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Many understand dua because duas are relatively easy to translate. Children may have a general idea of some suras such as Sura Fatiha and the kuhls or other short or memorable suras. As a child I remember learning the meaning behind a few suras I was taught because sometimes there was a story attached to it. We were told the stories. But do children understand the entire Quran? No. They continue to study it hopefully throughout their lives, though, and their understanding improves with time. Even children who are hafiz may not know every word they memorized. But what is the relevance of not knowing every single word in the Quran? If they knew every single word, their faith would be even stronger.  They may be less terrorism in the world if every Muslim studied the Quran as God/Allah intended. But is their faith lacking? Despite knowing only the meaning of a few suras, their knowledge and faith is still remarkably strong.

The study of Quranic Arabic is a longterm endeavor. [/quote]
The relevance of knowing every single word in the Quran is that you argued it is incumbent on all Muslims to study the Quranic Arabic and added that millions of children all over the world are doing just that. I countered that these children may be able to recite Quran from memory without understanding the meaning of that word, so them being able to do so is not in any way an indication of understanding Quranic Arabic. It was not about making their faith stronger since that was never a part of the argument.[/quote]

The point is children are learning Quranic Arabic and learning some meaning. Probably not as much as God/Allah would like, but nonetheless learning IS taking place. And this means learning the Quran in the language it was originally revealed in is possible.

I am not understanding this point's relevance to you. You are neither Muslim nor genuinely interested in the iman of Muslims. I wonder if you argue points simply to try to win an argument, even if it's a trivial or irrelevant point. [/quote]
This point is irrelevant to me. Actually, the totality of issues discussed in this thread - polygamy, slavery etc. - are irrelevant to the women of DCUM. That doesn't mean they are barred from having opinions on it.  Personal relevance is not a condition for having an opinion.

In this case, you argued that children all over the world "are learning Quranic Arabic." I pointed out that they aren't really; most are just memorizing the words without understanding them because Arabic speakers are a minority among Muslims, and Quranic Arabic speakers are a minority among Arabic speakers.   Being able to pronounce something doesn't equate to understanding it.   Hafez factories around the world are turning out reciters, not understanders. [/quote]

Do you really think the totality of your posts on Islam are merely opinions? The subject of Islam seems highly relevant to you. Just wondering if this is your job, because you spend an inordinate amount of time posting about Islam.[/quote]

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