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Maqsam is a new tool to transcribe Arabic audio. It recognizes almost all Arabic dialects. Does it also understand Gaddafi's Zanga Zanga speech? A song by Elissa? A critical test.
The German philosopher Immanuel Kant is one of the most important representatives of the Enlightenment. To date, it is unclear why the "Basmala" was written on the invitation to the ceremonial awarding of his doctorate. Let's see what happened.
The correct vowel endings ضمة, كسرة, فتحة in Arabic can be a headache. If you are careless, you could turn verse 9:3 of the Qur'an into blasphemy (kufr).
The word Allah is often written like calligraphy - with the Aleph dagger. There are several ways to do this in Microsoft Word or LibreOffice.
The word Allah (الله) is a special word in many ways. Especially the pronunciation can be tricky if you don't know the rules. Here is how to pronounce Allah correctly.
Have you ever looked up the Arabic root ه-ت-ل-ر in Hans Wehr's dictionary? You will be surprised: It means "to behave like Adolf Hitler".
Muslims say, "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful," the Basmalah. The attributes al-Rahmān and al-Rahīm are used synonymously, but there is a subtle difference.