Arabic Points of Benefit: The styles of الإغراء al-Ighraa and التحذير...
In the science of an-Nahw there are eight styles that are used in expression, they are: The style of ash-Shartأسلوب الشرطThe style of al-Istifhaamأسلوب الإستفهامThe style of al-Qasmأسلوب القسمThe style...
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View ArticleArabic Points of Benefit: The style of al-Istighaathah أُسْلُوبُ الإسْتِغَاثَةِ
In an-Nahw, the style of exclamation is called al-Istighaathahالإسْتِغَاثَة. This style consists of the following:One: The only particle of al-Istighaathah called Adaat-ul-Istighaathahأدَاةُ...
View ArticleArabic Points of Benefit: The style of النِّدَاءُ التَّعَجُّبِي
In the last post we covered the style of al-Istighaathahأسلوب الإستغاثة. This is a continuation of the last post.النِّدَاءُ التَّعَجُّبِيan-Nidaa at-Ta’jjubee is used to express surprise or amazement....
View ArticleWhy does Allah use the plural for “the darkness” but leaves “the light”...
In Soorat-ul-Baqarah, verse 257, Allah Most High says:يُخْرِجُهُم مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إلَى النُّورِ{…To remove them from the darkness into the light.}The word “the light” النُّورِ (an-Noor) is singular...
View ArticleThe Arabic Verb Forms Study JPEGs
The following charts in JPEG form are taken from a book that I recently designed for Lughatu-Daad. Once it is posted on their site, I will post the link here. In the meantime I hope this will be of...
View ArticleThe Arabic Verb Forms PDF Booklet
This is the link to the PDF format of the JPEGs that I posted before. The most popular verb forms are listed for reference. Intended for intermediate to advanced level.Click here to download
View ArticleThe Importance of the Arabic Language
“The knowledge of the Arabic language is of great importance, a magnificent connection to the Book of Allah Most High and to the Sunnah of His Messenger, may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon...
View ArticleA Word from Cairo Student Services
Our objective at Cairo Student Services is to make the new student or Muhaajir as comfortable as possible in their new environment, by providing essential information and support. Alhamdulilah here in...
View ArticleA Question about the Un-Nunated Noun
Question: In the text of al-Aajurroomiyyah, the author mentions the noun that is Laa Yansarif and takes al-Khafdh by placing a Fathah vowel over the last letter of the Arabic noun. What is he referring...
View ArticleA Short Biography of al-Hataab and His Methodology in Writing al-Mutammimah
His name is Muhammad bin Abdur-Rahmaan ar-Ra’eenee known as al-Hattaab, a scholar of Maalikee Islamic law, from the scholars of at-Tasawwuf, originally from Morocco. He was born in Makkah in the year...
View Articleal-Mamnoo' min as-Sarf Flow Chart
Two posts ago, we covered al-Mamnoo’ min as-Sarf, and I said that I was working on a flow chart to reinforce the material covered. I have been receiving a lot of complaints about e-snips from many...
View ArticleBack to Basics
Now that I have more time to dedicate to this blog, we will be going back to the basics and covering the detailed fundamentals of the language through charts and examples using the text of...
View ArticleBack to Basics: Singular, Dual, and Plural nouns in Arabic
In the last post we briefly touched upon the three categories of speech; the noun, verb, and particle along with some examples of each. Now we are going to begin the long journey of going into the...
View ArticleBack to Basics: Plural nouns in Arabic Part 1
In our last post we mentioned the Singular and Dual forms of the noun in addition to preparing you for the Plural. The plural is divided into مُصَحَّح sound and مُكَسَّر broken. Let us look at the...
View ArticleBack to Basics: The Broken Plural Part 2
Of all the aspects of the Arabic language, the most difficult for beginners to master is the "broken plural" جمع التكسير. The scholars of the Arabic language (such as al-Anbaaree in his Asraar...
View ArticleBack to Basics: The Definite and Indefinite Article Part 1
In a previous post, we covered the basics of the noun. We went into the singular, the dual, and the plural as well as providing study charts to aid in understanding the differences. With the assistance...
View ArticleFrom the Peculiarities of Arabic Grammar in the Quran 1
In this post I hope to shed some light in laymen’s terms concerning the peculiar rules of Arabic grammar found within the Quran. I mean by this not that the Quran is peculiar but rather peculiar to the...
View ArticleHow to use the Hans Wehr Dictionary: You Tube Video
I found this interesting video on You Tube. Thought I would post it here as a resource for all of us.
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