Qur'anic Arabic

The basic curriculum

At the basic level, Qur'anic Arabic grammar is learnt through 5 readings: Al-Fatihah, An-Nas, Al-Falaq, Al-Ikhlas, and Ayat Kursi. An introduction lesson comes first.

The lessons go ayah by ayah; a long ayah is split into several parts. Each lesson teaches at most 3 new things, and what has been learnt is repeated whenever it comes up again in a later ayah. In all there are 32 lessons and 36 things to learn.

Sharaf (word formation) and some advanced topics are not taught at this level. They are listed under “Advanced level” at the end of this page.

Quick formulas for each thing learnt

The lessons in order

In each lesson, what is new is listed apart from what has already been learnt. An underlined name can be clicked: its explanation is on a Concept page. Lessons that are available can be opened from this page; the others are marked “not available yet”.

Introduction
1 lesson, 2 new items
1. Introduction lesson
  New in this lesson
  - Harakat
  - Tiga jenis kata, yaitu isim (اِسْم), fi’il (فِعْل), dan huruf (حَرْف)
  Learnt so far: 2 items
  Open the introduction lesson
Al-Fatihah
7 lessons, 17 new items
1. Ayah 1
  New in this lesson
  - Majrur (مَجْرُور)
  - Huruf jar (حَرْف جَرّ)
  Learnt so far: 4 items
  Open the lesson on Al-Fatihah, ayah 1
2. Ayah 2
  New in this lesson
  Learnt so far: 7 items
  Open the lesson on Al-Fatihah, ayah 2
3. Ayah 3
  New in this lesson
  - Alif lam (ال)
  - Na’t (نَعْت)
  Learnt so far: 9 items
  Open the lesson on Al-Fatihah, ayah 3
4. Ayah 4
  New in this lesson
  - Idhafah (إِضَافَة)
  Learnt so far: 10 items
  Open the lesson on Al-Fatihah, ayah 4
5. Ayah 5
  New in this lesson
  Learnt so far: 13 items
  Open the lesson on Al-Fatihah, ayah 5
6. Ayah 6
  New in this lesson
  Learnt so far: 16 items
  Open the lesson on Al-Fatihah, ayah 6
7. Ayah 7
  New in this lesson
  Learnt so far: 19 items
  Open the lesson on Al-Fatihah, ayah 7
An-Nas
6 lessons, 4 new items
1. Ayah 1
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Fi’il amr (فِعْل أَمْر)
  Learnt so far: 20 items
2. Ayah 2
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Badal (بَدَل)
  Learnt so far: 21 items
3. Ayah 3
  Not available yet
  Nothing new
  This lesson reviews what has been learnt.
  Coming up again in this ayah (7):
  - Harakat,
  - Tiga jenis kata, yaitu isim, fi’il, dan huruf,
  - Majrur,
  - Alif lam,
  - Na’t,
  - Idhafah,
  - Badal
  Learnt so far: 21 items
4. Ayah 4
  Not available yet
  Nothing new
  This lesson reviews what has been learnt.
  Coming up again in this ayah (8):
  - Harakat,
  - Tiga jenis kata, yaitu isim, fi’il, dan huruf,
  - Majrur,
  - Huruf jar,
  - Alif lam,
  - Na’t,
  - Idhafah,
  - Mu’rab dan mabni
  Learnt so far: 21 items
5. Ayah 5
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Jamak taksir (جَمْع تَكْسِير)
  Learnt so far: 22 items
6. Ayah 6
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Mudzakkar (مُذَكَّر) dan mu’annats (مُؤَنَّث)
  Learnt so far: 23 items
Al-Falaq
5 lessons, 2 new items
1. Ayah 1
  Not available yet
  Nothing new
  This lesson reviews what has been learnt.
  Coming up again in this ayah (10):
  - Harakat,
  - Tiga jenis kata, yaitu isim, fi’il, dan huruf,
  - Majrur,
  - Huruf jar,
  - Marfu’,
  - Alif lam,
  - Idhafah,
  - Fi’il mudhari’,
  - Jumlah fi’liyyah,
  - Fi’il amr
  Learnt so far: 23 items
2. Ayah 2
  Not available yet
  Nothing new
  This lesson reviews what has been learnt.
  Coming up again in this ayah (9):
  - Harakat,
  - Tiga jenis kata, yaitu isim, fi’il, dan huruf,
  - Majrur,
  - Huruf jar,
  - Idhafah,
  - Mu’rab dan mabni,
  - Jumlah fi’liyyah,
  - Isim maushul,
  - Fi’il madhi
  Learnt so far: 23 items
3. Ayah 3
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Tanwin (تَنْوِين) pada isim (اِسْم)
  Learnt so far: 24 items
4. Ayah 4
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Jamak mu’annats salim (جَمْع مُؤَنَّث سَالِم)
  Learnt so far: 25 items
5. Ayah 5
  Not available yet
  Nothing new
  This lesson reviews what has been learnt.
  Coming up again in this ayah (7):
  - Harakat,
  - Tiga jenis kata, yaitu isim, fi’il, dan huruf,
  - Majrur,
  - Idhafah,
  - Fi’il madhi,
  - ‘Athaf,
  - Tanwin pada isim
  Learnt so far: 25 items
Al-Ikhlas
4 lessons, 3 new items
1. Ayah 1
  Not available yet
  Nothing new
  This lesson reviews what has been learnt.
  Coming up again in this ayah (9):
  - Harakat,
  - Tiga jenis kata, yaitu isim, fi’il, dan huruf,
  - Jumlah ismiyyah,
  - Marfu’,
  - Dhamir,
  - Mu’rab dan mabni,
  - Jumlah fi’liyyah,
  - Fi’il amr,
  - Tanwin pada isim
  Learnt so far: 25 items
2. Ayah 2
  Not available yet
  Nothing new
  This lesson reviews what has been learnt.
  Coming up again in this ayah (6):
  - Harakat,
  - Tiga jenis kata, yaitu isim, fi’il, dan huruf,
  - Jumlah ismiyyah,
  - Marfu’,
  - Alif lam,
  - Na’t
  Learnt so far: 25 items
3. Ayah 3
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Huruf nafi yang menjazmkan
  - Majzum (مَجْزُوم)
  Learnt so far: 27 items
4. Ayah 4
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Kana (كَانَ) dan saudaranya
  Learnt so far: 28 items
Ayat Kursi
9 lessons, 8 new items
1. Part 1
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Istitsna'
  Learnt so far: 29 items
2. Part 2
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Huruf nafi
  - Fa’il (فَاعِل) berupa isim (اِسْم)
  Learnt so far: 31 items
3. Part 3
  Not available yet
  Nothing new
  This lesson reviews what has been learnt.
  Learnt so far: 31 items
4. Part 4
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Istifham
  - Isim (اِسْم) isyarah
  Learnt so far: 33 items
5. Part 5
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Zharaf
  Learnt so far: 34 items
6. Part 6
  Not available yet
  Nothing new
  This lesson reviews what has been learnt.
  Learnt so far: 34 items
7. Part 7
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Kasrah (كَسْرَة) tanda manshub (مَنْصُوب)
  Learnt so far: 35 items
8. Part 8
  Not available yet
  New in this lesson
  - Mutsanna
  Learnt so far: 36 items
9. Part 9
  Not available yet
  Nothing new
  This lesson reviews what has been learnt.
  Learnt so far: 36 items

Advanced level

The 18 topics below are not taught at the basic level: all of sharaf (word formation) and some advanced nahwu topics. The basic lessons only name them; click a topic to read its explanation on its Concept page.

The lessons in order

Introduction

Introduction lesson

Al-Fatihah

Ayah 1

Ayah 2

Ayah 3

Ayah 4

Ayah 5

Ayah 6

Ayah 7

An-Nas

Ayah 1

Ayah 2

Ayah 3

Ayah 4

Ayah 5

Ayah 6

Al-Falaq

Ayah 1

Ayah 2

Ayah 3

Ayah 4

Ayah 5

Al-Ikhlas

Ayah 1

Ayah 2

Ayah 3

Ayah 4

Ayat Kursi

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Advanced level

Sharaf (word formation)

Nahwu (sentence structure)