Translations and Arabic language school

Arabic is the sacral language of Islam. Not only was the Koran composed in this language, but it is still used in most Muslim religious rituals. For more than 1300 years it was used as the lingua franca of the Muslim intellectual elite. Arabic is the largest language of the Semitic family in terms of speakers. Nowadays, the Arabic language has many dialects and sub-dialects. Traditionally, Arabic dialects have been divided in to the eastern dialect group and the western dialect group. For example, some of the most common dialects in the eastern dialect group are the Egyptian dialect, Syriac dialect, Iraqi dialect, etc., and in the western dialect group, the North African or Maghrebi dialect, and Hassanite dialect. The Modern Arabic literary language has been unchanged since the 7th century. In this language people read and write, it’s used as a language in school, but is not spoken. Nowadays, the media uses the Arabic literary language as their main language. In day-to-day communication locals use dialects. They are so different, that people from different countries often use the Arabic literary language, which they have learned in school, to communicate with each other. And most importantly, Arab language dialects do not have a written form. In the Middle Ages, Arabic was used as the main cultural language, especially in such branches as mathematics, astronomy and philosophy. Consequently, European languages have many borrowings from Arabic. Calligraphy is still held in high esteem in the Islamic world. It’s considered one of the chief art forms. Islam fundamentals forbid depicting living beings, making caligram one of the main possible forms of artistic expression. Many discoveries by the Chinese and other nations did not become known in Europe until the Middle Ages, mainly through Arab merchants. The compass was brought from China to Europe by Arab merchants. It is known that the compass was used in the 12th century to sail across the Mediterranean Sea. Also in the 12th century, Arab and Jewish merchants who arrived from China introduced the Spanish to the art of paper making. Arabic is one of the six UN official languages.