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Unit 1
b

th

(thin)

This group of letters has the same shape.

They are distinguished only by their dots.

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Baa'

My name is.

Al-qiraa'ah

The Reading

Phonetics
Pronunciation: Like B in English.
Exit (The point of articulation of each letter):
Between the lips by shutting them.
Baa is a light letter as (b) in bag not as (b) in bar.

In this lesson we will study the letter ( ) and the short

vowels Fat-hah ( ), Kasrah (

) and Dammah ( )

They are represented by marks called in Arabic (Al Harakaat)

) (
1- Fat-hah
is a small diagonal line placed above a letter, and represents a short (a). This (a) is
pronounced as (a) in (tablet). The word Fat-hah means opening, and refers to the
opening of the mouth when producing an (a)

The mark of Fat-hah

is up, and my mouth goes up

2- Kasrah (

ba

is a small diagonal line placed below a letter and represents a short (i). This (i) is
pronounced as (i) in bin. The word Kasrah means breaking.

The mark of Kasrah is down, and my mouth goes down

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3- Dammah
(

is a small curl placed above a letter and represents a short (u). This (u) is pronounced
as (u) in bull .The word Dammah means a hug

The mark of Dammah

looks like a whistle, that I blow in.

bu

Baa' with Fat-hah is ba =

Baa' with Kasrah is bi =

Baa' with Dammah is bu =

Qul (m)

Qoolee (f)

Say
m =masculine
f = feminine

Tadreebaat

Exercises

Read

Iqra'(m) / Iqra'ee (f)

- (waahid=1)

- (ithnaan=2)

- (thalaathah=3)

- (arba3ah=4)

- (khamsah=5)

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Al-kitaabah
kitaabah

The Writing

Isolated (1)

Final

Medial

Initial

West

Heart

Grave

House

gharb

qalb

qabr

bayt

Notice that:
1- When is initial or medial, ititss left side disappears and becomes shorter.
2- When it iss final it is in the full form.
3- can be connected from both sides.
4- is always written on the line.

Help!

is like a Boat.
oat. It has to float.
It has one dot Beneath

(1) The letter is written in the isolated form when it comes at the end preceded
by a non- connector
connector.
A non-connector
connector is the letter that cannot be connected from left side.
side It will be
studied soon insh
inshaa' Allaah (God willing).
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Tadreebaat

Exercises
insakh(m) / insakhee(f)

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qul wa insakh /qoolee wa insakhee

Say and copy

khamsah

arba3ah

thalaathah

ithnaan

waahid

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Where is

ayna

qul wa insakh /qulee wa insakhee

Say and Copy

Gharb

Qalb

Qabr

Bayt

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Inshaa' Allaah
"Inshaa' Allaah" is one of the most common expressions, or verbal appendages,
in the Arab world and beyond it: Persian, Turkish and Urdu speakers
This Arabic expression meaning 'If Allaah wills it' or "if God wills it." It is a
conjunction of the proper name for God (Allaah) and the Arabic words for he wills.
This expression is usually said when referring to a situation in the future e.g.
inshaa' Allaah I will go to the grocery shop tomorrow.
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Taa'
Al-qiraa'ah

The Reading

Phonetics
Pronunciation: Like T in English.
Exit: The tip of the tongue and the roots of the two upper
central incisors.
Taa is a light letter as t in "tab not as "t" in "target"

In this lesson we study the letter ( ) and the Sukoon ()

(Absence of a Vowel )

What is The Absence Of Vowels ( Sukoon

)?
Linguistically, the word Suk
Sukoon means "calm".
This mark written on the top of the Arabic letter indicates that this
th letter is not
followed by any vowels sound. It is pron
pronounced as (n) in ant, (t)) in catetc
Sukoon is a pause on the letter: you just stop on

Help!

the letter and then you say the next letter.

Stoooooop at the red circle

Important Notes:
1- An Arabic word never starts with Suk
Sukoon.
2- If you pause on any word
word, you have to pause with Sukoon on the last letter,
letter of the
word, even if there is a different mark on it.
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taa with Fat-hah is ta =

taa with Kasrah is ti =

taa with Dammah is tu =

Qul (m)
Qoolee (f)

tubtu

tab

= +

bat

= +

tit

= +

tub

= +

=
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Tadreebaat

Exercises
Read

Iqra'/Iqra'ee

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Al-kitaabah
kitaabah

The Writing

Isolated

Final

Whale

girl

hoot

Notice that:

bint

Medial

Initial

book

Dates

kitaab

has the same rules of writing as

tamr

T=
Help!
Two dots on the Top

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Tadreebaat

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Where is

Ayna

qul wa insakh /qulee wa insakhee

Say and copy

Hoot

Bint

Kitaab

Tamr

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Thaa'
Al-qiraa'ah

The Reading

Phonetics
Pronunciation: Like Th (thin) in English.
Exit: The tip of the tongue and the tips of the two
upper central incisors.
Thaa is a light letter.

thaa' with Fat-hah is tha =

thaa' with Kasrah is thi =

thaa' with Dammah is thu =

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Qul (m)
Qoolee (f)

thaba

=
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batha

=
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thabata

=
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tabuthu

=
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In this lesson we study the letter ( ) and the Shaddah (
)

What is Shaddah ( _ )?
This mark written on the top of the Arabic letter indicates that the letter should be
stressed (which means to pause on the letter and then to say the same letter with a
vowel).
Shaddah can be with the Fat
Fat-hah

Help

or the Kasrah

or the Dammah
ammah

Shaddah is repeating the letter twice without moving

the tongue: once with a sukoon and once with a vowel

1-Shaddah with Fat

Fat-hah
Example: when you say: what time is it?
Fat
On the first 't' there iss a Sukoon and on the second there is a Fat-hah.
2- Shaddah with Kasrah
Example: when you say: Do you like hot tea?
On the first 't' there iss a Sukoon and on the second there is a Kasrah.
3- Shaddah & Dammah
ammah

Example: when you say: I like it too

On the first 't' there iss a Sukoon and on the second there is a Dammah.

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( with shaddah and Fat-hah) is batta =

( with shaddah and Kasrah) is batti =

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( with shaddah and Dammah) is battu =

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( with shaddah and Fat-hah) is bath-tha =

( with shaddah and Kasrah) is bath-thi =

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( with shaddah and Dammah) is bath-thu =

batta

=
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tabba

=
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bath-tha

=
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tabbat

= +
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tabuth-thu

=
+
+

Read

Iqra'/Iqra'ee

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Al-kitaabah
kitaabah

The Writing

Isolated

Final

Medial

inheritance

third

female

'irth

Notice that:

Thuluth

Unthaa

has the same rules of writing as

Initial

dress

Thawb

and

TH =
Help!
THree dots on the top

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Tadreebaat

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ifsil / ifsilee al-ahruf

Separate the letters

Ayna

Where is

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qul wa insakh /qulee wa insakhee

Say and Copy

'irth

Thuluth

Unthaa

Thawb

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Th

Three
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Two dots above

Right to left

One dot Beneath

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Tadreebaat

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/ /
Isma3 / Isma3ee thumma uktub / uktubee al-harakt

Listen, then put the marks.

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Isma3 / Isma3ee thumma uktub / uktubee al-kalimah

Listen, then write the word.

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Circle the first letter al- harf from the word al- kalimah that you hear.

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/ /

Listen then write the number under the picture

How many?

Kam

...

Muthallath

Murabba3

Daa'irah

*These exercises are to be done with your teacher

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Arabic is Easy
Didn't Allah say:
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"Wa laqad yassarna-l-Qur'aana li-thikri fa-hal mim-mudakir"
We have indeed made the Qur'aan easy to understand and remember: then
is there any that will receive admonition?

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