Abstract :
India has a golden history of development of Arabic language and literature despite being a non- Arabic country. It is also the result of good relation between Indian and Arab countries. It is the state where Arabic language and literature grew, developed and flourished on a large scale during the period of Arab rule in the Indian territory, and Arabic enjoyed as a official language during Arab rule in India. India always remained a fertile land for developing of Arabic language. There are various Madrasas in every part of the country which follow Arabic and Islam curriculum, as well as there are more than thirty universities who offer the course of Arabic language and research, and produced a good number of poets, writers, Islamic thinkers of the Holy Quranand scholars of the Hadith etc, for example Murtada Al Zabidi Bilgrami, Abdul Aziz Al Maimani, Abu Mahfuz Masoomi and Shah Waliullah Dehlawi etc. They gave very significant contribution which got appreciation in both Arab and non-Arab world such as Hujjatullahi Al Balighah, Abul ala Al- Ma’arri Wama Ilaih, etc. I will focus in the paper on a short history of the development of Arabic language in India as well as the personalities who gave their contribution in this field.
