Languages

What the Bible Says… 

   Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As men moved eastward, they found a plain is Shinar and settled there. … Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with ha tower that reaches to the heavens…" 

   But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. The Lord said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other." (Genesis 11: 1-7). 





What the Qur'an Says.. 

   And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the fidderence of your languages and colors. Verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge. (Qur'an, 30:22).





Commentary…

   According to the Bible, the difference in languages was a plot from God who felt jealous and afraid when He saw men speaking the same language.
   Allah says in the Qur'an that the difference of languages and colors is one of His miracles because He created humans and gave them the ability to speak, listen and understand. Therefore, the difference in languages is a miracle, and not a curse. Allah does not plot jealously against humans. All humans cannot do anything against the Will of Allah and can neither harm nor benefit the Almighty Allah whether they speak one language or not.