Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Arabic language in Islam" in Simple English language version.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)ʿUmar is depicted as having ordered that "the poll-tax should be taken from all men who would not become Muslims"
Ernst, Carl W. (2013). How to Read the Qur'an: A New Guide, with Select Translations. The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-3516-6. OCLC 770009460.It is commonplace to hear Muslim authors assert that the Qur'an is the literal word of God. This statement should probably be taken as an assertion that the words of God as revealed to Muhammad are indeed the words of God. That is, the Arabic text of the Qur'an is regarded as divine speech.