Quranic Arabic

Online Summer Course

What will you learn?

This course is the first of a series of courses that will introduce students to the fundamentals of Arabic Grammar. This course will teach the different types of nouns, verbs and sentences found in the Qur’an, alongside the learning of Qur’anic vocabulary.

Course Overview

This first-level course introduces students to the essential building blocks of Qur’anic Arabic. By the end of the term, learners will recognize and parse the major noun patterns, verb conjugations, and core sentence structures that appear throughout the Qur’an, while steadily expanding a high-frequency Qur’anic vocabulary bank.

Learning Outcomes

By completing this course, students will be able to:

Identify the three states (rafʿ, naṣb, jarr) of nouns and their core indicators.
Distinguish between proper & common, masculine & feminine, singular, dual, and plural nouns.
Conjugate regular Form-I verbs in the past (الماضي), present/future (المضارع) tenses, imperative and prohibitive form.
Recognize some basic derived forms and the root-pattern system.
Analyze nominal (اسمية) and verbal (فعلية) sentences, labeling mubtadaʾ, khabar, fiʿl, fāʿil, mafʿūl.
Translate short Qur’anic phrases using a working vocabulary of high-frequency words.
Apply idāfah constructions, adjective agreement, and common particles in simple composition.

Who is this course for?

– Passionate students who wish to strengthen their understanding of the Qur’an
– Students who wish to learn Arabic grammar part-time in a flexible environment

Instructor Profile

Alimah Sobia Hasan is the Co-Founder and Director of Maryam Institute, an international U.S. based, non profit organization committed to imparting Islamic education globally. She obtained her Alimiyyah Degree from Wifaq al-Madaris and has been teaching and mentoring students for the past 18 years. Her students include working professionals, homemakers, and college students from various countries around the world. In addition to her religious qualifications, she holds a BSc (Honours) in Economics and Social Sciences from LUMS and has undergone training in Educational Leadership at the Kaneb Centre for Teaching & Learning in the USA. Combining her expertise in research and Islamic studies with her role as a community mentor, Alimah Sobia has designed and delivered a range of courses on contemporary and lifestyle issues relevant to women. She has also lectured extensively on topics relating to Islam at conferences and universities in the United States and Canada.