Modern Textbooks Arabic/English

Written by Rafi'el Imad Faynan, this is a good introductory book for Arabic learners.

This is the answer key to all the four volumes of the English translation of Arabi Ka Muallim by Maulana Abdul Sattar, the book that has been popular for the past sixty years for teaching Arabic. The translation into English was done by Zahra Baintner.

Based on the ground breaking work of Professor Abdul Salam Kidwai (Arbi Zaban kay das sabaq or Ten lessons in Arabic language) this is a much expanded work aimed at introducing the Arabic grammar with the help of the Qur'anic text.

Publisher's introduction: "If knowledge of the Arabic language is one of the doorways to understanding the teachings of Islam, then this book is one of its keys. It presents the basic rules of reading, writing and understanding the Arabic language in an uncomplicated way. This is an excellent Arabic text book for beginners, both young and old."

Written by the renowned scholar and translator of many important works from Arabic to English, Abdul Hameed Siddiqi. "This book is a modest attempt at imparting elementary knowledge of Arabic grammar and language to the English speaking people of the world. Rules of Arabic grammar have been simplified and great stress has been laid on their proper application. Every care has been taken to acquaint the readers with the language of Qur'an and Hadith."

Gateway to Arabic Book Two builds on the basic reading and writing skills acquired in Book One (Starter Book). With a vocabulary of over 350 words and easy-to-follow explanations, supported by 250 illustrations, Book Two provides learners with a basic knowledge of Arabic grammar, enabling them to take their first steps in understanding and using non-verbal sentences.

This book covers: Over 60 past and present tense verbs The imperative and negative imperative The nominative, accusative and genitive cases, including the genitive of possession (idafa) Comparative and superlative adjectives Attached and detached pronouns Word roots and word patterns Cardinal numbers from 1 to 19 and ordinal numbers from 1 to 10, and the rules governing their usage Prepositions Dialogue practice A comprehensive listing of the nouns used in the book, together with their plural forms A list of the past tense verbs used in the book, together with their present tense forms

This book covers: Family relationships Home and family life Asking for and giving directions Telling the time Extensive dialogue practice Doubled root letter verbs Hollow verbs Verbs with an initial alif or waw Verbs with a medial or final hamza Interrogative particles Rules governing hamza Cardinal numbers from 20 to 99 and ordinal numbers from 1 to 19 and the rules governing their use. A comprehensive listing of the nouns used in the book, together with their plural forms A list of the past tense of 115 verbs used in the book, together with their present tense forms.

Book Five focuses on air travel, meals and medical matters. It builds upon the student's knowledge of first form verbs by introducing various defective forms (verbs containing one or more weak root letters). The book also extends the student's understanding of cardinal numbers into the thousands and suggests practical applications for their use.

Book Six concentrates on teaching “Form Two, Three and Four Verbs” in a comprehensive manner, covering regular and irregular verbs in various moods and tenses. It introduces the subjunctive and jussive moods and the particles that govern them.

The key theme running through the book is the weather and seasons and the student will learn to talk about the temperature and climate in various parts of the world at different times of the year. As usual, passages of dialogue and extensive exercises enable the student to put into practice the knowledge he/she has acquired.