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In the name of Allah,
The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
‫أهــالً وسهــالً بكم في دورة اللغت العربيت – المستىي المبتدئ‬
Welcome to - LEVEL 0 – Arabic Language Course

Level – 0
Class # 1
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 Why Study Qur'anic Arabic?
 Ultimate goal is to read Holy Qur'an properly & increase good deeds (Ajr).
 Qur'anic Arabic text remains the standard of excellence in literary Arabic. It's authority
continues to be decisive for many linguistic disputes.
 The gentle & majestic Arabic style in the Qur'an penetrates deep into a person's heart
stimulating age old human values & wisdom.
 Qur'anic divine text brings out the outstanding characteristics of Arabic language, which
is the youngest language of the Semitic group…(Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac……etc).
Therefore, no surprise that most words in the Qur'an provide a number of comprehensive
meanings.
 Unique Arabic script & its profusely rich vocabulary, has enriched some languages of the
world linguistically such as Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Latin….etc. Moreover, from the time of
Arabic language origin up to the present time Arabic importance & richness continues to
progress and expand.
 Arabic text depends on root words, as such between 100 to 700 words can be extracted
from only ONE root verb.
 Arabic is one of the leading languages of the world and is considered the 6th official
language of the United Nations.
 Over 1.6 billion Muslims (increasing rapidly…) around the world offer their prayers in
Qur'anic Arabic which is the lingua franca of the Muslim world and means to understand
foundation of Islam (Qur'an and the Sunnah…).
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 Outlines of This Lesson
Letter ( Alif ):
 Formation of the letter
 Al-Harakāt – (Diacritic Marks)
 Alphabet & Vowels (Short and Long)
 Makhraj - Articulation (Place of Origin)
 Reading Vocabulary Practice
 Writing Letter Script/composition of words
 Homework
 Grammar: Types of Arabic Words
 Guidelines for beginners
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 ALIF

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 ‫همزة‬
Hamzah
Glottal Stop

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 ‫ الحركات‬- ‫عالمات التشكيل‬
Dammah ‫ضمة‬ u a Fathah ‫فتحة‬
(u) as the (a) as the
articulation articulation
of of
u in bull. a in apple.

Short
Vowels Kasrah ‫كسرة‬
i (i) as the articulation
of i in sit.

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 ‫األبجدية العربية و الحركات‬
Short Vowels 3 Three Long Vowels:
Harakāt - ‫حركات‬ 1. ( ‫ ) _َ ا‬aa/ā/â {If the consonant Alif )‫(ا‬
Arabic 3 Three Short Vowels:
vowelless/quiescent is preceded by a
consonant carrying a Fathah. E.g.
Alphabet 1. ‫ فتحة‬Fathah (a َ_ ) as ْ‫ نَـْاْر‬Naar -fire }.
a in apple. E.g.
2. ( ‫ ) _ِ ي‬ii/ / î {If the consonant Yaā
Consists of ْ‫{ ْأَ َخـ َذ‬akhadha = he took}. )‫ (ي‬vowelless/quiescent is preceded by
28 2. ‫ كسرة‬Kasrah (i -ِ ) as i a consonant carrying a Kasrah. E.g.
in sit or it. E.g. ‫ َك ـ ِريْــم‬Kariim - generous }.
Consonants
‫ــرأ‬
َ ‫{ إِقـ‬iqraa = read}. 3. ( ‫ ) _ُ و‬uu/ û {If the consonant Waāw
)‫ (و‬vowelless/quiescent is preceded by
‫األبجدية العربية‬ 3. ‫ ضمة‬Dammah (u ُ_ ) as a consonant carrying a Dammah. E.g.
u in bull. E.g.
Arabic Alphabet ‫ َْر ُس ْْـول‬Rasouul - prophet}.
ْ‫{ ْأُذُن‬udhun = ear}.
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Abjadyah LongVowels should be

ُْ‫أَْْأْْْأ‬
stretched to the measure of
TWO Harakāt
Long Vowels
‫حروف المد‬

ْ‫ْإِ ْن‬
The Sukūn ( Vowellessness / Quiescent): ْ‫السكون‬ I + N = (in) means if
A small circle ( _ ) or mini circle ( ۡ _ ) indicates a consonant vowel less (short & quiet sound).
7 With it a consonant takes the sound of the preceding consonant which carries a short vowel. Eg.
 Alif (A) / Hamzah ('A)
)‫مخرج الحرف (أ‬
)‫همزة أو ألف (ء = أ‬ Alif Madyah {aa/ā/â } ( ‫) ــَــا‬
The Long Vowel(s)
One of the Gutteral letters (Al-Huruf
One of the Areial letters (Al-Huruf Al-
Al-Halqiyyah). The sound comes Hawa'iyyah). Sound comes from the cavity of
from the bottom of the throat the mouth & throat (i.e. Air comes from the
closest to the chest (Larynx). empty space between the middle of the
tongue and the teeth).

‫أ‬ ْ‫ـ ـَ ـْا‬

Key Note:
Commonly the Hamzah „A )‫(ء‬
can metaphorically be named
Key Note:
Alif )‫(أ‬, accordingly.
Such Long Vowels should
be stretched to the measure
of TWO Harakāt.
ْْ‫ْمنْالحروفْالحلقيةْالتي‬-)‫الهمزةُْ(ء)=(أ‬
ْ)‫تخرجْمنْأقصىْالحلقْ(أبعدهْمماْيليْالصدر‬ ْْ‫ْمنْالحروفْالهوائيةْالتي‬-ْ)ْ‫األلِفْالمـديّةْ(ـ ـ ـَـْا‬
8 ‫تخرجْمنْالجوف‬
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“‫” عـز و جل‬
”A Z Z A WA J A L “
A commonly used formula
said after mentioning the
name of Allah meaning:
”Mighty and Majestic is He "

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 ‫إتجاة القراءة باللغة العربية من اليمين إلي اليسار‬
Direction of reading Arabic text is from Right to Left.

Allah is Greater
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 Al-Faatiha
The Opening

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 ISLAM

SOBHAAN
Glorify

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 Al-Qur’an

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 Maā'a

Water
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 ُ‫أَكْتُب‬ - ُ‫ِإقِ َرأ‬
‫كتابت الحرف حسب مىقعت من الكلمت‬
Shape/Writing of Letter Changes Based On Its Location In a Word
‫الحرف في أخر الكلمت‬ ‫الحرف في وسط الكلمت‬ ‫الحرف في أول الكلمت‬
Letter at end of word Letter in middle of word Letter at beginning of word
Final Position 2 Medial Position 1 Initial Position

‫أ‬ ‫ـــأ‬ ‫ إ‬- ‫أ‬

Reading – ُ‫يَـ ْق َْـرْأ‬ Asked -‫ْسـْأَل‬ ‫ْْأُذُنْ– ْإِبْ ِريق‬-ْ‫اهلل‬
Jug – Ear – Almighty
Allah

The Hamzah )‘A - ‫) ء‬, is written in different ways governed by a number of phonological rules to be explained
comprehensively in our upper Arabic level classes. Examples ( ‫ ئ – ؤ‬- ‫ – ئــ‬- ‫)ء – ا‬.
1. Medial Position Letters: When preceded by a non-connecting letter, the letters in the medial position are the same as when they
are initial.
2. Final Position Letters: When preceded by a non-connecting letter, these letters in their final position are the same as when they
are independent.

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 ‫ين (‪)1‬‬ ‫ح ِ‬ ‫الز ِ‬
‫ن َّ‬ ‫و ِ‬ ‫ح َ‬ ‫الز ْ‬
‫ه َّ‬ ‫ن الل ّ ِ‬ ‫س ِ‬ ‫بِ ْ‬
‫ين (‪)2‬‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ب ا ْل َعالَ ِ‬ ‫ه َر ّ ِ‬‫و ُد لل ّ ِ‬ ‫ح ْ‬‫ا ْل َ‬
‫ين (‪)3‬‬ ‫ح ِ‬ ‫الز ِ‬ ‫ون َّ‬ ‫ح ِ‬ ‫الز ْ‬ ‫َّ‬
‫ين (‪)4‬‬ ‫د ِ‬ ‫ل َي ْى ِم ال ِّ‬ ‫هالِ ِ‬
‫ين (‪)5‬‬ ‫س َت ِع ُ‬ ‫ك نَ ْ‬ ‫ك نَ ْع ُب ُد وإِيَّا َ‬ ‫إِيَّا َ‬
‫ن (‪) 6‬‬ ‫الوس َت ِقي َ‬ ‫صّ َزاطَ ُ‬ ‫اه ِدنَا ال ِ‬
‫ب‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ض‬
‫ِ َ ُ ِ‬ ‫غ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ال‬ ‫يز‬ ‫غ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫َ‬
‫ين أ َ َ َ ِ ْ‬
‫يه‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ع‬ ‫وت‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ن‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ص َزاطَ الَّ ِذ َ‬
‫ِ‬
‫سىرة الفاتحت‬
‫‪Al-Faatiha= The Opening‬‬‫ين (‪)7‬‬
‫‪Surat (1) in the Holy Qur'an‬‬
‫ضالِ ّ َ‬ ‫ن َوال َ ال َّ‬ ‫يه ْ‬‫َعلَ ِ‬
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 1-Write one whole column of the letter “Alif”.
2-Write these words 5 times each (or more).
3-Bring one “Surah” name including the letter
“Alif”.
4-Enumerate the number of letter “Alif” in sura
“Ikhlas”.
5-Bring a common Muslim name starting with the
letter “Alif”.

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 ‫حنو‬
‫‪20‬‬
 Arabic Language Words

Noun: ISM ‫اسم‬

Verb: FI’L ‫فعل‬
Particle / Letter: Adaat / 7HARF ‫ حرف‬/ ‫أداة‬

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 Guidelines for Beginners 
1. For letter learning try to create Index Cards for each of the (28) Arabic alphabet
consonants (one side of the card includes a letter and opposite side includes
vocabulary of this letter …..etc…).
2. Practical efforts should be made to memorize new letters and accordingly words as
soon as learner is acquainted with them.
3. Each lesson includes letter(s) & vocabulary. For self assessment of the spelling of
words, practice writing by printing out hardcopies of our Level Zero - worksheets
found on: http://arabicinenglish.com/arabicalphabet/Level0_subpage.html
4. Never memorize the translation of sentences without comprehending the words
which the sentence is composed of.
5. The selected Qur'anic script will assist beginners in their recitation of the Qur'an
according to: "ilm al-tajweed" (The science of proper recitation of the Qur'an).
6. Always consult a dictionary to learn a wide range of derivations from root words &
their meanings. For beginners one of the best dictionaries is: Hans Wehr, "A
Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic", edited by J.M. Cown, Otto Harrass Owitz,
Wiesbaden, 1966.

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 References
 Dr.Muhammad.I.Surty. (2008). “Towards Understanding Qur’anic Arabic” - QAF –
Qur’anic Arabic Foundation Book Publication – 4th Edition. UK.
 Dr. Rehab.M. Shyqaqi. (2009). “7hilyat Al-Tilawah Fi Tajween Al-Qur’an ‫حححح‬
‫حح‬ ‫ح‬‫ححح حح حححححححح‬ ‫حححح‬ ” – Rawaih Almamlakah Library Book Publication –
3rd Edition. Saudi Arabia.
 Dr. Muhammad Ratib An-Nabulsi. Syria. Encyclopedia for Islamic Sciences,
Publications Online 2010, website: http://www.nabulsi.com/blue/ar/
 The Islamic Emirate. (n.d.). UAE. Pronunciation of the Letters. Islamic Emirate
Online Article. Retrieved December 2010, from: http://www.islamicemirate.com/
 About Tajweed.com. (2010). The Articulation points and places of Articulation for
the Arabic Letters. About Tajweed Online Article. Retrieved December 2010, from:
http://www.abouttajweed.com/index.htm
 Miscellaneous Arabic grammatical material was obtained from:” ‫القواعد االساسية في‬
‫ ;”النحو و الصرف‬A High School Level Arabic grammar book issued By: Egyptian
Ministry of Education in1991. Addition to “‫ ”قواعد اللغة العربية‬By: Saudi Arabian
Ministry of Education in 2008.
 Supplications (Dua’a) - Fortification of the Muslim (Hisnul Muslim) ‫حصن المسلم‬.
Retrieved 2010 from:
http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/Hisn_al_Muslim/Hisn_Al_Muslim.htm

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 Jazakum Allah Khira ‫جزاكم هللا خيرا‬
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