Essential Principles In Reading & Writing Arabic

Professor Abdur Rahim, Director of the Translation Centre of the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex and former Professor of Arabic at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, has authored texts designed to impart a knowledge of classical Arabic through applied grammar. Each lesson, based on a conversation, illustrates distinctive language patterns. These patterns are elucidated by a variety of helpful exercises. The vocabulary ranges from classical and Quranic Arabic to modern Arabic. This series of books is currently being utilized at various schools to prepare students for the University of London (UK) GCE O-Level and A-Level examinations.

Al-’Arabiyyah bayna yadayk Means Arabic in Your Hands.

The great thing about these books is it covers a lot of vocabulary through pictures, Images, and using Arabic Only, introduces the students to grammar later and gradually rather than pushing them at the deep end before they can swim. Much like the Arabic Course for English Speaking Students 3 Vols Set, UKIA, it is more Islamic inclined and fulfills the desire for the student of knowledge to learn the language of the Qur’an.

The third level (part 1 and 2) comprises 5 tests as follows:

• 1. Level determining test at the beginning of the first book to determining the student’s level and his ability to begin the third level.
• 2. Small test in the middle of the first book.
• 3. Midlevel test at the end of the first book.
• 3. Small test in the middle of the second book.
• 4. Final comprehensive test at the end of the second book.

At the end of the third level, there are lists of vocabulary used n each unit and another list of all the vocabularies of the level arranged alphabetically. It also includes comprehension texts for all text and some exercises used in this level.

Professor Abdur Rahim, Director of the Translation Centre of the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex and former Professor of Arabic at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, has authored texts designed to impart a knowledge of classical Arabic through applied grammar. Each lesson, based on a conversation, illustrates distinctive language patterns. These patterns are elucidated by a variety of helpful exercises. The vocabulary ranges from classical and Quranic Arabic to modern Arabic. This series of books is currently being utilized at various schools to prepare students for the University of London (UK) GCE O-Level and A-Level examinations.