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Phase 1

Learn to Read

ا ب ت

Start with Arabic letters and gradually build toward reading Quranic words and phrases.

  1. 1Meet the Arabic LettersLearn the basic Arabic alphabet and recognize individual letters.ا ب ت6 lessons
  2. 2Letter SoundsConnect each Arabic letter with the consonant sound it makes.ب ج س6 lessons
  3. 3Similar-Looking LettersTell apart letters that share the same basic shape.7 lessons
  4. 4FathahRead a letter carrying the short “a” vowel written above it.بَ تَ ثَ5 lessons
  5. 5KasrahRead a letter carrying the short “i” vowel written below it.بِ تِ ثِ5 lessons
  6. 6DammahRead a letter carrying the short “u” vowel written above it.بُ تُ ثُ5 lessons
  7. 7Mixing Short VowelsRead fathah, kasrah and dammah together without pausing.بَ بِ بُ6 lessons
  8. 8Connected LettersSee how Arabic letters join to each other inside a word.بت بَتِ باب6 lessons
  9. 9Letter FormsRecognize letters at the start, middle and end of a word.ب بـ ـبـ7 lessons
  10. 10Long Vowels / MaddStretch vowel sounds with the basic long vowel patterns.بَا بِي بُو6 lessons
  11. 11SukunRead a letter with no vowel, stopping the sound cleanly.بْ تْ سْ5 lessons
  12. 12TanwinRead the doubled vowel endings that add an “n” sound.بً بٍ بٌ5 lessons
  13. 13ShaddahRead a strengthened letter and hold its sound a little longer.بَّ تَّ نَّ5 lessons
  14. 14Common Quranic CombinationsMeet letter groups that come up again and again when reading.7 lessons
  15. 15Read Short WordsPut everything together to read short Arabic words.6 lessons
  16. 16Read Quranic WordsStart reading real words that occur in the Quran.6 lessons
  17. 17Read Quranic PhrasesMove from single words to short Quranic phrases.6 lessons
  18. 18Reading ChallengeA final Phase 1 checkpoint to read on your own.4 lessonsYou can now read Quranic Arabic.Next: Understand the Quran

Phase 2

Understand the Quran

Build your Quran vocabulary step by step.

0 of 1008 words · 0.0% vocabulary occurrence coverage

  1. 30Foundation3 lessons · 0 done · 32.0% coverage at the end
  2. 64Core 50%6 lessons · 0 done · 50.1% coverage at the end
  3. 99Core 60%10 lessons · 0 done · 60.1% coverage at the end
  4. 214Core 70%21 lessons · 0 done · 70.0% coverage at the end
  5. 207Core 75%21 lessons · 0 done · 75.0% coverage at the end
  6. 313Core 80%31 lessons · 0 done · 80.0% coverage at the end
  7. 81Core complete8 lessons · 0 done · 81.3% coverage at the end

Phase 3

Grammar

Recognize how Quranic Arabic words change and connect.

0 of 6 lessons done

Pronouns referenceAll the pronoun forms on one screen, any time you need them.

Pronouns

The words for I, we, you, he, she and they — including the forms that mean exactly two.

  1. 1Pronouns that stand aloneI, we, you, he, she, they · 41 steps
  2. 4Talking about exactly twoهُمَا, أَنتُمَا and their attached forms · 22 steps

Attached pronouns in Quran words

The short endings that turn Lord into my Lord, our Lord or their Lord.

  1. 2Pronouns that attachhis, her, their, your, our, my · 38 steps
  2. 3Attached pronouns inside Quran wordsرَبّ becomes رَبِّى, رَبَّنَا, رَبُّهُمْ · 13 steps
  3. 6Quran pronoun challengeSurah Yusuf, verses 1–14 · 14 steps

Number and ending patterns

Recurring word endings to recognise, without reading a fixed grammar into every one of them.

  1. 5Endings you keep seeingـونَ and ـانِ as recognition patterns · 8 steps

Capstone

Final Quran Challenge

Capstone

Final Quran Challenge

Put everything you've learned into practice with real Quran passages.

Opens when Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 are all finished. Still to go: Phase 1 103, Phase 2 100, Phase 3 6.

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