Aims

The course is aimed to cover in depth the supplements rules of Arabic Grammar. It is designed over 1 semester to comprehend and consolidate the accusative rules.

Level 3C course is taught mainly in Arabic with limited use of English, for explanations the rules only. There is a balance between communicative activities, structure practice, grammar and vocabulary. Class size is limited to 20 students to maximise interactive learning.

Content

Grammar and linguistic structures

In the introductory level we will cover the following functions:

In this level students will learn the following Grammar topics:

1. Types of pronouns
   • Attached nominative pronouns ضَمَائِرُ الرَّفْعِ الْمُتَّصِلَة
   • Detached nominative pronouns ضَمَائِرُ الرَّفْعِ الْمُنْفَصِلَة
   • Attached accusative pronouns ضَمَائِرُ النَّصْبِ الْمُتَّصِلَةِ
   • Detached accusative pronouns ضَمَائِرُ النَّصْبِ الْمُنْفَصِلَةِ
   • Genitive pronouns ضَمَائِرُ الْجَرِّ
2. Issues related to Pronouns
   • when we should use the accusative pronouns as detached pronouns
   • order of the three pronouns
3. Types of the De-Verbal Noun أَنْوَاعُ الْمَصَادِر
   • The Absolute Object الْمَفْعُولُ الْمُطْلَق
   • مَصْدَرُ الْمَرَّة
   • De-Verbal Noun of Manner مَصْدَرُ الْهَيْئَةِ
   • مَصْدَرُ الْمِيمِي
4. Pattern of De-Verbal Noun of the verb (form I)
   • فَعِيل
   • فُعْل
   • فَعِل
5. الْمَفْعُول لَهُ
6. التَّمْييزُ
7. الْحَالُ
8. Exception الْمُسْتَثْنَى
9. Ways to emphasis the verbs تَوْكِيدُ الْفِعْلِ
10. Diptotes الْمَمْنُوعُ مِنَ الصَّرْفِ
11. Adverbs
12. The conditional sentences
13. Definite and indefinite
14. الْمُبْتَدأ والْخَبَر
15. The use of لَعَلَّ
16. The use of كَمْ
17. The use of حَتَّى
18. The use of إذا
19. The use of لو
20. The use of الْوَاو
21. The use of إِمَّا and إِمَّا
22. اسْمُ الْفَاعِل
23. اسْمُ الْمَفْعُول
24. اسْمُ الزَّمَان والْمَكَان
25. اسْمُ الآلَة
26. Passive verbs and Active verbs
27. اسْمُ الْفِعْلِ
28. The Broken Plural جَمْعُ التَّكْسِير

Vocabulary Areas

The vocabulary areas used in this level consists of common items occur in the everyday vocabulary of native speakers using the target language today in a range of predictable everyday areas. Also it is consists of common religious terms used in Fiqh. Some items may be glossed to aid students. Please consult the vocabulary detailed list for more information.

Pre-requisite

This course is aimed at students who have successfully completed level Three B with SAIS or a suitable equivalent.

Materials

The text book that will be used is ‘The Arabic Course of Madinah Islamic University for English Students, vol. 3 (chapter 27 – end of the book)’ by Professor V. Abd Al-Raheem. This text book will be given to each of the students on his/her first Arabic lesson. Other texts will also be used throughout the course to aid learning however it will not be necessary to buy these books or for SAIS to provide different textbooks as photo copies and handouts will be given out when different material is used by the teachers. Also electronic and short videos will also be used to help the students during the course.

Assessment and Homework

Homework will be given every lesson in order to help the student to connect with the subject, homework carries 48 % of the total end of level mark. The homework will be biased on particular exercises from the text book, as well as from surah Al-‘Araaf (Surah no 7). There will also be a mid-term assessment as well as the end of the course exam which carries 52 % of the total mark. This exam will be based on the reading and writing skills covered at this level.

Course References

There are many references to support students in this level, however, most of these references are in Arabic language. Please consult the detailed course references list. Here are some of these books,

1. “Access to Qur’anic Arabic”
   (By AbdulWahid Hamid)
2. “Mastering Arabic Grammar”
   (By Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar)
3. “501 Arabic Verbs”
   (By Raymond P. Scheindlin)
4. “Al-Arabiya Bayn Yadayk”
   (Arabic in Your Hands)
5. “Qisas – an – Nabiyin”
   (By Sayyed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi)
6. “Al-Qiraat – ar – Rashida”
   (By Sayyed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi)
7. “Sirat – Khatim – an – Nabiyin”
   (By Sayyed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi)
8. “Mini English – Arabic & Arabic – English Dictionary”
   (By Wagdi Rizk Ghali)
9. “Arabic – Arabic Dictionary”
   (By Al-Fakhr Ar-Raazee)
10. “Arabic – English Dictionary”
    (Hans Wehr a dictionary of modern written Arabic)
11. “Standard Arabic”
    (By Eckehard Schulz)
12. “Arabic Verbs and Essential of Grammar”
    (By Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar)

SAIS provides all these references for sale for any student wishes to purchase them. These references are also available in the classrooms to be used by teachers and students.

Aims

The course is aimed to be a revision of all aspects of Arabic Grammar covered in levels 1 – 3c, of Madina Books. It is designed over 1 semester for students to revise, implement and increase their understanding of the rules already learnt. This also prepares them to study Foundation level Islamic Studies, predominantly in the Arabic language.

At this level the course is taught mainly in Arabic with limited use of English, for explanations only. There is a balance between communicative activities, structure practice, grammar and vocabulary. Class size is limited to 20 students to maximise interactive learning.

Content

Students will revise all the grammar and linguistic structures which they have already learnt in level 1 - 3c. These are the following:

1. KALĀM (Speech) and its Constituent Parts / الْكَلام وأَقْسَامُهُ
2. The Insignia of Nouns / عَلامَاتُ الاسْمِ
3. The Insignia of Verbs / عَلامَاتُ الْفِعْلِ
4. The Particle / الْحَرْفُ
5. Inflection (I‘RĀB) / الإعْرَاب
6. Identifying the ‘ALĀMĀT AL-I‘RĀB / عَلامَاتُ الإعْرَابِ
   • The Insignia of the Nominative / عَلامَاتُ الرَّفْعِ
   • The Insignia of the Subjunctive/Accusative / عَلامَاتُ النَّصْبِ
   • The Insignia of the Genitive / عَلامَاتُ الْخَفْضِ
   • The Insignia of the Jussive / عَلامَتَا الْجَزْمِ
7. The Inflected / الْمُعْرَبَات
8. The MU‘RABĀT (the Inflected) BIL-HARAKĀT and the MU‘RABĀT BIL-HURŪF)
9. Verbs / الأَفْعَال
10. The Rules governing the Verb / أَحْكَامُ الْفِعْلِ
11. Nouns / الأَسْمَاء
12. The Rules governing the Noun / أَحْكَامُ الأَسْمَاء
13. The MARFŪ‘ĀT AL-ASMĀ’ / مَرْفُوعَات الأَسْمَاء
    • الْفَاعِل
    • نَائِبُ الْفَاعِل
    • الْمُبْتَدَأ و الْخَبَر
    • نَوَاسِخُ الْمُبْتَدَأ و الْخَبَر
    • النَّعْت
    • الْمَعْرِفَةُ والنَّكِرَة
    • الْعَطْفُ
    • التَّوْكِيد
    • الْبَدَل
14. The MANSŪBĀT AL-ASMĀ’ / مَنْصُوبَاتُ الأَسْمَاء
    • الْمَفْعُولُ بِهِ
    • الْمَصْدَر
    • ظَرْفُ الزَّمَانِ وظَرْفُ الْمَكَانِ
    • الْحَال
    • التَّمْييز
    • الإسْتِثْنَاء
    • The chapter on "لا"
    • الْمُنَادَى
    • الْمَفْعُولُ لَهُ
    • الْمَفْعُولُ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ
15. The MAKHFŪDĀT AL-ASMĀ’ / مَخْفُوضَات الأَسْمَاء

Pre-requisite

This course is aimed at students who have successfully completed all level to 3c with SAIS or a suitable equivalent.

Materials

In this Level we will be using the classical book titled, ‘al-Ajarumiyyah’ by Ibn Ajaroom d. 723. This text book will be given to each of the students on his/her first Arabic lesson.

Other texts will also be used throughout the course to aid learning. However it will not be necessary to buy these books or for SAIS to provide different textbooks, as photocopies and handouts will be given out when other material is used by the teachers.

Presentation and Homework

Homework will be given every lesson in order to help students to connect with the subject and consolidate what they have learnt. This will be based on one particular book, titled ‘Rashid and the missing body’, where they will be required to translate the English text into Arabic. This will carry 48 % of the total pass mark.

The knowledge of the students will be assessed through a presentation they will be asked to make at the end of the course. They will be given enough time to prepare for this. At the beginning of the term, each student will be asked to:

• Choose any surah from the Qur’an, from numbers “az-Zalzalah” to “an-Naas”,
• Translate its tafseer from Arabic to English using Ibn Kathir.
• Add the ‘harakaat’ on the Arabic text of the tafseer.
• Give the ‘iraab’ accordingly.
• Make a 15-20 minute presentation to the class, explaining in summary form, all of the above.

This presentation will carry 52 % of the total mark.

Course References

There are many references to support students in this level, but most of these are in the Arabic language. For further information, please consult the detailed course references list. Here are some of these books,

1. “Sharh shodhor adh-dhahab”
   (By Ibn hisham al-Ansari (d. 761))
2. “Sharh Qatr an-Nada”
   (By Ibn hisham al-Ansari (d. 761))
3. “Lesan al-Arab”
   (By Ibn Mandhoor (d. 711))

Students can purchase these from SAIS, if they wish. These references are also available in the classroom and can be used by teachers and students.