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Foundations of Quranic Arabic

أُسُسُ اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ الْقُرْآنِيَّةِ

A systematic introduction to the high-frequency vocabulary, nominal and verbal sentence structures, and grammatical roots that appear throughout the Holy Quran.

Prerequisites:Ability to read Arabic script with basic vowels.
Methodology:Focuses on 80% Quranic vocabulary frequency tables combined with classical grammatical paradigms (Nahw & Sarf).

Detailed Syllabus Lessons

6 Modules
1

The Three Parts of Speech: Ism, Fi'l, and Harf

45 mins

Distinguishing nouns, verbs, and particles in the Arabic language.

Learning Outcome: Identify parts of speech across the opening verses of Surah Al-Baqarah.
2

The Four Characteristics of Nouns: Gender, Plurality, Definiteness, and Case

50 mins

Understanding case endings (Marfu', Mansub, Majrur) in Quranic verses.

Learning Outcome: Accurately parse nominal cases in short Surahs of Juz 'Amma.
3

Demonstrative & Relative Pronouns (Asma' al-Isharah & Al-Mawsulah)

40 mins

Haza, Zalika, Alladhi, and their plural variants in sacred texts.

Learning Outcome: Recognize pronoun references throughout Quranic narratives.
4

The Idhafah Construction (Possession & Genitive)

50 mins

Mudhaf and Mudhaf Ilayh rules governing sacred phrases like 'Kitab Allah' and 'Rasul Allah'.

Learning Outcome: Construct and deconstruct compound possessive phrases.
5

The Past Tense Verb (Al-Fi'l al-Madi) & Conjugation Tables

60 mins

Root letter morphology and standard three-letter root derivations (Fa'ala, Fa'ila, Fa'ula).

Learning Outcome: Conjugate 10 fundamental Quranic verbs across singular, dual, and plural persons.
6

The Present/Future Tense Verb (Al-Fi'l al-Mudhari') & Negation

60 mins

Prefixes (Ya, Ta, A, Na) and negation particles (La, Ma, Lam, Lan).

Learning Outcome: Translate common present-tense declarations in Surah Al-Mulk.

All course materials in this curriculum are designed for self-directed study using the FALQ Quran Reader.

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