Although the Arabic language is B.C. , the Arabic culture was originally spread in the Middle East area beginning in the 2nd century A.D. as ethnically Arab Christians such as the Ghassanids, Lakhmids and Banu Judham started migrating into the Northern Arabian areas and the Levant. The Arabic language rose to greater prominence with the rise of Islam in the 7th century AD becoming the language of the Qur'an, and Arabic culture was more widely disseminated as a consequence of early Islamic expansion