Quranic Arabic

New to Arabic grammar? Beginners are welcome. We start from the basics and build up step by step.

Arabic grammar (Nahw)

To help you start understanding the Quran as quickly as possible, we begin with the most essential and practical parts of Arabic grammar. You build a strong foundation without feeling overwhelmed. Core topics include:

• إضافة Idafah: possession and “of” constructions
• موصوف وصفة Mawsuf and sifah: nouns and their adjectives
• أقسام الكلمة Aqsam al-kalimah: the three kinds of word
• أنواع الجملة Anwa’ al-jumlah: the kinds of sentence
• الإعراب I’rab: how word endings show meaning

Once you have mastered these, you will be able to analyse and understand many Quranic verses much sooner. From there we move on to more advanced topics as you progress.

The Madinah Book

For a structured and reliable foundation, we study the widely recognised Madinah Book series. It builds your core vocabulary and fundamental grammar, and because it is so well known, it gives you a clear reference point if you ever continue your studies with other teachers or institutions.

Word morphology (Sarf)

Sarf is the study of how Arabic words are formed. You will learn to recognise the patterns behind word families and to derive many words from a single root. For example:

• “book”, “desk”, “library” and “office” all come from the root for writing
• “lesson”, “school” and “teacher” all come from the root for studying

We also explore the patterns (awzan) that Allah’s Names are built on. Each pattern adds its own shade of meaning to the root, giving every Name its specific meaning and a deeper appreciation of the language of the Quran.