Islamic civilization

This article is aimed at primarily describing the capabilities of Arabic language. It also highlights the central role of Arabic language particularly its cultural role since the beginning of Islam up to the present era. The research also maintains that Islam is not only a system of belief, it is also a system of state, society, law, thought and art in which religion and faith has a central role. Both these gifts of the Arabs, their language and their faith, have had a significant role in the formation of Islamic civilization. Islam has not only used the achievements of other civilizations but it has added to its civilization many other new things. An outstanding characteristic of this civilization is assimilative power of Arabic culture and its comparative tolerance. At the end, once again, it is compared and contrasted Arabic language with other languages including English and French while stressing on its capacities and its unifying role.