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recite well-known verse from the Quran => can every Muslim person actually recite those? I was raised Jewish but I'd be hard pressed to recite verses from the Torah from memory, though I can otherwise explain many parts in my own words.
– JonathanReez ♦
Commented Jan 6, 2023 at 18:56
I don't know enough Hebrew and only have a single Jewish friend (who's mother tongue isn't Hebrew either) so I don't know how it is there. But using Arabic on a day-to-day basis is full of little phrases about God or Muhammad or even little verses from the Quran. Even Atheists use a lot of these, often without even thinking about their religious origins. But also, yes, I'd say all Muslims who're not recent converts will know some. At least the 1st Surah (al-Fatiha), which alone is 7 verses. And then usually some oldies-but-goldies like "God is with the patient" (inn-Allaha ma3a as-saabeereen).
– Sixtyfive
Commented Jan 6, 2023 at 21:46
Oh okay so we’re talking about short sentences then? Then it sounds not too hard.
– JonathanReez ♦
Commented Jan 6, 2023 at 22:07
Do you think I should re-phrase the distinction "well-known verse" and "some verse"? Also, these were intended as examples. Another thing a religious police office might ask is to perform prayer. In that case knowledge of the proper movements and order of doing things would be required. I'm trying to make the point that you'd be pretty much at the whim of some potentially very unpleasant and violent people with a lot of power, who don't much care about scholarly interpretations of Sharia or whatever - they're just looking for ways to be right in that instant. Hi from one Jonathan to another!
– Sixtyfive
Commented Jan 6, 2023 at 22:40

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