Live translation of the Arafat Day sermon, one of the most important events on the Islamic calendar, has been expanded to 20 languages in a bid to deliver the message of Islam to the widest possible audience.
Muslim News gathered that during COVID-19 pandemic Hajj of 2020 which had limited number of pilgrims, the translation was pegged to 10 languages including Hausa, one of Nigeria’s languages. By 2022, it had been increased to 14 before the current addition of six more languages.
Below are the languages:
1. English
2. French
3. Malay
4. Urdu
5. Persian/ Farsi
6. Chinese
7. Turkish
8. Russian
9. Hausa
10. Bengali
11. Swedish
12. Spanish
13. Swahili
14. Amharic
15. Italian
16. Portuguese
17. Bosnian
18. Malayalam
19. Filipino
20. German