Madinah Arabic Book 1 for Quranic Arabic (Sirat Ul Quran)
- Course audio
- Course audio: English
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 15 lessons
What you'll be able to do
- Form simple nominal sentences in Arabic
- Understand gender, definiteness and case endings of nouns
- Use demonstratives, question words and prepositions
About this course
A Quranic Arabic grammar course in English from Sirat Ul Quran, built on the widely used Madinah Arabic Book 1. It opens with basic concepts: letters and vowels, alif versus hamza, types of words, gender, definite and indefinite nouns, case endings (i'raab), triptotes and diptotes. It then works through the book's lessons: nominal sentences, demonstratives such as haadha and dhaalika, question words, the definite article and connecting hamza, sun and moon letters, and prepositional phrases. It suits learners who can read the Quran and want to start understanding its language.
Before you start: Able to read Arabic script; Basic English
Syllabus
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- 1Introduction to Madinah Arabic Books
- 2Basic Quranic Arabic Concepts, 1I Arabic alphabets I Vowels I Difference between (Alif) and (Hamza)
- 3Basic Quranic Arabic Concepts 2 : Types of words l Noun l Gender in Arabic l definite & indefinite
- 4Basic Quranic Arabic Concepts 3 l Indefinite & Definite Nouns in Arabic l Gender in Arabic
- 5Basic Quranic Arabic Concepts 4 l iraab (الإِعراب) Case endings of nouns l declension of Arabic noun
- 6Basic Quranic Arabic Concepts 5: Triptote l munsarif asmaa l declension of arabic nouns (مُنصَرِف)
- 7Basic Quranic Arabic Concepts 6: Diptote l declinable nouns l indeclinable nouns l Fixed Nouns l
- 8Madinah Arabic Book-1, Lesson 1 Nominal Sentence l Demonstrative pronoun l haaza l what l who l
- 9Madinah Arabic Book-1, Lesson 1, Part 2 : هذا (This), مَا (What), أ (Is), مَن (Who)
- 10Madinah Arabic Book-1, Lesson 2: (and) و ، (that) ذلكَ
- 11Madinah Arabic Book-1, Lesson 3, Part 1: Definite article (ال), هَمزَةُ الوَصْلِ, هَمزَةُ القَطْعِ
- 12Madinah Arabic Book-1, Lesson 3, Part 2 (Connecting hamza), (Disconnecting hamza)
- 13Madinah Arabic Book-1, Lesson 3, Part 3 : The moon letters, The sun letters
- 14Madinah Arabic Book-1, Lesson 4 : Prepositional Phrase : ٱلجَارُّ وَ المَجْرُور
- 15Madinah Arabic Book-1, Lesson 4, Part 2: Categories of Diptotes
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Lessons last checked Oct 2026. Course summary and lesson structure by Sabaq.
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