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The majority of Scottish Muslims are favoring that mosque sermons be delivered in English rather than Arabic, language of the Noble Qur'an, to tailor to the needs of mosque-goers, though some oppose the proposal as a direct contravention of Islam teachings.
"The delivery in English would be a bit more meaningful to a younger generation," Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies and Public Understanding at Glasgow University, told the Sunday Herald on June 14.
The call for imams to hold Friday prayer sermons in the country's native tongue is finding a lot of support among Muslim Scots.
They contend that Arabic would make the audience, especially the youngsters, disengaged with the sermons, as only a small percentage of the congregation usually understands it.