Seekers Arabic

The Seekers Arabic Language Program provides a world-class Learning Arabic Curriculum--taking students from beginner's to proficiency in Arabic reading, listening, and understanding--with specialist scholars trained in teaching Arabic as a second language.

We also offer a full curriculum of Mastering Arabic (nahw, sarf, balagha), for students of Arabic and Islamic Studies seeking to deepen their understanding of the 'instrumental sciences' (ulum al-ala) that are the keys to deep appreciation of the meanings of the Qur'an, Islamic sciences, and Arabic literature.

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First Step in Arabic: Grammar and Simple Sentences for Beginners

Executive Summary This third course in level one of Seekers Online Arabic learning series focuses on specific topics for everyday conversation. This course covers more essential vocabulary, expressions, and parts of Arabic culture that provide necessary knowledge in order to converse with native speakers. The student will emerge from this class better acquainted with an important working knowledge of the language of Modern St...

Executive Summary

This third course in level one of Seekers Online Arabic learning series focuses on specific topics for everyday conversation. This course covers more essential vocabulary, expressions, and parts of Arabic culture that provide necessary knowledge in order to converse with native speakers. The student will emerge from this class better acquainted with an important working knowledge of the language of Modern Standard Arabic.

Course Summary

Four topics are covered in this Step Two course: Modes of Transportation, Occupations, Methods of Communication, and Family. The student will learn vocabulary and dialogue particular to these topics, as well as practice writing, reading, and listening to a particular letter with each lesson, using it with short vowels, long vowels, and learning words that contain that letter. At the end of the chapter, new sentences will be introduced to facilitate memorization and fluency of speech, with an element of dictation. Numbers will be reviewed, and more interrogative particles and directions will be introduced. One must learn the vocabulary, questions, and expressions given in these lessons because they are essential for daily use. The focus on the letters is also important, in order to enhance recognition of them using the four skills. The writing practice is essential to develop one’s own handwriting and all of these steps together will lead one faster towards fluency and language comprehension.

Curricular Context

This is the third and last course of level one in Learning Arabic.
Take this after finishing Arabic 102.

Course Outline

Session One	Vocabulary for Transportations lesson and reading a relevant text The six nouns of direction and using the genitive particles.
Session Two	Using the term “Ahyanan”, introducing more interrogative particles, and covering the four skills with the letter و Waw. Listening exercise and dictation. Listening and repeating new full sentences for faster fluency.
Session Three	Vocabulary for Occupations lesson and reading a relevant text. Writing exercise, listening to another dialogue, asking & answering questions in speaking.
Session Four	Listening to a new dialogue, and covering the four skills with the letter tha’ث Practicing short and long vowels, dictation, and reading and repeating new sentences, and identifying words that contain tha’ ث.
Session Five	Vocabulary and expressions of the Communications lesson and listening to the dialogue Reviewing numbers
Session Six	Listening to a new dialogue and practicing words with the letter dhal ذ Practicing short and long vowels, dictation, and reading and repeating new sentences, and identifying words that contain dhal ذ
Session Seven	Vocabulary and expressions of the Family lesson and reading a relevant text Practicing vocabulary in reading and writing, and a new dialogue
Session Eight	Covering the four skills with the letter dha’ظ, long and short vowels, and dictation Reading and repeating new sentences, and identifying words that contain dha’ ظand comparing dhal ذ and dha’ ظ

What You Will Learn:

Give and take directions, number items, name family members, speak about your work, and transportation.
Write a letter, make a basic phone call, speak about relatives, speak about your holiday.
Recognize the places in a city, numbers, and find an address
Have a basic conversation with someone who speaks slowly and clearly.
You will be able to correctly formulate compound sentences and simple questions, and answers.

About the Course Text

This online interactive textbook, the first book (Al-Kitab al-Tamhidi) from the Silsilat al-Lissan series is a famous textbook used all over the world in universities for learning Arabic as a foreign language. Its primary focus is developing speaking skills and is known for helping a student speak at a faster pace than the usual Arabic grammar textbook. Its vivid colors, audio clips, and relevant topics to the modern world make it the most useful and practical text for online learning and teaching of Arabic today.

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ARABIC 103

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First Step in Arabic: Vocabulary of Daily Life, Focusing on Two-Word Sentences

Executive Summary This second step in our Online Arabic learning series focuses on specific topics for everyday conversation. This course covers essential vocabulary, expressions, and parts of Arabic culture that provide necessary knowledge in order to converse with native speakers. The student will emerge from this class better acquainted with important working knowledge of the language of Modern Standard Arabic. Course Sum...

Executive Summary

This second step in our Online Arabic learning series focuses on specific topics for everyday conversation. This course covers essential vocabulary, expressions, and parts of Arabic culture that provide necessary knowledge in order to converse with native speakers. The student will emerge from this class better acquainted with important working knowledge of the language of Modern Standard Arabic.

Course Summary

Three topics are covered in this course: Introductions and greetings, Countries and languages, and Travelling. The student will learn vocabulary and dialogue particular to these topics, as well as practice writing, reading, and listening to a particular letter with each lesson, using it with short vowels, long vowels, and learning words that contain that letter. At the end of the chapter, new sentences will be introduced to facilitate memorization and fluency of speech, with an element of dictation. One must learn the vocabulary and expressions given in these lessons because they are essential for daily use. The focus on the letters is also important, in order to enhance recognition of them using the four skills. The writing practice is essential to develop one’s own handwriting and all of these steps together will lead one faster towards fluency and language comprehension.

Curricular Context

This is the second course of level one in Learning Arabic.
Take this after finishing Arabic 101.

Course Outline

Session One	Vocabulary for greetings and reading a relevant text Reviewing independent pronouns
Session Two	Nouns by gender and number Practice a conversation and covering the four skills with the letter Ba’
Session Three	Listening exercise and dictation Listening and repeating new full sentences for faster fluency
Session Four	Vocabulary of countries and languages and reading a relevant text Listening and reading about nationalities
Session Five	Writing practice for the relative suffix Practice the four skills with the letter Meem
Session Six	Listening exercise and dictation Learning and repeating new full sentences for faster fluency
Session Seven	Vocabulary of travelling and reading a relevant text Speaking practice about travelling
Session Eight	Writing practice and answering questions Listening exercise, dictation and repeating new full sentences for faster fluency

What You Will Learn:

Introduce yourself and greet others, ask about their nationalities, where they are from, what languages they speak, talk about travelling, and transportation.
Understand and use words and phrases related to the given topics.
Recognize the name of places, languages, nationalities, and social expressions.
Speak to someone who speaks slowly and clearly.
You will be able to correctly formulate simple sentences, questions, and answers.

About the Course Text

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Proficinecy in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Arabic Literature About Noble Qualities and Etiquette

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Proficinecy in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Introduction to Arabic Eloquence - Learn to Translate Poetry

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Proficiency in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Analyse Poetry, Read a Short Story, and Paragraph Composition - Discover Islamic Arts and Their History of Medicine

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Fluency in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Understand Longer Texts about Muslim Architecture, Human Rights, and an Introduction to Poetry

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Fluency in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Medicine, Poetry and Introduction to Using a Dictionary

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Fluency in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Reading Original Arabic Literature and Be Fluent in the Four Skills for Social, and Professional Purposes

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Expertise in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Understand Longer Biographies, More Verb Conjugation, and Produce Your Own Grammar Analysis (I`Rab)

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Expertise in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Produce Detailed Text About One's Goals and Aspirations, Discuss Strategy and Science, Learn Advanced Verb Conjugation

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Expertise in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Use Language Flexibly and Effectively to Discuss Pollution, Disasters and World Civilizations

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Efficiency in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Learn About Music, Child Upbringing, and Occupations, Understand Short Biographies, and Expand Simple Grammar

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Efficiency in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Refine Spelling in Paragraph Writing, and Long Paragraph Reading - Discuss Social Institutions and Islamic Decorum

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Efficiency in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Learn About Muslim Spain, Social Classes, Historical Wars and Refine Listening Skills

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Effectiveness in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Grammatical Concepts and Compose Simple Sentences - Discuss Health, Food, and Astronomy

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Effectiveness in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Write Compound Sentences About the Past and Present, Seasons and Outer Space

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Effectiveness in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Write Compound Sentences About Modern Communications, Etiquette and Countries, Simple Grammar Analysis

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Skillfulness in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Introduction to Arabic Grammar Analysis (I`Rab) and Short Paragraph Reading

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Skillfulness in Arabic: Produce Compound Sentences About Tourism, Events and Recreation With Grammar Analysis and Verb Conjugation

Executive Summary This first level in our Intermediate Online Arabic learning series focuses on common topics of discussion and touches on some history. This course covers more essential vocabulary, expressions, and parts of Arabic culture that provide necessary knowledge in order to familiarize oneself with native speakers. The student will emerge from this class with the capability of reading and writing compound sentences ...

Executive Summary

This first level in our Intermediate Online Arabic learning series focuses on common topics of discussion and touches on some history. This course covers more essential vocabulary, expressions, and parts of Arabic culture that provide necessary knowledge in order to familiarize oneself with native speakers. The student will emerge from this class with the capability of reading and writing compound sentences and develop a higher working knowledge of the language of Modern Standard Arabic.

Introduction

Three topics are covered in this course: Tourism, Leisure and Hobbies, and Special Occasions. The student will learn vocabulary and dialogue particular to these topics, all of the demonstrative nouns and the full conjugation of common nouns in the past tense and variations of the nominal sentence. Each chapter contains exercises for the four skills, refining one’s knowledge of the relevant grammar, with an element of dictation. Independent pronouns will be reviewed, and future and past particles (قد، سوف) will be introduced. One must learn the vocabulary and expressions given in these lessons because they are essential for common discussions. The grammar in this course provides a foundation for higher grammar to be built upon. The exercises provide a means to develop the four skills and put one’s knowledge into practice. All of these steps together will lead one faster towards fluency and language comprehension.

Curricular Context

This is the third course in Level Four of SeekersLearning Arabic.

Course Outline

Session One	Chapter of Tourism lesson and answering questions The signs of the verb
Session Two	Al-Idreesi, a Muslim geographer Attached pronouns as the doer of the verb.
Session Three	Exercises with the doer of the verb The meanings of the particle “qad"
Session Four	Exercises and dictation Unit Practice
Session Five	Chapter of Leisure time, answering questions and reading the text. Terminology and expressions of the lesson, The present-tense verb
Session Six	The subject of the nominal sentence as an independent pronoun Exercises on the subject and the predicate
Session Seven	Speaking about oneself - a text about Mazin Exercises with the shaddah (doubled vowel), and dictation
Session Eight	Unit practice Chapter of celebrations- answering questions and reading the text
Session Nine	The demonstrative noun as the subject of the nominal sentence Practicing the demonstrative nouns in the singular, plural, dual, feminine, and masculine
Session Ten	Local celebrations (Independence Day) Terminology and expressions of the lesson

What You Will Learn:

Speak about your vacations, hobbies, and describe festivities.
Write a letter to your family, speak about your life, and describe the geography of countries
Understand descriptions of events, people and places.
Have a full and comfortable exchange with someone on these topics.
You will be able to correctly formulate compound sentences and questions and converse beyond the basic level.

About the Course Text

This online interactive textbook, the first book in the Beginner series (Al-Kitab al-Mubtadi’) from the Silsilat al-Lisan series is a famous series used all over the world in universities for learning Arabic as a foreign language. Its primary focus is developing speaking skills and is known for enabling a foreigner to speak at a faster pace than the usual Arabic grammar textbook. Its vivid colors, audio clips, and relevant topics to the modern world make it the most useful and practical text for online learning and teaching of Arabic today. Arabic 403 covers chapters 1-3 from the first volume of the Beginner’s book.

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Capability in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Understand Compound Sentences and Common Expressions in Daily Life

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Capability in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Learning Verb Conjugation and Compound Sentences in Discussing Tourism and Special Occasions

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Capability in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Introduction to Reading Complex Sentences and Expanding Use of Expressions

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Communicating in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Interact in Simple Arabic in Daily Life Relevant to One's Person and Daily Routine

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Communicating in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Communicate Agreement and Comparisons in Money Dealings in Simple Arabic

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Communicating in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Use Longer Sentences in Discussing Personal Issues and Expressing Feelings

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First Steps in Arabic: Arabic Alphabet, Sounds, and Points of Articulation

Introduction Learning a new language can be daunting and confusing. This revised lesson approach by Ustadh Mumin Al-Annan is geared towards learning how to read Arabic and memorizing key nouns and verbs fast in order to facilitate using the language with native speakers. This approach to enabling the student to form sentences and questions quickly will give the student confidence to converse in Arabic in everyday life situati...

Introduction

Learning a new language can be daunting and confusing. This revised lesson approach by Ustadh Mumin Al-Annan is geared towards learning how to read Arabic and memorizing key nouns and verbs fast in order to facilitate using the language with native speakers. This approach to enabling the student to form sentences and questions quickly will give the student confidence to converse in Arabic in everyday life situations. Be introduced to nouns, verbs, grammar and key images of culture in a developed method of Modern Standard Arabic.

Curricular Context

This is the first course in Learning Arabic.
This course has no prerequisites

Course Outline

Session One	Alphabets Pronunciation / Articulation
Session Two	Vowels, Fatha/Dhamma/Kasra Labial letters
Session Three	Labial letters Interdental letters
Session Four	Doubling sign Gingival letters
Session Five	Gingival tongue letters Demonstrative pronouns
Session Six	Gingival tongue Letters Tanween
Session Seven	Palatal letters First personal pronoun Ya’a. Beyond the palate letters Second personal pronoun Kaaf.
Session Eight	Throat letters Hamzah, Alef, and Maad. Reading and Writing.
Session Nine	Personal pronouns of First Second, and Third person.
Session Ten	Week Days Numbers

What You Will Learn:

Introduce yourself and ask others their names and where they live.
Understand and use simple words and phrases that relate to your needs and specific everyday situations.
Recognize numbers, prices, dates and days of the week.
Speaks to someone who speaks slowly and clearly.
You will be able to correctly formulate simple sentences and questions

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An Introduction to Arabic Poetry: The Burda Explained

Introduction Cover a word-by-word explanation of the Arabic of the Qasida al-Burda, a much-celebrated poem written in praise of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace). The text will be explained from a grammatical, morphological, rhetorical, and prosodical point of view, and the historical and religious references will also be unpacked. As an introduction to Arabic poetry, the course also introduces the conce...

Introduction

Cover a word-by-word explanation of the Arabic of the Qasida al-Burda, a much-celebrated poem written in praise of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace). The text will be explained from a grammatical, morphological, rhetorical, and prosodical point of view, and the historical and religious references will also be unpacked. As an introduction to Arabic poetry, the course also introduces the concept of poetic metre. This is extremely important for the Arabist and Talib ilm as most of the literature that is used to explain the Quran and Sunna are in poem form. The Burda has been chosen as a case study because it is one of the most common metres of Arabic poetry (al-basit), it demonstrates common rhetorical devices, and has a deeply spiritual and religious theme.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: The Original Burda; Poetic Metre Lesson 2: Style and rhetoric in the Burda Lesson 3: Chapter 1: On Yearning Lesson 4: Chapter 2: On Warnings about the Caprices of the Self Lesson 5: Chapter 3: On the Praise of the Prophet Lesson 6: Chapter 4: On His Birth Lesson 7: Chapter 5: On His Miracles Lesson 8: Chapter 6: On the Exalted Stature and Miraculous Merits of the Qur’an Lesson 9: Chapter 7: On the Ascension of the Prophet Lesson 10: Chapter 8: On the Struggle of Allah’s Messenger Lesson 11: Chapter 9: On Seeking Intercession through the Prophet Lesson 12: Chapter 10: On Intimate Discourse and the Petition of One’s State.

What You Will Learn:

What poetic is
What poetic styles influences Imam al-Busiri’s Burda
How the poem translates line by line

About the Course Text

The poem is celebrated praise of the Prophet in poem form.

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Skillfulness in Arabic - Online Learning Arabic: Pre-Intermediate Grammatical Concepts and Understanding Short Biographies

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al-Balagha al-Wadiha: The Principles of Arabic Eloquence and Rhetoric

Introduction Mere facts don’t win arguments. What does, is the ability to effectively convey what you wish to say in the most beautiful and persuasive manner. This is where Rhetoric comes in. Rhetoric, or Balagha, in Arabic, is the science of expressing something in the most effective way given the context. Many of these rules are shared amongst languages in general. Balagha, however, is the key to ‘tasting’ the inim...

Introduction

Mere facts don’t win arguments. What does, is the ability to effectively convey what you wish to say in the most beautiful and persuasive manner. This is where Rhetoric comes in. Rhetoric, or Balagha, in Arabic, is the science of expressing something in the most effective way given the context. Many of these rules are shared amongst languages in general. Balagha, however, is the key to ‘tasting’ the inimitable beauty of the Qur’an.

Course Outline

Lesson One 01 Introduction to Rhetoric 02 Intro - Fasaha 03 Intro - Balagha Lesson Two 01 Intro - Styles of speech 02 Intro - Arkan al-Tashbih 03 - Aqsam al-Tashbih Lesson Three 01- Tashbih al-Tamthil 02- al-Tashbih al-Dimni 03 - aghrad al-Tashbih 04 - al-tashbih al-maqlub Lesson Four 01 - balaghatu al-tashbi 02 - al-Haqiqa and al-Majaz 03 - al-Majaz al-Lughawi 04 - al isti'ara Lesson Five 01 - al isti'ara- asliyya wa taba'iyya 02 - al isti'ara- murash-shaha mujarrada and mutlaqa 03 al isti'ara al tamthiliyya 04 - balagha al isti'ara Lesson Six 01- al majaz al mursal 02 - al majaz al 'aqli 03 - balaghatu al majaz al mursal wa al 'aqli 04 - al kinaya Lesson Seven 01 - balaghat al kinaya 02 - athar 'ilm al bayan 03 - al khabar wa al insha' Lesson Eight 01 - al gharad min ilqa' al khabar 02 - adrab al khabar 03 - khuruj al khabar 'an muqtada al zahir 04 - al insha' al talabi wa ghayr al talabi Lesson Nine 01 - al amr 02 - al nahi 03 - hamza and hal 04 - baqiyyatu adawat al istifham Lesson Ten 01 - al ma'ani al mustafada min al istifham 02 - al tamanni 03 - al nida 04 - al Qasr 05 - al fasl wa al wasl Lesson Eleven 01 -mawadi' al wasl 02 - al musawa 03 - al ijaz 04 - al itnab 05 - athar ilm al ma'ani 1 Lesson Twelve 01 - athar ilm al ma'ani 2 02 - ilm al badi' - jinas 03 - iqtibas wa saja' 04 - muqabala wa husn al ta'lil 05 tawriya wa tibaq 06 - Husn al ta'lil wa Ta'kid al madh wa Uslub al Hakim What You Will Learn:

How the science of Balagha developed.
What ‘fasaha’ is.
What ‘balagha’ is.
The different styles of expression in Arabic.
The sub-sciences of al Ma’ani, al Bayan, and al Badi’; their main discussions, and the effects of each on the rhetorical impact of speech and writing.

About the Course Text al Balagha al Wadiha is modern text which combines the two classical approaches of works of this science: precise definitions and analysis, with copious practical examples of the concepts it covers. The text was authored by Ali al Jarim and Mustafa Amin.

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Matn al-‘Izzi: The Structures of Arabic Words and How They Change (Sarf)

Introduction Language is a systematic combination of individual words. These words have meanings that express what is happening, by whom, when, and how. Knowing how to recognize and form these words is the scope of the science of Morphology. In Arabic, a single root word is taken and altered in many ways to imbue it with particular meanings. This alteration is called ‘Sarf’ in Arabic, which can be understood to mean �...

Introduction

Language is a systematic combination of individual words. These words have meanings that express what is happening, by whom, when, and how. Knowing how to recognize and form these words is the scope of the science of Morphology. In Arabic, a single root word is taken and altered in many ways to imbue it with particular meanings. This alteration is called ‘Sarf’ in Arabic, which can be understood to mean ‘changing’ or ‘morphing.’ A strong grasp of this science is important for anyone wishing to successfully study Arabic, or any science which is taught through Arabic. It is also a crucial ingredient in gaining a deep appreciation of the beauty of the Qur’an.

Course Outline

Lesson One 01 lesson 01a - The author and the text. 02 lesson 01b - Introduction to the science of Sarf. 03 lesson 01c - The division of verbs. Lesson Two 04 lesson 02a - The six categories of al-thulatha al mujarrad.
05 lesson 02b - categories one to five
06 lesson 02c - al ruba’i al mujarrad Lesson Three 07 lesson 03a - al thulathi al mazid fihi. 08 lesson 03b - al ruba’i al mazid fihi. 09 lesson 03c - al fi'l al lazim. Lesson Four 10 lesson 04a - conjugation of the past tense verb. 11 lesson 04b - the present tense verb. Lesson Five 12 lesson 05a - the present tense mabni lil fa'il. 13 lesson 05b - the present tense mabni lil maf'ul and la and ma. Lesson Six 14 lesson 06a - the present tense mabni with hazm and nasb. 15 lesson 06b - the command. Lesson Seven 16 lesson 07a - alterations to the mudari'. 17 lesson 07b - the ‘nun’s of emphasis. Lesson Eight 18 lesson 08a - the ism fa'il and the ism maf'ul. 19 lesson 08b - the muda’af. 20 lesson 08c - the mithal. Lesson Nine 21 lesson 09 - the ajwaf. Lesson Ten 22 lesson 10 - the naqis. Lesson Eleven 23 lesson 11a - the lafif maqrun. 24 lesson 11b - the remaining three. Lesson Twelve 25 lesson 12a - the mahmuz. 26 lesson 12b - the nouns of time, place, instrument, number, and manner. What You Will Learn:

About the text and its author.
What Morphology is.
The standard form (al Mujarrad) and its variants for words which have a three, and a four-letter root.
How to conjugate the past, present, and future verbs for all of them.
What verbs with sound letters are, and what verbs with weak letters are.
How verbs with weak letters are categorized and conjugated.
What the various forms of nouns are, and how to alter them to suit the context.

About the Course Text

This text, known as ‘Matan al ‘Izzi, authored by ‘Izz al Din, ‘Abd al Wahhab b. Ibrahim al Zanjani, has been taught as the foundational text in this science for hundreds of years. With its clear and gradually progessive layout, it is an excellent place to start to learn the foundation principles of the science.

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Consolidating Arabic Grammar: Al-Tuhfa al-Saniyya Sharh al-Ajrumiyya Explained

Introduction This is a middle-level course on Arabic grammar for students who understand the basic fundamentals of Arabic grammar. Shaykh Muhyi al-Din Abd al- Hamid's Tuhfa al-Saniyya adds to the skeletal structure of the Ajrumiyyah with essential details and a precise educational method, in addition to exercises and questions at the end of each chapter. For students of the Arabic language who have completed the study of the ...

Introduction

This is a middle-level course on Arabic grammar for students who understand the basic fundamentals of Arabic grammar. Shaykh Muhyi al-Din Abd al- Hamid's Tuhfa al-Saniyya adds to the skeletal structure of the Ajrumiyyah with essential details and a precise educational method, in addition to exercises and questions at the end of each chapter. For students of the Arabic language who have completed the study of the Ajrumiyya, or similar primer, with understanding. Curricular Context

This is a first-level supplementary course in Step Two
Before taking this course, take The Ajrumiyya Explained.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Introduction and the Categories of Speech Lesson 2: Recognizing Categories of Speech | Iʿrab Lesson 3: Signs of Iʿrab | Signs of Rafʿ Lesson 4: Signs of Rafʿ and Nasb Lesson 5: Signs of Jarr Lesson 6: Signs of Jazm | The Muʿrabat | Verbs Lesson 7: Nasb and Jazm Particles | The Marfuʿat Lesson 8: The Mubtada’ and Khabar Lesson 9: The Adjective (Naʿt) and Conjunctive (ʿAtf) Lesson 10: Tawkid and Badal | The Mansubat Lesson 11: Hal, Tamyiz, and Istithna' Lesson 12: Closing Mansubat and Makhfudat

What You Will Learn:

The main topics of Arabic grammar that one is likely to encounter when reading classical texts in a clear and approachable way
Grammatical analysis of sentences according to the methodology of traditional Islamic scholarship
An appreciation for the classical Arabic language
The ability to access class

Course Requirements: Introduction to Arabic Grammar: The Ajrumiyya Explained: How Words Are Composed Into Sentences

About the Course Text

Shaykh Muhyi al Din Abdal Hamid's popular commentary on the Ajrumiyya is an ideal first commentary on grammar after having studied the Ajrumiyya or a similar primer on Arabic grammar. He explains the text of the Ajrumiyya providing clear and functional definitions, and introduces important details without delving into the involved discussions of the grammarians. His commentary is motivated by a clear and effective educational method and includes beneficial exercises and grammatical analysis at the end of each chapter. "Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a similar reward"-- The Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him)

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Ajrumiyya: The Structure of Arabic Sentences and How They're Formed (Nahw)

Introduction The science of Arabic grammar (nahw) is the oldest and one of the most important of all the Islamic sciences. It began in the time of the Companions, when the mistakes of non-Arabian converts to Islam began adulterating the linguistic purity of the ancient Arabic language. The early grammarians preserved this ancient language through formal rules, thereby preserving our ability to understand the Qur’an and Sunn...

Introduction

The science of Arabic grammar (nahw) is the oldest and one of the most important of all the Islamic sciences. It began in the time of the Companions, when the mistakes of non-Arabian converts to Islam began adulterating the linguistic purity of the ancient Arabic language. The early grammarians preserved this ancient language through formal rules, thereby preserving our ability to understand the Qur’an and Sunna. Take this course to understand what Arabic grammar is, how it developed, its technical vocabulary, its most important questions, and how to use it to analyze the ancient Arabic language, which is the key to understanding the Qur’an, the Sunna, and all of the Islamic sciences. This course is taught in English but it is not a first-level course in Arabic grammar. Proficiency in the Arabic language and in its most important rules are a prerequisite for this course.

Curricular Context

This course is cross-listed in Step Two and Learn Arabic
This is an advanced course in the
Learning Arabic
curriculum
Students who register for this course must be able to: (a) conjugate verbs in each of their ten morphological forms; (b) identify the ism fāʿil, ism mafʿūl, ism tafḍīl, al-ṣifa al-mushabbaha, the ism ẓarf, ism āla, and the maṣdar; (c) know all important rules related to masculine, feminine, singular, dual, and plural nouns; (d) comfortably work with nominal sentences (jumla ismiyya), verbal sentences (jumla fiʿliyya), and conditional sentences (shart and jawab al-shart); and (e) use the Hans Wehr dictionary. Some Arabic vocabulary is also required.
This course is a key prerequisite for all courses in Steps Three and Four

Course Outline

LESSON 1 -- Introduction and Categories of Speech 1. Introduction to the Ajurrūmiyya 2. Introduction to the Science of Arabic Grammar 3. The Categories of Speech LESSON 2 -- Signs of Iʿrab (1) 1. The ism, fiʿl, ḥarf, and their signs 2. Iʿrāb 3. The Types of Iʿrab 4. Signs of Rafʿ - the Ḍamma 5. Signs of Rafʿ - the Wāw 6. Signs of Rafʿ - the Alif 7. Signs of Rafʿ - the Nūn LESSON 3 -- Signs of Iʿrab (2) 1. Signs of Naṣb - the Fatḥa 2. Signs of Naṣb - the Alif 3. Signs of Naṣb - the Kasra 4. Signs of Naṣb - Yāʾ 5. Signs of Naṣb - the Omitting of the Nūn 6. Signs of khafḍ - the kasra 7. Signs of khafḍ - the yā ʾ 8. Signs of khafḍ - the fatḥa 9. Signs of jazm - the sukūn 10. Signs of jazm - ḥadhf LESSON 4 -- Iʿrab of Verbs (1) 1. Iʿrab with vowels and letters 2. Verbs - The Command 4. Verbs - The Past-Tense Verb 5. Verbs - The Present Tense Verb LESSON 5 -- Iʿrab of Verbs (2) 1. Verbs - Agents of Naṣb 2. Verbs - Agents of Jazm LESSON 6 -- The Marfūʿāt (1) 1. The Marfūʿ Nouns 2. The Fāʿil 3. The Fāʿil al-Ẓāhir 4. The Fāʿil al-Muḍmar LESSON 7 -- The Marfūʿāt (2) 1. The Nāʾib Fāʿil 2. The Mubtadaʾ and the Khabar 3. The Types of Mubatadaʾ and Khabar 4. The Agents Which Affect the Mubtadaʾ and Khabar 5. Kāna and Its Counterparts 6. Inna and Its Counterparts 7. Ẓanna and Its Counterparts LESSON 8 -- The Tawābiʿ 1. The Naʿt 2. The Definite and the Indefinite 3. The ʿAtf 4. The Tawkīd 5. The Badal LESSON 9 -- The Manṣūbāt (1) (Maf'ul Bihi, Maf'ul Mutlaq, Dharf) 1. The Manṣūbāt 2. The Mafʿūl buhī 3. The Mafʿūl Mutlaq 4. The Ẓarf of Ẓamān and Makān LESSON 10 -- The Manṣūbāt (2) 1. The Ḥāl 2. The Tamyīz LESSON 11 -- The Manṣūbāt (3) 1. The Istithnāʿ - Terms 2. The Istithnāʾ - Rules 3. The Lā Which Negates A Genus LESSON 12 -- The Manṣūbāt (4) 1. The Munāḍā 2. al-Mafʿūl Li Ajlihī 3. al-Mafʿūl Maʿahū What You Will Learn:

Describe what the science of Arabic grammar is and how it developed
Organize the rules of the Arabic language into structured map (this is how the Ajrumiyya is written)
Explain the key terms and questions of the science of Arabic grammar
Recognize the rules of Arabic grammar at work in authentic uses of the ancient Arabic language
Use the rules of Arabic grammar to analyze the ancient Arabic language

About the Course Text

This course is a detailed explaination of the Ajrumiyya (or, alternatively, the “Ajurrumiyya”). The Ajrumiyya is the most popular traditional primer in the science of Arabic grammar. Written seven hundred years ago by the Berber scholar and saint, Muhammad b. Muhammad al-Sinhaji (d. 723 AH / 1323 CE), it has been the foundation for studies in Arabic grammar for students of sacred knowledge all over the world. It has dozens of important commentaries and glosses and is popularly memorized, sometimes in its original prose-form and sometimes in one of its versified versions. The secret of its popularity is frequently ascribed to the sincerity of its author, who wrote it while sitting before the Ka‘ba. He tested his sincerity by casting it into the sea. Only when he saw it washed ashore with its writing intact did he begin teaching it to others. A translation of the Ajrumiyya is provided along with the course materials.

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