ARABIC AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN NATION BUILDING

Abstract

Arabic language is the pathway to the proper comprehension of the injunction contained in the holy Qur'an and the traditions of the holy Prophet (SAW). This implies that proficiency in the language can make the current effort being made by the government and the people of this great nation easier in bringing back the moral training of our people especially the young to this seemingly lost glory. Relegating the Arabic and Islamic Studies school curricular has adverse effect on our people's quest for the knowledge of the Islamic sharia. The paper intends to highlight the inseparability of Arabic language and Islamic studies in order to ensure the building of a morally upright society. This is because the aim of Islam is to produce a global community which is morally and spiritually upright so as to live a meaningful life in this world and the hereafter.