost in translation

This is not really the subreddit for this, this is a better question for /r/islam. Muslims beleive the Quran is the literal speech of God through the prophet Mohammed (PBUH). It is literally the word of God, Though the question if God spoke in totally literal terms is a different issue and many Muslim cite the Quran claiming it says some things are literal and some things are metaphors.

Muslims also believe that God delivered similar messages to Moses (the Torah) and Jesus (the Gospel). Now The Quran claims that the Torah and Gospel were corrupted after their message was deleived to their audeinces, so the current versions are not considered valid sources of Islamic theology.

Like someone else has said God is considered omnipotent and could speak any language. Arabic isn't a holy language, but it is the language of liturgy for the majority of muslims. This means most muslims treat Arabic like Christians used to treat Latin, not holy but the medium for the exchange of theological ideas.