Too busy for Full time or even part time Alimiyya. But want to still understand the Quran, Hadeeth and tap directly into the Islamic intellectual legacy directly in Arabic. Then this course is for you. In just 90 min once per week with qualified teacher this dream can be achieved, in a year. InshaAllah.
Course Overview
This course aims to introduce the Arabic language to seekers of knowledge of Islamic sciences. The focus is not on contemporary Modern Standard Arabic nor on conversational Arabic. Students Should be able to recite Quran at a decent pace and flow with correct pronunciation before commencing this course.
Islamic Sciences are primarily transmitted via Arabic texts, especially those authored in the pre-modern era. Broadly Islamic sciences can be summarised into five areas: Fiqh, Usool Fiqh, Aqida and Quranic sciences (Tafsir) and Hadeeth Sciences. Ultimately, the first three sciences convey the technical and academic language of Islamic scholarship which is also the language by which the Quran and Hadeeth are commentated on.
The course will start with Arabic that everyone knows i.e. Quran and Salat. For this the three Understand Quran Courses i.e. 50%, 70% and 90% will be utilised.
Naḥw and Sarf are the “the mother and father” of Arabic and essential for a structured study of Arabic for this Tasheel Sarf and Introduction to Modern Arabic are utilised. The later work will be adjusted for Islamic Science texts i.e. the example texts and exercises will be from such texts
There is a hand writing component of teaching the student Khat Riqa, this is to teach neat legible writing and fast note taking in Arabic.
- Able to understand 90% of the Quran and the entire Salat
- Understand the fundamental Arabic grammar to read and understand classical texts
- Students should be able to read and understand a classical matn (primer) in Arabic in various sciences mentioned above within a year.
- Be able to take notes in Arabic
- Memorise 40 Ahadeeth with their meanings and grammatical rules
- This will become the foundation for further learning, InshāAllāh.
Homework Commitment
In addition to the 90 minute face to face classes, students are expected to give spend 3 hours per week on homework or 1/2 and hour a day. Some of this requires memorisation which can be carried out with other activities.
Support
Once the course commences, a Telegram group will be setup, where students may ask questions and receive further guidance.
Topics covered in this course
| Session 1: 45 min | Session 2: 45 min | |||
| Week | Class B1 25 min | Class B2 | Class A1 | Class A2 |
| 25 min | 15 min | 40 min | 5 min | |
| Introduction to Modern Arabic | Tasheel Sarf | Understand Quran (only parts A) | Handwriting | |
| 1 | Mubtada Khabar | Maadi x 3 | Understand Quran 50 % 1A & B | Unit 1 |
| 2 | Gender, sun/moon letters | Maadi x 3 | Understand Quran 50 % 2A & B | Unit 2 |
| 3 | Idafa, ism hamza wasl | Maadi x 6 | Understand Quran 50 % 3A & 3B | Unit 3 |
| 4 | Adjective | Maadi x 2 – first table, | Understand Quran 50 % 4A & 4B | Unit 4 |
| 5 | Arabic language in general | Maadi Manfi Maroof, explain masdar | Understand Quran 50 % 5A & B, 6 A & B | Unit 5 |
| 6 | Pronoun | Maadi Majhool muthbit | Understand Quran 50 % 7A & B, 8 A & B | Unit 6 |
| 7 | Preposition | Maadi Manfi Majhool | Understand Quran 50 % 9A & B, 10 A & B | Unit 7 |
| 8 | Comparitive | Mudaari 6 | Understand Quran 50 % 11A & B, 12 A & B | Unit 8 |
| 9 | verb | Mudaari 8 | Understand Quran 50 % 13A & B, 14 A & B | Unit 9 |
| 10 | relative | Mudaari table | Understand Quran 50 % 15A & B, 16 A & B | Unit 10 |
| 11 | derived form | Dictionary Usage: Hans, other. | Understand Quran 50 % 17A & B, 18 A & B | Unit 11 |
| 12 | weak verb, Subord conjunctions | Mudaari manfi | Understand Quran 50 % 19 A & B, 20 A & B | Unit 12 |
| 13 | masdars | Mudaari majhool manfi and muthbit | Understand Quran 70% Feel (irregular verbs) | Unit 13 |
| 14 | kaana | Lan | Understand Quran 70% Quraish & Kawthar | Unit 14 |
| 15 | aala zarf | Lan | Understand Quran 70% Maun Lahab | Unit 15 |
| 16 | dual | lam | Understand Quran 70% Ayatul Kursi x 2 | Unit 16 |
| 17 | perfect verb | Lam | Understand Quran 70% Baqarah 284, 285-6 | Unit 17 |
| 18 | imperfect double | Amr | Understand Quran 70% Hashr 22-24, Khutba Juma | Unit 18 |
| 19 | broken plural | amr | Understand Quran 70% Witr Dua x 2 | Unit 19 |
| 20 | review | Nahi | Understand Quran 70% Ahzaab 35, Sayyid Istighfar | Unit 20 |
| 21 | weak in the imperfect | Nahi | Understand Quran 70% Dua of exiting home & few ayāt | Unit 21 |
| 22 | Participles & masdars | Faail | Understand Quran 70% Few duas, duas for occasions | Unit 18 |
| 23 | Jussive | Mafool | Understand Quran 70% Miscellaneous and Start Quran | Unit 19 |
| 24 | the impertitive | Zarf | Undertand Quran 90% 6A & 6B | Unit 20 |
| 25 | the passive | Aala | Undertand Quran 90% 6C & 6D | Unit 21 |
| 26 | Accusative | Tafdeel | Undertand Quran 90% 7A & 7B | Activity 1 & 2 |
| 27 | the numerals | Baab 1 | Undertand Quran 90% 7C & 7D | Activity 3 & 4 |
| 28 | Quadrilerat | Baab 1 | Undertand Quran 90% 8A & 8B | Activity 5 & 6 |
| 29 | Potpourri | Baab 1 | Undertand Quran 90% 8C & 8D | Activity 7 & 8 |
| 30 | Baab 2, 3 | Baab 4, 5 | Undertand Quran 90% 9A & 9B | Activity 9 |
| 31 | Baba6, | 4 Baabs | Undertand Quran 90% 9C & 9D | Activity 10 |
| 32 | Huruf illa, mudaffa hamza , thaqeela and khafeefa | Huruf illa, mudaffa hamza , thaqeela and khafeefa | Undertand Quran 90% 10A, 10B, 10C & 10D | Activity 11 |
| 33 Onwards till end of year | Students will commence reading a basic Fiqh and Aqidah text in Arabic | Completion of remainder of Sarf Chapters | N/A | N/A |