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How do I teach my kids Arabic, if I don't speak Arabic fluently? What if we don't live in an Arab country? How do I get them to use Arabic at home? Can this even be done? These are questions that pop up when you talk about teaching kids Arabic. The answer to all this is, it is possible to teach …
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In the court of Harun al-Rashid: The Khalifa asked the famous linguist and poet al-Asma'i to explain a poem full of difficult words. Al-Asma'i completed the task with ease. Harun al-Rashid said," Verily O' Asma'i strange words are not strange to you". Asma'i replied, "O commander of the believers, …
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ -12:2"Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand." The Quran is an amazing book no matter what language you read it in. But trust me when I say this; you have never really read the Quran until you have …
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The Arabic language is truly beautiful. Did you know that 'lion' has more than 300 synonyms in Arabic? Here is an Infographic we have put together for you with some great facts about Arabic. Let me know what you think about it in the comments. Arabic Language Facts [Infographic][addthis …
Say you are reasonably acquainted with Fus’ha or classical Arabic (written Arabic). If you wanted some more context or explanation behind a verse in the Quran, you can just open up Tafsir al-Tabari. Whats amazing about that is Tafsir al-Tabari is an exegesis of the Quran written in the year 883! The …
