What they said about Arabic From the author's own Arabic
“Every Muslim must learn as much of the tongue of the Arabs as his effort can reach, so that by it he may bear witness that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, and recite by it the Book of God.”
al-Shafi'i
d. 204 AH / 820 CE
Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i, founder of the Shafi'i school and of legal theory
The Arabic original
فَعَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ مِنْ لِسانِ العَرَبِ ما بَلَغَهُ جُهْدُهُ حَتَّى يَشْهَدَ بِهِ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَيَتْلُوَ بِهِ كِتابَ اللَّهِ
Source
al-Shafi'i, al-Risala, ed. Ahmad Muhammad Shakir, al-Halabi, Cairo, 1938, para. 167, p. 48
The English translation is Voice of Arabic's, made from the original.
Shakir's printing reads «Muhammad» without the accusative alif, most likely a misprint; we print the accusative.
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