Are the Hausa and Arabic languages the same?

Yes, Hausa and Arabic share some similarities, primarily because both languages belong to the Afro-Asiatic language family, meaning they have a shared linguistic ancestry, and Hausa has borrowed many words from Arabic due to historical interactions, making them somewhat similar, especially in vocabulary related to Islam and culture; however, they are not considered dialects of each other and have distinct grammatical structures. 

Key points about the similarities:

Linguistic family: Both Hausa and Arabic belong to the Afro-Asiatic language family. 

Arabic loanwords in Hausa: Due to the spread of Islam, Hausa has absorbed a large number of Arabic words, particularly related to religious terms. 

Shared sounds and patterns: Some phonetic similarities can be observed between the two languages. 

Important distinctions to consider:

Language branches:

While both are Afro-Asiatic, Hausa is classified as a Chadic language, whereas Arabic is considered a Semitic language. 

Grammar and syntax:

Although there are some shared elements, the grammatical structures of Hausa and Arabic differ significantly. 

Mutual intelligibility:

While someone familiar with Arabic might recognize some words in Hausa due to the loanwords, they would not be able to easily understand a conversation in Hausa without specific knowledge of the language. 

Neither can it be said that the two languages are dialectal variants, though there seem to be some similarities in the pronominal forms if one considers the historical and comparative linguistic evidence which has led to the consideration of Hausa as a member of the Hamito-Semitic family of languages