Modern Textbooks

This grammar book is based on Arbi Ka Muallim but follows a different organization and presentation developed by the teachers at the Qur'an Academy Karachi. References to Urdu and English grammar are meant to make the subject matter easier to comprehend.

Abridged version consisting of core concepts. Self-explanatory charts and tables to summarize key concepts. Six units for beginners to progress to an intermediate level. Especially prepared for Englilsh speaking students. Uses English grammar terms along with the Arabic terms wherever appropriate. Plenty of exercises reinforce the text.

A fully illustrated elementary Arabic teacher with color pictures.

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.