Al-Azhar Arabic Course

1. Mastering the Arabic Alphabet and Letter Formation

Beginner students start with the Iqraa book, learning all 28 Arabic letters in their isolated, initial, medial, and final forms. Tutors drill correct pronunciation for each letter before any grammar instruction begins.

Writing practice runs alongside reading from the first session, so students develop letter formation alongside recognition rather than separating the two skills.

2. Building Basic Nahw Through Al-Tamheedi Grammar Study

Once the alphabet is secure, learners move into Al-Tamheedi, which introduces foundational Nahw: nouns, pronouns, simple verbs, and prepositions. Tutors teach students to construct and parse simple Arabic sentences correctly before advancing.

Simple sentences like subject-predicate structures are practiced repeatedly until the student produces them accurately without prompting, confirming readiness for the intermediate stage.

3. Conversational Fusha and First Steps in Azhari Nahw

Intermediate learners build everyday Fusha through dialogue-based textbooks, practiced live with the tutor. Alongside this, they begin al-Ajurrumiyyah, learning the parts of speech, case endings, and the basics of I’rab.

Grammar at this stage expands to include dual forms, regular masculine and feminine plurals, and more complex sentence structures, each introduced through the text and then drilled in tutor-led speaking practice.

4. Advanced Nahw Through Classical Azhari Texts

Advanced learners continue beyond al-Ajurrumiyyah, written by Ibn Ajurrum in the 14th century and taught in Azhari circles for generations, into [Qatr al-Nada / the Alfiyyah of Ibn Malik]. Students perform full I’rab of complex sentences, covering conditional sentences, diptote nouns, and Kana and its sisters in depth.. This direct engagement with authentic classical texts is the heart of the Azhari method, giving learners the tools to read classical Arabic works with growing independence.

5. Reading Classical Arabic Texts With Tutor-Led Analysis

At the advanced stage, students read selections from the Quran, Hadith, and classical Arabic poetry under tutor guidance. Each passage is parsed grammatically, analyzed rhetorically, and discussed for vocabulary and structure.

This direct engagement with authentic classical texts is the defining outcome of the Azhari method, producing learners who can access Arabic scholarship from any historical era without relying on translation.