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Podcast: Arabic Qahwa (Episode 2) | The Poem of Al-Ilbīrī on Seeking Knowledge
Abū Isḥāq al-Ilbīrī (rahimahullah) lived in the 5th century Hijri (10 – 11 century A.D). His beautiful Manzūma known popularly as Manzūmat al-Ilbīrī, is full of wisdom calling towards asceticism and seeking knowledge. He compares wealth to knowledge to establish the superiority of the former. In this episode, we discuss a few selected […]
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How Memorizing the Quran Can Help You Improve Your Arabic
It was narrated that Buraydah said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Whoever reads the Qur’aan, learns it and acts in accordance with it, on the Day of Resurrection his parents will be given a crown to wear whose light will be like […]
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Podcast: Arabic Qahwa (Episode 1) | Memorizing the Quran and Arabic Fluency
In the very first episode of the Arabic Qahwa Podcast – I discuss with Abdurrahman Diallo about the correlation between memorizing the Quran and mastering the Arabic language.
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Arabic Grammar For Beginners Based On Al-Ājrūmīyyah (Part 5: Nouns)
Chapter 5: Nouns The final part of the Ajrumiyyah (the longest one), deals with nouns. Here we will follow the same straightforward methodology of the book. As we have already learned, nouns can have three states: Raf’, Nasb and Khafdh. So first, we will learn all the grammatical situations where […]
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Arabic Grammar For Beginners Based On Al-Ājrūmīyyah (Part 4: Verbs)
Part 4: Verbs Matn: Text of Al-Ājrūmīyyah بَابُ الأَفْعَالِ الأَفْعَالُ ثَلَاثَةٌ: مَاضٍ، وَمُضَارِعٌ، وَأَمْرٌ، نَحْوَ: ضَرَبَ، وَيَضْرِبُ، وَاضْرِبْ. فَالمَاضِي مَفْتُوحُ الآخِرِ أَبَدًا، وَالأَمْرُ مَجْزُومٌ أَبَدًا، وَالمُضَارِعُ مَا كَانَ فِي أَوَّلِهِ إِحْدَى الزَّوَائِدِ الأَرْبَعِ الَّتِي يَجْمَعُهَا قَوْلُكَ: (أنَيتُ) وَهُوَ مَرْفُوعٌ أَبَدًا، حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِ نَاصِبٌ أَوْ جَازِمٌ، فَالنَّواصبُ عَشَرَةٌ، وَهِيَ: أَنْ، […]
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Arabic Grammar For Beginners Based On Al-Ājrūmīyyah (Part 3: Indicators of I’rab)
Chapter 3: Knowing the Signs of I’rab In the previous chapter, we discussed the I’rab, Mabni and Mu’rab. In this chapter, we discuss the indicators and signs of the I’rab. What indicates if a word is in the state of Raf’, Nasb or Khafdh or Jazm? These states are not […]
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Arabic Grammar For Beginners Based On Al-Ājrūmīyyah (Part 2: Introduction to I’rab – Mabni and Mu’rab)
Part 2: I’rab Matn: Text of Al-Ajrumiyyah الإِعْرَابُ : هُوَ تَغْيِيْرُ أَوَاخَرِ الكَلِمِ، لِاخْتِلَافِ العَوَامِلِ الدَّاخِلَةِ عَلَيْهَا لَفْظًا أَوْ تَقْدِيْرًا، وَأَقْسَامُهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ: رَفْعٌ، وَنَصْبٌ، وَخَفْضٌ، وَجَزْمٌ. Translation: The I’rab: is the changing of the word endings due to the addition of specific elements whether they are actual or supposed. It […]
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Arabic Grammar For Beginners Based On Al-Ājrūmīyyah (Part 1: Al-Kalam)
What is the Ājrūmīyyah? Al-Ājrūmīyyah is a classical Arabic grammar book written in the 13th century by the Moroccan scholar Muhammad ibn Da’ud as-Sanhaji. It is considered to be the go-to book for beginners to learn Arabic grammar across the Arab world. I am just getting started with Arabic. Is […]
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[21 Animals In The Quran] Arabic Activity For Kids [Free Printable]
Learning Quranic Arabic should be a fun experience for you and your kids. And kids and most adults for that matter, get bored easily. A great solution to this problem is to mix up the learning schedule with a variety of methods. As any good teacher will tell you, one […]
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