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Walk this pathway
5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
Arabic
لسان الوحي والعلم ألف سنة.
Persian
لسان الشعر والديوان من بخارى إلى دلهي.
Turkish
لسان السلاطين والأناضول والبلقان.
Urdu
لسان إقبال والهند الإسلامية.
East and West
ملاوية وسواحلية وهوسا: الإسلام بألسن البحار.
Malay · Indonesian · Swahili · Hausa
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Do first:: Islam in Thirty Minutes
Overview
A path through the languages of the Muslims: Arabic, the tongue of the Qur'an; Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Malay and Swahili.
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “Languages of the Umma”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-languages-umma/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.