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Re: A bunch of oxymorons?

From:Damon M. Lord <lorddm@...>
Date:Friday, September 21, 2001, 9:55
On 16 Sep 2001, at 22:54, Patrick Dunn wrote:

> I don't believe there is a prescription against creating language in > Islam. In fact, language is one of the arts that's acceptable because it > doesn't promote the existance of any graven image.
Shoot me down in flames for this, but from my understanding of Islam from an Algerian friend of mine, all other languages were pointless except Arabic, becuase the Quran/Koran/(insert alternative spelling here) was written in Arabic. - Not so much out of my tree, as driving away from the orchard at high speed. - Damon M. Lord Languages Student LordDM@cf.ac.uk dirtybiblestories@priest.co.uk