Really? @aliamjadrizvi @SecularlyYours @ArminNavabi ..you guys have all known Classical Arabic since you were 4 and never mentioned it? 
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No. This is typical. Most Muslims have no idea what they're saying when they recite Quran. Only the Arabs do (and they're a minority).
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How can modern Arabic speakers understand the 7th century Koran, when English speakers have trouble reading 16th century Shakespeare?
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Because Arabic is not like English. English is an ever-evolving mix of diff langs. Classical Arabic is used in academia -just not colloquial
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And many Arabs are ignorant despite being able to read the text. People in Egypt, Tunisia claim it has to be filtered through scholars.
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I don't get it; do you mean they recognise the letters and sounds but don't know what they mean in combination? Like reading lorem ipsum?
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Even Arabs don't understand completely the Quran certain words don't even make sense ... But Allah knows best
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