Abū Isḥāq al-Ilbīrī (d. 459 H/ 1067 AD) was a great scholar and poet who lived in Granada in Al-Andalus (Modern day Spain). It's amazing that his poems are still widely read and memorised today by students and lovers of knowledge, even after more than 900 years. This really is a testament to the …
Grammar
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 …
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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 always indicated by dhamma, …
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 …