A Two-weekend Course for Beginners
Introduction
As the Word of God, the Qur’an is the most powerful means to connect with the Divine. To receive the full impact of the divine Word demands that it is read in its original language. However, it is most unfortunate that the majority of Muslims today do not know the language of the Qur’an. Consequently, we deprive ourselves of the most powerful and profound blessings of the Holy Book: the direct psycho-spiritual impact of the divine speech on the spiritual heart. The Basics of Qur’anic Arabic course is the first step in that direction. This course introduces students to the fundamental building blocks of Qur’anic language. It thus enables the students to comprehend underlying structure of the Qur’anic language, paving the way towards understanding the divine Word directly.
The goals of the Basics of Qur'anic Arabic include:
Methodology
The course is designed to teach the structure of the Arabic language to an English speaking audience. As opposed to long hours of rote memorization, this course focuses on concepts and analysis. In addition, we have reduced the flood of jargon that accompanies the learning of a new language.
The only prerequisite for this course is that the student should be able to read the Qur’an , even if with difficulty.
Disclaimer: This course does not instruct in Arabic conversation or the modern dialect.
Adnan Rehman is a graduate of the Qur’an Academy Lahore, where he earned a diploma in Islamic Studies. In addition, he has a Master’s in Islamic Thought from the Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Malaysia. He has also attended the Intensive Arabic Program at the prestigious Al-Azhar University.
There are no books required for this course. All course materials are in the form of notes and homework assignments. These are distributed to the students via email.
| 1. Introduction Noun: Range (الوسعة ) Noun: Gender (الجنس ) |
2. Noun: Number (العدد ) Noun: Case (الإعراب ) |
| 3. Prepositions (حرف الجرّ ) Adjectives (الصفة و الموصوف ) |
4. Demonstratives (الإشارة ) Possessive (الإضافة ) |
| 5. Nounal Sentence (الجملة الاسمية ) Interrogatives (الإستفهام ) |
6. Noun Modifiers: Inna & Sisters (إنّ و أخواتها ) Kana & Sisters (كان و أخواتها ) Negative Nounal Sentence |
| 7. Verb: Root System & Patterns Past Tense (الفعل الماضي ) Present Tense (الفعل المضارع ) |
8. Verbal Sentence (الجملة الفعلية ) Positive Verbal Sentence Negative Verbal Sentence |
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