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Arabic Literacy Course

Reading Section

Al-Qaa'idatun-Nooraniyyah

By
Sheikh Nur Muhammad Haqqaani

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Introduction
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The Arabic language, being the language of the Quran, has
gained a lot of attention from people all around the world since the
revelation of this Great Book. As Allah, High is He, has said:
And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord
of the worlds (192) The Trustworthy Spirit has
brought it down (193) Upon your heart, [O
Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners (194) In a clear Arabic language (195) [26:192-195].
Therefore, understanding the Arabic language is the first
step towards better understanding of the Great Quran and the
Islamic tradition as a whole. The first course in our Arabic
language curriculum is, of course, the Arabic Literacy Course,
which consists of three subjects:
Reading.
Handwriting.
Basic Tajweed.
Al-Qaa'idatun-Nooraniyyah is one of most wide spread texts
used in teaching beginners how to read the Arabic language
worldwide. Whether children or adults, Arab or non-Arab, all will
find these blessed pages an easy, pleasant, and complete text in
teaching the basic Reading of the Arabic language. May Allah High
is He, grant us sincerity, success and forgiveness, indeed He is of
all things capable.
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Lesson 1
Individual Alphabets

Jeem

Thaa

Taa

Baa

Alif

Raa*

Dhaal

Daal

Khaa*

Haa*

Dhaadh*

Saad*

Sheen

Seen

Zai

Faa

Ghain*

Ain*

Thaa*

Taa*

Noon

Meem

Laam

Kaaf

Qaaf*

Yaa

Yaa

Hamzah

Waaw

Haa

Letters in red: Heavy letters.

*: Letters indicate sounds that do not exist in English (need more
focus).

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Lesson 2
Letter Combinations

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Lesson 3
The Unjoined Letters(1)

(1)

(The Letters at the Beginning of Surahs)

The Madd sign ( ~ ) indicates prolongation of the sound.

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Lesson 4
Letters With Harakat (Short Vowels)(2)

(2)

There are three short vowels in Arabic: Fat-hah ( ) which is always above the letter,
Kasrah ( ) which is always below the letter, and Dhammah ( ) which is always above the
letter.

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Lesson 5
Letters With Tanween(3)

(3)

Tanween is a written as a second vowel sign.

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Lesson 6
Practice On Letters With Harakat
And Tanween

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Lesson 7
Small Alif, Waaw and Yaa

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Lesson 8
Letters Of Madd And Leen
A- Letters Of Madd (Prolonged Vowels)(4)

(4)

The letter ( ) is always a Madd letter, and the letter before it in the same word always has
a Fat-hah. The letter ( ) is a Madd letter if the letter before it in the same word has a Kasrah.
The letter ( ) is a Madd letter if the letter before it in the same word has a Dhammah.

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B- Letters Of Leen (Semi-Vowels)

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(5)

(5)

The and are Leen letters if the letter before them in the same word has a Fat-hah.

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Lesson 9
Practice On Tanween And Letters
Of Madd And Leen

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Lesson 10
The Sukn

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Lesson 11
Practice On Sukn

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Lesson 12
) ( The Shaddah

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Lesson 13
Practice On Shaddah

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Lesson 14
Practice On Shaddah And Sukn

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Lesson 15
Practice On Two Shaddahs In A
Word

Lesson 16
Practice On Shaddah And Sukn
With Madd

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Lesson 17
Practice On The Above Study

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Quranic Words Which Are Written According To The

Quranic Spelling While Read In A Different Way
Surah & Verse

any
2:245
3:144 , 21:34
7:69
any
11:68
13:30
18:14
18:23
18:38
27:21
76:4
76:15
10:83
47:4
30:39

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Spelled

No.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

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Index
Subject

Page

Introduction

Lesson 1:

Individual Alphabets

Lesson 2:

Letter Combinations

Lesson 3:

The Unjoined Letters

Lesson 4:

Letters With Harakat (Short Vowels) 8

Lesson 5:

Letters With Tanween

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Lesson 6:

Practice On Letters With Harakat

And Tanween
Small Alif, Waaw and Yaa

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14

Lesson 7:
Lesson 8:

Lesson 10:

Letters Of Madd And Leen:

A- Letters Of Madd (Long Vowels)
B- Letters Of Leen (Semi-Vowels)
Practice On Tanween And Letters
Of Madd And Leen
The Sukn

Lesson 11:

Practice On Sukn

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Lesson 12:

The Shaddah

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Lesson 13:

Practice On Shaddah

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Lesson 14:

Practice On Shaddah And Sukn

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Lesson 15:

Practice On Two Shaddahs In A

Word
Practice On Shaddah And Sukn
With Madd
Practice On The Above Study

Lesson 9:

Lesson 16:
Lesson 17:

Quranic Words Which Are Written According To

The Quranic Spelling While Read In A Different
Way
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21

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32
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