Classical Arabic Modern Standard Arabic

classical arabic, known quranic arabic (although term not entirely accurate), language used in quran in numerous literary texts umayyad , abbasid times (7th 9th centuries). many muslims study classical arabic in order read quran in original language. important note written classical arabic underwent fundamental changes during islamic era, adding dots distinguish written letters, , adding tashkeel (diacritical markings guide pronunciation) abu al-aswad al-du ali, al-khalil ibn ahmad al-farahidi, , other scholars. lingua franca across middle east, north africa, , horn of africa during ancient times.