40-Lesson Arabic Program

L1Lesson

Introduction — Alphabet, Harakat & Core Concepts

• 28 letters
• Fathah, Kasrah, Dammah
• Sukoon
• Shadda
• Madd letters
• Tanween (three forms)
• Hamzat al-Wasl vs Qat'
• Alif Maqsurah, Mamdoodah, Manqoosah
• Ta' Marbootah

L2Lesson

Pronouns — Personal, Demonstrative & Relative الضمائر

• Separate pronouns (أنا، أنتَ، هو...)
• Attached pronouns (ـه، ـكَ، ـي...)
• Hidden pronouns (ضمير مستتر)
• Demonstratives (هذا، هذه، ذلك، تلك، هؤلاء، أولئك)
• Relative pronouns (الذي، التي، الذين، اللواتي)

L3Lesson

ISM — Gender, Number & Noun Types الاسم

• Masculine vs Feminine
• Singular / Dual / Plural
• Sound masculine plural (ون/ين)
• Sound feminine plural (ات)
• Broken plural (جمع التكسير)
• Proper nouns / Common nouns / Ism Isharah

L4Lesson

I'raab — Case Endings الإعراب

• Raf' (Dammah)
• Nasb (Fathah)
• Jarr (Kasrah)
• Jazm (Sukoon)
• Mabni vs Mu'rab
• Signs of i'raab for duals & plurals
• Diptotes (ممنوع من الصرف)

L5Lesson

Definite Article & Sun/Moon Letters أل — شمسية/قمرية

• Al- (ال)
• 14 sun letters (assimilation)
• 14 moon letters (no assimilation)
• Definite vs indefinite nouns in Quran
• Laam of emphasis vs definite article

L6Lesson

Nominal Sentence — Mubtada & Khabar الجملة الاسمية

• Subject (مبتدأ) always in Raf'
• Predicate (خبر) types: single noun, phrase, sentence
• Agreement in gender & number
• Mubtada with tanween
• Khabar as prepositional phrase

L7Lesson

Verbal Sentence — Fi'l, Fa'il & Maf'ul الجملة الفعلية

• Verb (فعل)
• Subject of verb (فاعل) in Raf'
• Object (مفعول به) in Nasb
• Verb-first order
• Agreement rules
• Transitive vs intransitive verbs

L8Lesson

Kana & Its Sisters كان وأخواتها

• كان، أصبح، أمسى، ظلّ، بات، صار، ليس
• Effect: isim (Raf') + khabar (Nasb)
• Tense changes
• Quranic examples
• Negation with لم يكن

L9Lesson

Inna & Its Sisters إن وأخواتها

• إنَّ، أنَّ، كأنَّ، لكنَّ، ليتَ، لعلَّ
• Effect: isim (Nasb) + khabar (Raf')
• Difference between إنَّ and أنَّ
• Kasr vs fath of Hamzah
• Massive Quranic frequency

L10Lesson

Negation النفي

• لا (general)
• لم + jussive
• لن + subjunctive
• ما (nominal)
• ليس (copula)
• لا النافية للجنس
• مَا النافية

L11Lesson

Prepositions & Majroor حروف الجر

• في، من، إلى، على، عن، ب، ل، ك
• Each preposition's core meaning
• Shibh al-jumlah as khabar
• Quranic examples for each
• Common errors

L12Lesson

Idafah — Possessive Construction الإضافة

• Mudaf + Mudaf ilayhi in Jarr
• Meaning: of / possession
• Long chains of idafah
• Idafah with pronouns
• Quranic frequency

L13Lesson

The Trilateral Root System الجذر الثلاثي

• Root concept (ك-ت-ب)
• Finding roots in a dictionary
• Root vs pattern
• Why roots unlock vocabulary
• 50 high-frequency Quranic roots

L14Lesson

Past Tense — Fi'l Madi الفعل الماضي

• Full conjugation table
• Gender & number agreement
• Mabni
• Quranic patterns
• Common Quranic past verbs

L15Lesson

Present/Future — Fi'l Mudari' الفعل المضارع

• The four prefix letters (أ ن ي ت)
• Full conjugation
• Raf' default
• Nasb with أن، لن، كي
• Jazm with لم، لا الناهية
• The Five Verbs

L16Lesson

Command & Prohibition الأمر والنهي

• Imperative formation
• Jussive mood
• لا الناهية + mudari'
• Full conjugation of commands
• Quranic commands

L17Lesson

Verb Forms — Awzan I–X أوزان الأفعال

• Form I–X overview
• Intensify, mutual, causative
• Reflexives
• Passive, seeking, estimating
• Quranic examples

L18Lesson

Weak Verbs الأفعال المعتلة

• Mithal
• Ajwaf
• Naqis
• Lafeef
• Conjugation quirks in Quran

L19Lesson

Passive Voice الفعل المجهول

• Formation in past and present
• Naib al-Fa'il in Raf'
• Divine passive in Quran
• Why Quran uses passive
• Passive of Form II–IV verbs

L20Lesson

Masdar — Verbal Noun المصدر

• Irregular Form I masdars
• Predictable Forms II–X
• Masdar as subject, object, adverb
• Masdar Meem
• Quranic examples

L21Lesson

Active Participle اسم الفاعل

• Form I: فَاعِل
• Forms II–X
• Acts as adjective, noun, or verb
• Amal al-Ism
• Quranic examples

L22Lesson

Passive Participle اسم المفعول

• Form I: مَفْعُول
• Forms II–X
• Used as adjective or noun
• Distinction from ism al-fa'il
• Quranic examples

L23Lesson

Resembling Adjective & Hyperbolic Forms الصفة المشبهة وصيغة المبالغة

• Sifah mushabahah
• Mubalaghah forms
• Names of Allah

L24Lesson

Comparative & Superlative اسم التفضيل

• Pattern أَفْعَل
• Always diptote
• Comparative with من
• Superlative with ال or idafah
• Quranic examples

L25Lesson

Nouns of Place & Time اسم المكان والزمان

• Pattern مَفْعَل / مَفْعِل
• Examples: مسجد، مكتب، مدخل
• Context determines place vs time
• Quranic uses

L26Lesson

Adjective Agreement — Na't & Man'ut النعت والمنعوت

• Four-way agreement
• Broken plurals
• Adjective as predicate vs attribute
• Quranic chains

L27Lesson

Numbers الأعداد

• 1–2
• 3–10 gender reversal
• 11–12
• 13–19
• Tens, hundreds, thousands

L28Lesson

Diptotes الممنوع من الصرف

• No tanween
• Fathah replaces Kasrah in Jarr
• Common triggers
• Recognition in Quran

L29Lesson

Conditional Sentences الجملة الشرطية

• إن + jazm
• لو unreal/counterfactual
• General conditionals
• Condition + response
• Quranic conditionals

L30Lesson

Oaths & Emphatic Particles القسم ولام التوكيد

• Quranic oaths
• Jawab al-qasam
• Lam al-Tawkid
• Nun al-Tawkid
• Qad for affirmation

L31Lesson

Relative Clauses الجملة الصفية

• Defined antecedent
• Undefined antecedent
• Return pronoun
• Quranic examples

L32Lesson

Adverbial Expressions ظرف المكان والزمان

• Zarf in Nasb
• As khabar
• With idafah
• Maf'ul fih
• Quranic adverbs

L33Lesson

Hal — Circumstantial Clause الحال

• Hal always in Nasb
• Always indefinite
• Agrees with Sahib al-Hal
• Jumlah haliyyah
• Quranic examples

L34Lesson

Tamyiz — Specification التمييز

• Specifies vague number or measurement
• Always Nasb
• Tamyiz al-nisbah
• Tamyiz al-mufrad
• Quranic examples

L35Lesson

Tawabi' — The Four Followers التوابع

• Na't
• Atf
• Tawkid
• Badal

L36Lesson

Quranic Particles — Huroof الحروف

• Fa', Waw, Thumma
• Bal, Laa, Aw, Am
• La'alla, Hatta
• Particles governing jazm/nasb

L37Lesson

Rhetorical Features of Quranic Arabic البلاغة القرآنية

• Iltifat
• Taqdim wa Ta'khir
• Hadhf
• Repetition & parallelism
• Word order and effect

L38Lesson

I'rab al-Quran — Parsing Practice إعراب القرآن

• Al-Fatiha parsing
• Ayat al-Kursi
• Surah al-Ikhlas
• Method for full i'rab

L39Lesson

Vocabulary — Quranic Word Families العائلات اللغوية

• Top 50 roots
• Word family trees
• Frequency lists
• Semantic fields
• Retention strategies

L40Lesson

Revision, Integration & Next Steps المراجعة والمستقبل

• Full grammar map review
• Parsing unseen ayat
• Common mistakes checklist
• Recommended classical texts
• Next courses in Balagha & Sarf