Learning Arabic

Introduction to the Science of Bayan: The Art of Making the Invisible Visible

Introduction to the Science of Bayan

A man once came to a famous Arabic poet and said: …

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Understanding Context in Arabic Speech: Why the Same Word Means Different Things

Understanding Context in Arabic Speech

A student reads two verses in the Qur’an. Same word. “Ya’lamu.” …

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Parsing Quranic Verses (I'rab al-Qur'an): Reading the Text the Way the Scholars Did

Parsing Quranic Verses (I’rab al-Qur’an)

A student once brought a single verse to his teacher. Just …

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Nominal Sentence (Al-Jumlah Al-Ismiyyah) in Arabic: The Complete Guide

Nominal Sentence (Al-Jumlah Al-Ismiyyah) in Arabic

You’re reading Arabic. You see a sentence with no verb. Just …

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Common Nahw Rules for Beginners: The Essential Rules You Need First

Common Nahw Rules for Beginners

You’ve decided to learn Arabic grammar. Bismillah. You open a Nahw …

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Definition and Objectives of Nahw: Why Arabic Syntax Is the Key to Everything

Definition and Objectives of Nahw

A student walked into a scholar’s class in Baghdad. Ninth century. …

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The Subject and Object in Arabic Grammar: Understanding Who Does What

The Subject and Object in Arabic Grammar

You’re reading an Arabic sentence. Two nouns. A verb. But which …

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Qalqalah Kubra and Qalqalah Sughra

Qalqalah Kubra and Qalqalah Sughra

Most Qur’an learners reach a point where something feels off. The …

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Balāghah in Arabic (Arabic Rhetoric and Eloquence)

Balāghah in Arabic (Arabic Rhetoric and Eloquence)

When I was young, I was always searching for words and …

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Noon and Meem Mushaddadah in Arabic

Noon and Meem Mushaddadah in Arabic

When a student begins learning Tajweed rules أحكام التجويد and steps …

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Alfiyyat Ibn Malik for Arabic Nahw & Sarf

Alfiyyat Ibn Malik for Arabic Nahw & Sarf

For more than seven centuries, Alfiyyat Ibn Malik has stood as …

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Rules of Arabic Morphology

Rules of Arabic Morphology

Imagine a little child trying to build different objects using the …

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