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At end of this module , you will be able to read the Arabic script. If you
already read the Arabic script, you can directly start from the Module
AR01 onward but it will be useful to have a glance over this book.
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Introduction
Dear Reader:
Assalam o alaikum!
Thanks for selecting 'Quranic Arabic Program' to learn the Arabic Language. We will take you through a
series of lessons starting from scratch and ending at the height of the classical literary Arabic. At the end of
this program, God wills, you will be able to understand the literary Arabic. This program contains an easy
approach to develop your linguistic skills to understand the Islamic Literature. The series of books is name
as 'Quranic Arabic Program' because the Quran resides at the central position in this series.
People learn Arabic due to two reasons: To understand the Quran, the Hadith and classic Arabic Literature;
or to communicate with Arabs in the modern Arabic. This course is targeted to achieve the former objective.
Although people aiming for developing their communication skills can also get benefit of this program.
Due to its systematic nature, Arabic is one of the easiest languages in the world. It has well-defined rules and
a highly sophisticated language structure. If you are familiar with the rules of Arabic Grammar, you can
learn this language in a few weeks.
To understand the Quran and the Hadith, it is essential to learn the vocabulary used in the Quran, the Hadith
and the Islamic literature. We will focus the linguistics, philology and figurative speech of the Quran in this
program.
Study Methodology
Learning Arabic by using this program is very simple. Study one lesson daily. Solve all the exercises
provided under 'Test Yourself'. Do not read the answers before attempting the questions. Once you solve the
exercises, compare your answers with the ones provided to you in the 'Answers Book'. In a few weeks, you
will find that your comprehension skills are improving. You do not need to memorize meaning of each word
or grammar rules. The course is designed in a way that they will automatically become part of your memory.
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Following boxes are provided to you for your ready reference. They contain very important information for
you.
Do you know?
Interesting facts about the Arabs, their
language, literature and history will be
provided in this box.
Worth Reading
Links to usefull writings will be provided in
this box.
Module AR00
Introduction
The Program is organized as follows:
Module AR00: The objective of this module is to enable you to read the Arabic script.
Module AR01: This module will enable you to understand the basic Arabic used in the routine life to
perform basic religious rituals.
Module AR02: This module is designed to improve your linguistic skills. You will learn basic rules of
Arabic grammar i.e. 'Ilm un Nahv' and enhance your vocabulary. After completing this module, you
become able to understand 30-40% of the Islamic literature in Arabic with the help of a dictionary.
Module AR03: This module will further raise the level of your skills. You will read advanced concepts
of grammar especially 'Ilm us Sarf.' Your vocabulary will become vast and after completing this
module, you will be able to understand 75-80% of the Islamic literature in Arabic by using a dictionary.
Module AR04: After studying the advanced concepts of Sarf and Nahv, you will complete your studies
of Arabic Grammar at this level. At completion of this level, you will be able to read 100% of the Islamic
literature in Arabic with the help of a dictionary.
Module AR05: It is the last module of this program. You study the advanced concepts of 'Arabic
Eloquence' at this level. At the end of this module, you will be able to understand the fine rhetorical
concepts in the Arabic language. It will enable you to understand the Islamic literature in Arabic without
consulting a dictionary frequently.
Module AR01 5 are divided into two streams. A series deal with the rules of Arabic Grammar and
Linguistics. Enough exercises are provided to you to learn the principles of grammar and eloquence.
The objective of B Series is to build your vocabulary. Passages from the Quran, the Hadith and selected
writings of Arab scholars are provided to you. You will have to learn the words and styles and then translate
the passages into English. You need not to cram these words. The lessons and the exercises are designed in a
way that you will automatically learn the grammar rules, words and Arabic styles.
The program is basically designed to teach you comprehension in the Arabic language. It is not designed to
teach you day-to-day conversation or writing in the Arabic language, but it will work as a support in
achieving these objectives, if you want to pursue another course of Arabic writing and conversation. You
need an Arabic speaking environment as well as a teacher to achieve these two objectives.
We have tried our best to remove typing mistakes in this book. However, Arabic typing is always prone to
mistakes due to its complexity. Scholars of Arabic language are strongly requested to please identify any
mistakes in this book. Any constructive criticism will be highly welcomed.
Module AR00
Introduction
Check the 'Install files for Complex Script and right-to-left languages (Including Thai)'.
Select the 'Arabic (Saudi Arabia)' in Input Language drop down list.
The system may ask you to provide Windows CD during this process.
Warning: If you are using an unlicensed version of Windows, it may corrupt.
Download the following resources from this link to continue this program:
http://www.mubashirnazir.org/Courses/Arabic/Level01/AR000-01-Contents-E.htm
Arabic Font
A Dictionary: Download the Sakhr Arabic-English Dictionary and install it in your computer. After
that, do the following steps:
In Regional Options change the standard format to Arabic (Saudi Arabia), and the location to be
Saudi Arabia
Press the 'Advanced' card (The third card up) and then change the language to Arabic (Saudi
Arabia), then ok and restart your computer.
Go back to the Regional Settings and change the settings to your normal settings.
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Name
Description
Alif
Ba
Ta
Tha
Jeem
Ha
Kha
Note: These lessons are based on the work of Qari Fateh Muhammad Pani Pati.
Quranic Arabic Program
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Letter
Name
Description
Daal
Zaal
Ra
Za
Seen
Sheen
Swaad
Dwaad
. Compare
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Letter
Name
Description
Twa
Zwa
Ain
Ghain
Fa
Qaaf
Kaaf
Equivalent to K as in KICK.
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Name
Description
Laam
Equivalent to L as in LONG.
Meem
Equivalent to M as in MORNING.
Noon
Equivalent to N as in NICE.
Ha
Equivalent to H as in HOLIDAY.
Waow
Equivalent to W as in WINDOW.
Hamzah
Ya
Equivalent to Y as in York.
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Test Yourself
Now solve the following exercise. You have to write the name of each alphabet against its name.
Along with writing, also pronounce the letter as you have already listened from the downloaded
sounds. Each letter contains one mark. After doing the exercise, check the answers with previous
pages and then calculate your score. If your score is less than 80%, do the exercise again.
Letter
Name
Letter
Letter
Name
Name
Letter
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Name
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Name
Letter
Letter
Name
Name
Letter
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Name
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Letter
Letter
Name
Name
Letter
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Name
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red color at the start and end of each letter to display different forms of
each letter. Original letter is displayed in black color, so concentrate on
the black letter.
End of the Word
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Start of the
Word
Letter
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Do you know?
Arabic letters in joining
form are compressed and
stretched to form an
excellent art. See the
photo of an artistic
masterpiece and identify
the alphabets used.
Do you know?
A text editor like MS
Word can automatically
select the half or full
form while typing
Arabic.
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Test Yourself
Now solve the following exercise. The table is from right-to-left. Identify the alphabets used in
the following words. Each word contains one mark. After doing the exercise, check the answers
and calculate your score. If your score is less than 80%, do the exercise again.
Letter
Used
Word
Letter
Used
Word
Letter
Used
Word
Letter
Used
Word
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Word
Letter
Used
Word
Letter
Used
Word
Letter
Used
Word
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Letter
Used
Word
Letter
Used
Word
Letter
Used
Word
Letter
Used
Word
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Letter
Used
vowels are used with other characters. When a vowel is used with a
letter, it is said that the letter is carrying that vowel. For example, if
the letter, MEEM has a FATHAH, we will say that MEEM is
carrying a FATHAH.
denote it by I.
The sound of Dhammah is produced by round the lips. Its sound is like U as in PUT, U as in BULL,
U as in PULL. It is written by a diagonal 9-like shape written on its carrying letter as in
writing Arabic words in English, we will denote it by U.
. While
When a letter carries a Jazm, that letter is silent. Its sound will be like T as in PUT, S as in DISK
etc. It is written as
or simply without writing anything on the letter. Jazm is not allowed on the first
letter of a word. It can come on subsequent letters. We have written
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With Dhammah
bab
bat
bath
baj
bah
bu
tu
thu
ju
hu
bakh
khu
ba
bad
badh
baz
bas
bash
bar
basw
***
uu
du
dhu
zu
su
shu
swu
ru
With Kasrah
bi
ti
thi
ii
ji
hi
di
khi
dhi
ri
si
shi
swi
zi
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With Fathah
* |
ba
ta
tha
ja
ha
aa
da
kha
Letter
za
sa
sha
swa
dha
ra
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With Jazm
badw
batw
bazw
baa
bagh
baf
baq
bak
bal
bam
ban
bah
baa
bau
bai
With Dhammah
twu
zwu
au
ghu
dwu
qu
fu
lu
mu
nu
ku
au
hu
yu
wu
With Kasrah
dwi
twi
zwi
aI
ghi
fi
qi
ki
mi
ni
li
hi
ii
wi
yi
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With Fathah
Letter
twa
zwa
aa
gha
qa
dwa
fa
la
ma
na
ka
aa
ya
ha
wa
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Test Yourself
Try to read the following words. Write these words in English. Focus on all four vowels.
Word
Word
Word
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The sound of Long Fathah is like AA as in BAAN. It is written as an Alif after the letter carrying
a short Fathah e.g. . In the books published in India & Pakistan, it is denoted by a small vertical bar
over its carrying letter as in
. While writing Arabic words in English, we will denote it by AA.
The sound of Long Kasrah is like EE as in FEET. It is written as a silent
short Kasrah e.g. . In the books published in India & Pakistan, it is denoted by a small vertical bar
under its carrying letter as in
EE.
The sound of Long Dhammah is like OO as in SHOOT, UI as in FRUIT, OO as in BOOT. It
is written a silent
after the letter carrying short dhammah e.g. . In the books published in India &
Pakistan, by a single inverted comma, diagonal 6-like shape written on its carrying letter as in
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With Kasrah
Bee |
Tee |
Thee |
Jee |
Hee |
Khee
Khoo |
Dee |
Doo |
Dhee |
Dhoo |
Uoo |
Boo |
Too |
Thoo |
Joo |
Hoo |
Eee
With Fathah
Letter
|
Baa
|
|
Taa
|
Thaa
Jaa
|
Haa
|
|
Khaa
Aaa
|
|
Dhaa
Daa
Do you know?
All languages change over a long period of time. New words and styles are added. Some old
words and styles become obsolete. Common Arabic is not an exception to this rule.
The distinguishing feature of Arabic is that the language of 1400 years ago is still alive. The
Quran is recited everywhere. Its words are used in day-to-day conversation. Muslims have
preserved the poetry and prose of the period in which the Quran was revealed in order to preserve
the Quranic Arabic. Any Arab or Non-Arab having a good literary sense can become an expert in
the Quranic Arabic.
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With Dhammah
With Kasrah
With Fathah
Letter
|
Zoo |
Soo |
Shoo |
Swoo |
Dwoo |
Twoo |
Zwoo |
Aoo |
Ghoo |
Foo | |
Qoo |
Koo |
Koo |
|
Zee |
See |
Shee |
Swee |
Dwee |
Twee |
Zwee |
Aee |
Ghee |
Fee |
Qee |
Kee |
Kee |
|
Zaa |
Saa
|
Shaa
|
Swaa
|
Dwaa
|
|
Twaa
|
Zwaa
|
Aaa
|
Ghaa
|
Faa
|
Qaa
Kaa |
Kaa |
Roo
Ree
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With Dhammah
|
Noo |
Woo |
Hoo |
Uoo |
Yoo |
Moo
With Kasrah
Mee
Nee
Wee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
With Fathah
Maa
Naa
Waa
Hee
Haa
Aee
Aaa
Yee
Yaa
Letter
|
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|
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Test Yourself
Try to read the following words. Write these words in English. Focus on all four vowels.
Word
Word
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Word
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. The
carries a dhammah, it
Do you know?
The language to read the Quran is standard around the globe. Arabs in different regions
speak Arabic in different ways. They have different pronunciation, different vocabulary,
different styles etc. But while reciting the Quran, all of them read it in a standard way.
Muslims from other countries also learn the standard accent to recite the Quran in the
standard accent.
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With
With
Letter
Bae
Tae
Thae
Jae
Hae
Bau
Tau
Thau
Jau
Hau
Aae
Aau
Dae
Dhae
Rae
Zae
Sae
Shae
Swae
Dau
Dhau
Rau
Zau
Sau
Shau
Swau
Khae
Khau
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With
With
Letter
Dwae
Twae
Zwae
Aae
Ghae
Fae
Dwau
Twau
Zwau
Aau
Ghau
Fau
Qae
Kae
Lae
Mae
Nae
Wae
Hae
Aae
Yae
Qau
Kau
Lau
Mau
Nau
Wau
Hau
Aau
Yau
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Test Yourself
Try to read the following words. Write these words in English. Focus on all four vowels.
Word
Word
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While writing Arabic words in English, we will denote it by EN. An Alif is added after double fathah.
Double Kasrah
or
and have the same sound. In Arabic, an Alif is always considered silent. It is not possible to have any
movement on it. If there is a movement on an Alif, it is not a real Alif, it is a Hamzah. In the books
published in Arab countries, a Hamzah with fathah or dhammah is sometines written as and that with
kasrah is written as . If there is a tanween before Alif, the Alif will be silent. If a Silent Alif is at the
beginning of the first word of a sentence, it will give sound, otherwise it will be silent and the last letter
of its previous word will be directly joined with the letter coming after it. It is called a 'Hamzah Wasli'
| : Sometimes, a without two dots is written at end of a word but it is silent. It sounds like an
Alif. The with two dots is read as normal. For example,
will be pronounced as 'Ala' while
will be pronounced as 'Ali'.
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With Dhammah
With Kasrah
With Fathah
Letter
Bun
Tun
Thun
Jun
Hun
Bin
Tin
Thin
Hin
Ben
Ten
Then
Jen
Hen
Khun
Khin
Un
Dun
Dhun
Run
Zun
Sun
Shun
Swun
In
Jin
Din
Dhin
Zin
Sin
Shin
Rin
Swin
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En
Den
Dhen
Ren
Zen
Sen
Shen
Swen
Khen
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With Dhammah
Twun
Zwun
Un
Ghun
Fun
Qun
Kun
Lun
Mun
Nun
Wun
Hun
Un
Yun
Dwun
With Kasrah
Twin
Zwin
In
Ghin
Fin
Dwin
Kin
Lin
Min
Nin
Win
Hin
In
Yin
With Fathah
Letter
Twen
Zwen
En
Ghen
Fen
Dwen
Ken
Len
Men
Nen
Wen
Hen
En
Yen
Qin
Qen
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Test Yourself
Now solve the following exercise. The table is from right-to-left. Some vowels may not be
displayed by the computer. Use your judgment at such occasions. Read the following words.
Each word contains one mark. After doing the exercise, check the answers by listening and
calculate your score. If your score is less than 80%, do the exercise again.
is like Alif
Word
Word
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is silent
is like Alif
Word
Word
is silent
is silent
Do you know?
The Quran is the only book in the world which is memorized by millions of people. Almost
every Muslim memorizes some parts of the Quran to recite it in his / her prayer. There are
people who memorize the complete Quran. They are called Haafizw
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Word
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Letter Used
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Letter Used
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Letter Used
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Letter Used
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Letter Used
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An exception,
''Majreyha
and a symbol
and Noon is produced from inner part of your nose, if they carry a
, then the is ignored and sound is directly attached to the next letter. It is in
case of 14 alphabets. They are called 'Huroof Shamsi'. For example,
will be
pronounced as
.
letter after
In case of other 14 alphabets, is clearly pronounced. They are called 'Huroof Qamari'. For
example,
as follows:
Shamsi
Qamari
Do you know?
The Quran is neither poetry nor prose. It has its own style. Quranic recitation is a separate art. It
generates excellent acoustics. Some people make it as their full time career. Many people listen
Quranic Recitation instead of listening music. These reciters are called 'Qaaree'.
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With Dhammah
With Kasrah
With Fathah
No tasheed
No tasheed
No tasheed
Abbu
Abbi
Abba
Attu
Atti
Atta
Aththu
Aththi
Aththa
Ajju
Ajji
Ajja
Ahhu
Ahhi
Ahha
Akhkhu
Addu
Adhdhu
Akhkhi
Addi
Adhdhii
Akhkha
Adda
Adhdha
Arru
Arri
Arra
Azzu
Azzi
Azza
Assu
Assi
Assa
Ashshu
Ashshi
Ashsha
Aswswu
Aswswi
Aswswa
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With Dhammah
With Kasrah
With Fathah
Adwdwu
Adwdwi
Adwdwa
Atwtwu
Atwtwi
Atwtwa
Azwzwu
Azwzwi
Azwzwa
Au
Aghghu
Ai
Aghghi
Aa
Aghgha
Affu
Affi
Affa
Aqqu
Aqqi
Aqqa
Akku
Akki
Akka
Allu
Alli
Alla
Ammu
Annu
Ammi
Amma
Anni
Anna
Awwu
Awwi
Awwa
Ahhu
Ahhi
Ahha
Aaau
Aaei
Aaaa
Ayyu
Ayyi
Ayya
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Letter
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Test Yourself
Now solve the following exercise. The table is from right-to-left. Some vowels may not be
displayed by the computer. Use your judgment at such occasions. Read the following words.
Each word contains one mark. After doing the exercise, check the answers by listening and
calculate your score. If your score is less than 80%, do the exercise again.
Word
Word
Rule of the Day: Note that in case of tashdeed with fathah, both are written above the letter
but fathah is above tashdeed. In case of tashdeed with kasrah, both are written above the letter
but kasrah is under the tashdeed. In the Arabic books published in India & Pakistan, the kasrah
is written below the letter.
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Word
Do you know?
Like English, Arabic is also written in many fonts. In some fonts, tashdeed with kasrah is
written in a style that the tashdeed is above the letter whereas kasrah is under the letter. In
Times New Roman, tashdeed and kasrah both are written above the letter.
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considered silent in all cases. If it is appearing at start of a sentence, some movement is used over it,
otherwise it is always silent. If an Alif carries a movement, it is considered a Hamzah. It is written in
case of a fathah or a dhammah. In case of a kasrah, it is writtten as .
If a word with
Two silent words cannot be read. In that case, the first one will be given a movement.
If there is a silent
or tanween at the end of a word, in some cases, it will be merged with the first letter
will be merged in them with a sound produced by inner part of your nose. See the
examples:
( Main-Yaqnut not Man Yaqnut), ( Mimmaa not Min Maa),
( Minnutfatin not Min Nutfatin).
(Miun Waladin not Min Waladin),
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Aaadan Alaulaa). In the Arabic books published in India & Pakistan, usually a small is place between
,
such words to denote this change. So the words are written as
while it is
will be Yamaloooooon, will be Al-Aalameeeeen. In this case, the last letter is made
silent.
( without dots) placed at the end of a word. It is read as . If the word is joined with some
other word, it is written as e.g.
etc. It is called 'Alif Maqsoorah'.
There is a
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Do you know?
There are some differences in the Arabic Scripts used in the Indian Sub-Continent (South Asia) and that
used in the Arab Countries (Middle East). Some of them are as follows:
In the Middle East, the Hamzah with Fathah or Kasrah is written as '
In South Asia, straight fatha & kasrah and reversed dhamma is used while in the Middle East, it is
'.
while that in the Arab Countries is '
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Enter
Shift
Space
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. Use your pointing finger to type . Type with
Keep your fingers at the middle line and try to type the upper line.
Keep your fingers at the middle line and try to type the lower line.
Once your fingers are familiar with each letter, start typing the letters in an alphabetical order.
Start typing different Arabic words used in this book and then start typing passages.
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Download the complete recitation of the Holy Quran along with English Translation.
Recitations of many reciters are available on the internet. Simply search Quran Recitation
with English on any search engine and you will find many recitations. You can select the
recitation of your favorite Qaaree.
Daily listen a passage of the Holy Quran along with reading the text. After that, recite it
yourself. Then listen again that passage. It will rectify your mistakes and improve your
reading skills.
Do you know?
This
Do you know?
Quranic Translation is a human work which may be subject to the
element of human error. Learn the Quranic Arabic yourself so that you
can differentiate between the right and the wrong translations of the
Holy Quran.
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Whats Next
You have learnt reading the Arabic Script in this module. In the next module, you will start learning the
Arabic commonly used in daily religious rituals. In addition, you will start learning the basic concepts of
Arabic Grammar. Some highlights are as follows:
Basic hymns
Pronouns
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