I do believe
that words have power. I also believe that language has magic. The way
it works can be seen in several phenomena. How we, moslems, get peace by reciting hamdalah, how fathers (or trustee, muezzin) wed their children by asking sacred questions to the groom, and how Adolf
Hitler can ‘hypnotized’ his followers are the phenomena of magic of language.
Other phenomenon of the magic of language is how Thomas Jefferson, known as the 3rd president of United States of America, considered Al Quran as his reading reference. He considered the Quran a law book
more than a book of scripture because Muslim leaders claimed that the
book was not only the word of God, but the supreme source of Islamic
law.
Well, do you believe in the magic of language?
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