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approx. 350 to 422 million[http://au.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576546/Arabic_Language.html] An Arab (Arabic: عربي, ʿarabi) is a member of an ethnic group which identifies as such on the basis of either genealogical or linguistic grounds, sometimes including Arabized populations. Though the Arabic language pre-dates the Common Era, Arabic culture began to spread in the Middle East from the 2nd century as genealogically Arab Christians such as the Ghassanids, Lakhmids and Banu Judham began migrating into Northern Arabian desert and the Levant.[Banu Judham migration][Ghassanids Arabic linguistic influence in Syria][The Ghassanids and Lakhmids] The Arabic language rose to prominence with the rise of Islam in the 7th century AD as the language of the Qur'an, and the Arabic language and culture became more widespread with the early Islamic expansion.[Islam and the Arabic language]
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