Introduction
Learning Arabic is an act of worship. The first and most intimidating part of learning any new language is learning how to read it. Take this course to learn how to identify and articulate the letters of the Arabic alphabet and how to read complete words and sentences. Learn with Shaykh Farid as he takes you by the hand through a series of engaging videos full of practical examples and then test your own learning through a series of carefully designed exercises. This course is the first step to learning the Arabic language. It is also the first step to reciting the Qur’an.
Course Outline
LESSON 1
1. Why we should learn Arabic
2. How Arabic is written
3. Letters Ba, Ta, and Tha
4. Short vowels (harakat)
LESSON 2
1. Letters Jeem, Ha, and Kha
LESSON 3
1. Long vowels
2. How letters connect
3. Letter Dal and Dhal
LESSON 4
1. Letters Ra, Zay, Seen, Sheen, Sad, Dad, Ta and Dha
LESSON 5
1. Letters Ayn, Ghayn, Fa, Qaf, Kaf, and Lam
LESSON 6
1. Letters Meem, Noon, Ha, Waw and Ya
2. Ta marbuta
LESSON 7
1. The Hamza
2. The Shadda
LESSON 8
1. Al (the definite article)
2. Sun and moon letters
LESSON 9
1. Adding the N (tanween)
LESSON 10
1. The madd sign (ultra long vowels)
2. Reading independent letters in the Quran (al-huruf al-muqatta)
LESSON 11
1. Silent letters
2. Types of Hamza
LESSON 12
1. Difference between printings of the Quran
2. Reading the Mushaf of Medina
3. Reading the Indo-Pak Mushaf
4. Word-by-word reading of Chapters 103-114 of the Quran
What You Will Learn:
- Identify and articulate the letters of the Arabic alphabet
- Read Arabic words and sentences
- Recite the Qur’an
