Fawakih+Curriculum Course+Descriptions

FAWAKIH
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
QURANIC ARABIC ROAD MAP
COURSE OBJECTIVES
FAWAKIH TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
At Fawakih, the goal of our teaching is to give our students the best learning experience we can to help them
access and build a relationship with the Quran.
Fawakih Instructional Principles

1. Treating teaching and learning as spiritual processes
2. Respecting and valuing all students
3. Having high expectations of all students
4. Fostering a professional but comfortable classroom culture that is conducive to learning
5. Striving for continuous improvement in service of student learning
Quranic Arabic Instructional Vision

The goal of our Quranic Arabic program is to give students the tools to access the Quran in its original
language, thereby growing both spiritually and intellectually.
This is achieved by:

• Developing a strong foundation in the theory of Arabic grammar, morphology and rhetoric
• Applying theory primarily through reading texts in classical Arabic, including the Quran, with
supplemental reinforcement through writing and listening
• Equipping students with a broad vocabulary of words found in the Quran and Islamic disciplines
In order to help the participants benefit, it is important that both teachers and students strive to maintain
etiquette appropriate for sacred learning.
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ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
Quranic Arabic Curriculum
Over the years, Fawakih has developed a curriculum for students to embark on their Quranic Arabic
Journey. Through theory classes (Linguistics: Morphology, Grammar, Rhetoric), text analysis classes
(Introductory Reading, Quran Analysis, Islamic Texts), and skills classes (Listening, Speaking, Writing), the
program facilitates language acquisition through both active and passive engagement.
See the Quranic Arabic Curriculum Road Map, provided after the academic overview section, for a birds-eye
look at Fawakih’s 6-level curriculum.
Placement
All students are required to take the online beginner and intermediate placement exams after registration.
Please make sure to take these exams as soon as possible. The Fawakih administration will then place
students in appropriate levels based on placement exam results, academic background and any other relevant
factors.
Course Requirements
Homework/Participation (30%) Attendance will be checked. Ample preparation and active involvement in
classroom activities is expected at all times. Any anticipated absences must be cleared with your instructor.
Homework will be visually checked and assessed on the basis of effort. In order to save class time, homework
will be self-checked as answer keys will be posted for students online. Students can email or utilize office
hours (if available) to have homework questions answered.
Quizzes (30%) Quizzes are integral part by which a student can track their progress. Required quizzes will be
listed on the class schedule and students are expected to take them on time. These quizzes are meant to
stimulate your neurotransmitters to inspire movement within your synaptic vesicles in a concerted effort to
shift the neurons from your short-term memory to your long-term memory.
Final Exam (40%) Final exams covering all three subjects will be administered at the end of the semester.
Student Absences
Students are allowed three excused absences each semester. An excused absence is one in which the student
notifies the instructor of the absence in advance and has a legitimate reason (excused absences include:
emergencies, being ill, and planned absences).
If a student would like to get a class recorded, he or she can arrange for one with another student with the
permission of the instructor. Fawakih staff and instructors are not responsible for recording classes for absent
students.
After 2 consecutive unexcused absences, the teacher emails him/her. After the 3rd the administration will
email them informing them that he/she is withdrawn and will receive partial credit for what remains of the
tuition from that point on.
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Participation Grades
Instructors should enter participation grades on a weekly basis so that both staff and students (who are given
access to Engrade) are up-to-date on student progress. Instructors should finalize their grades by the time final
exams are due so that the Testing Manager can prepare transcripts.
Grade Settings (percentages)

• 97 - 100 A+
• 94 - 96.9 A
• 90 - 93.9 A-
• 87 - 89.9 B+
• 84 - 86.9 B
• 80 - 83.9 B-
• 77 - 79.9 C+
• 74 - 76.9 C
• Incomplete
Promotion Policy
1. Students must receive a grade of C (74%) or higher in order to be promoted to the next level (i.e. from
Level 3 to Level 4; not from Level 3A to 3B).
2. Students may, at the discretion of Fawakih administration, be allowed to re-take a final exam in a
different version in the following situations:
1. The student faces a technical issue while taking it the first time
2. If a student fails a final exam
3. Students may repeat classes if deemed necessary, upon consultation with instructors and Fawakih
staff.
Students who are missing too many assignments OR have not performed well enough to pass the class will
receive an “I” grade and instructions from the Testing Manager (with the instructor CC’d) on what they can do
to improve it (e.g. take missing quizzes or re-take quizzes with low scores). These students can continue to the
second half of their level (e.g. take Level 1B after getting an incomplete in Level 1A) but cannot proceed to the
next level (e.g. from 1B to 2A) without bringing up their grade to a 74 average for the level (e.g. Level 1A and
1B combined).
Online Resources
You will be given access to our online Student Resource Portal, which can be found at www.fawakih.com.
Resources include access to online quizzes, recordings, listening clips, instructor power points, study guides,
answers keys and more. Students will be given login information during orientation.
Online Quizzes
Students are required to take all online quizzes that are assigned to them. Due dates are indicated on the
course schedule (any changes will be communicated by the instructor or administration) and students can
access the quizzes through the resources section of the Fawakih website.
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Testing Policies
• Quizzes are closed book except for reading quizzes
• All final exams are closed book
Checking Grades
Students can track their grades via Engrade, an online gradebook system. Students will be given information
on how to log into Engrade to track their academic progress.
Tips for Student Success1

As Imam Zarnuji states in Instruction of the Student, the purpose of study is to "...strive for the pleasure of
God, the abode of the Hereafter, the removal of ignorance from himself and from the rest of the ignorant, and
revival of religion, and the survival of Islam" (Zarnuji, p. 5). He recommends the following methods of learning
to students – each of which is expounded upon in great detail in the book:
• Relying on Allah entirely
• Respecting knowledge and those who have it, for the sake of Allah
• Seeking Allah's assistance, through earnest supplication. Among the Qur'anic supplications for seeking
knowledge is, "O Lord, increase me in knowledge." [Rabbi zidni ìlma]
• Sit facing the qibla, whenever possible
• Take notes during lessons, of all beneficial knowledge you hear or read
• Take ample notes
• Respect the teachers
• Communicate any problems (academic or otherwise) to the staff or teachers
• Complete all homework and quizzes on time and with full effort
• Be wary of falling into idleness, excessive sleep, or wasting time through idle talk
• Be wary of what you eat, that it is pure and not contaminated, both physically and spiritually
• Be organized and don’t overwhelm yourself – rather, strive for consistency
• Choosing the best times for study, which are those when one's mind is clear and one does not have
other distractions-such as dawn and late evening
• Pure intention, sincerity, and high resolve
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FAWAKIH INSTITUTE
QURANIC ARABIC CURRICULUM ROAD MAP
BEGINNER INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED
LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6
GRAMMAR M G M G M G M G R R R R
LINGUISTICS
(G)
Verb Types of Noun Syntax Advanced Mansubāt Irregular Advanced Figurative Linguistic Rhetorical Applied
MORPHO- Pragmatics
Conjugation Words Derivatives & Study of Verb Grammar Speech Embellish- Balāgha
LOGY (e.g. types of
(M) & & Advanced Verb Patterns Topics and ments
(Past, Present, objects;
Basic Intro to Sentence Patterns exception, Imagery
Command) (e.g. numbers,
RHETORIC Sentence Verb Structures II-X state, etc.)
(R) conditionals,
Structure Patterns emphasis) ‫ﻋﻠﻢ اﻛﻴﺎن‬ k‫ﻋﻠﻢ اﻟـﻤﻌﺎ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻢ اﻛﺪﻳﻊ‬
II-X
INTRODUCTORY TEXTS QURAN ANALYSIS QURAN ANALYSIS

TEXT ANALYSIS
Story of Story of Story of Selection Selection Shu‘arā’ Shu‘arā’ Shu‘arā’ Sūrat Sūrat Sūrat
Ibrāhim Yūsuf Mūsā and from from Juz I II III al-Kahf Maryam Yāsīn
READING
Hārūn Ahādīth ‘Amma [1-87] [88-159] [160-227]
Imam al- CLASSICAL ARABIC TEXTS
Nawawi Intro, Musa Hereafter, Lut, Shuaiyb,
Sciences ‘Usūl al-
& Ibrahim Nuh, Hud, Quran & Creed Law
Salih Poetry of Quran Fiqh
L W L W L W L W
Special Elective Classes
Listening Essential Listening Introductory Listening Intermediate Listening Advanced
LISTENING I Dialogue II Connectors III Connectors IV Connectors
SKILLS
(L) and and and e.g. Daily Litanies, Conversation Café,

(Selection of (Clips of the Expressions (Selection Expressions (Series on Expressions Prophetic Characteristics
WRITING
(W) adhkār and practice of from the Life of
dua) the Sunnah) Khutbahs) Khadija) (as offered)
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LEVEL 1 COURSE OBJECTIVES
Courses Offered
Each level of Fawakih consists of six courses. For Level 1, these courses are:
AR 101: Linguistics - Level 1 Grammar

Level 1 Linguistics AR 102: Linguistics - Level 1 Morphology
AR 103: Text Analysis - Level 1 Reading (Qissat Ibrahim)
AR 104: Text Analysis – Level 1 Reading (Qissat Yūsuf)
Level 1 Skills AR 105: Skills – Level 1 Listening (Adkār & Duas)
AR 106: Skills – Level 1 Speaking/Writing
Course Objectives
Below is a breakdown of student objectives for each course listed above.
AR 101: LINGUISTICS - GRAMMAR

• To know that there are three word classes (‫اﺳﻢ‬, ‫ﻓﻌﻞ‬, ‫ )ﺣﺮف‬in Arabic
• To be comfortable with the concept of noun case, the default marker for each of
the three cases, and the required case for some common syntactical structures.
o ‫إﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬
o ‫ﺟﻠﺔ اﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬
o ‫ﺟﻠﺔ ﻓﻌﻠﻴﺔ‬
Objectives
o ‫ﺟﺎر وﻣﺮور‬
• To recognize other grammatical features of nouns: definiteness, gender (including
common identifying marks of a word's gender) and number (singular/dual/plural)
• To recognize and use the four common types of pronouns (subject, direct-object,
indirect-object, demonstrative)
• To be able to recognize, use and distinguish 3 major noun compounds: adjectival
phrase, nominal sentence, and ‫ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬construct
Resources • Fawakih Level 1 Course Binder
• Online Quizzes
Assessment • Online Final Exam
• Online Vocabulary Final Exam
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AR 102: LINGUISTICS - MORPHOLOGY
• Recognize whether a verb is conjugated for the past, present tense or command
verbs
• Conjugate simple (triliteral, Form I) verbs in past and present tense and command
verbs
• Recognize the triliteral root of a noun or verb in order to search for the word in a
Objectives root-based dictionary such as Hans Wehr
َ ُ
o identify a, i, u in the dictionary for the ‫ﺎرع‬
ِ ‫ ﻣﻀ‬verbs
• Identify the pattern (‫ )وزن‬of a noun or verb
َ َْ
• Recognize and create the active (‫ )اﺳﻢ اﻟﻔﺎ ِﻋﻞ‬and passive (‫اﻟﻤﻔ ُﻌﻮل‬ ‫ )اﺳﻢ‬participles
• Online Quizzes
• Online Final Exam
Assessment
• Written component: Blank chart on verb conjugations (past, present and
command) to fill in
AR 103 & 104: TEXT ANALYSIS - READING (QISSAT IBRAHIM AND QISSAT YŪSUF)
• To increase confidence with and speed in reading simple vowelled Arabic texts
• To train to apply a step-wise methodology for reading comprehension, starting
with scanning for familiar words, and moving towards complete translation
• To train students to make maximum use of their existing knowledge of words,
patterns and concepts for initial comprehension of an Arabic text before using
new vocabulary to produce a more detailed translation
Objectives • To develop a basic repertoire of Qur'anic vocabulary and general Arabic sentence
structures
• To identify simple syntactical (e.g. ‫إﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬, nominal sentence, ‫س‬- for future tense,
‫ ﻓﺎﻋﻞ‬follows ‫ )ﻓﻌﻞ‬, morphological (e.g. ‫اﺳﻢ اﻟﻔﺎﻋﻞ‬, ‫ )اﺳﻢ اﻟﻔﻌﻮل‬and noun-case patterns
(e.g. ‫ ﻓﺎﻋﻞ‬is ‫ )ﻣﺮﻓﻮع‬as one reads
َ
• L ‫ ﻗَ َﺼ ُﺺ‬by Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi
Textbook ‫اﺠ ِﺒﻴِّﻴ ﻟﻸ ْﻃﻔﺎل‬
Resources
• Fawakih Level 1 Course Binder (methodology and vocabulary)
• Online Quizzes (Open Book)
Assessment • Online Final Exam (CLOSED BOOK)
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AR 105: SKILLS – LISTENING (ADHKĀR & DUA)
• To become accustomed to listening to Arabic and parsing words
• To train the ear to recognize and distinguish the sounds of Arabic letters,
especially those that are similar to one another
Objectives • To begin training oneself to listen for familiar roots and morphological structures
• To use context as a guide to help guess the meanings of unfamiliar words one
hears
• To develop a basic repertoire of some useful words and phrases
• Listening clips on Vimeo (password: fawakih) that can be accessed at
Resources www.fawakih.com with login credentials qaone/qaone in Listening section
• Online Quizzes
AR 106: SKILLS – WRITING & SPEAKING

• To train students in hearing and differentiating sounds, letters and words
• To develop writing and transcription ability
• To develop confidence in oral production of simple Arabic sentences
• To improve pronunciation of Arabic consonants and vowels
Objectives • To develop a basic vocabulary for selected everyday situations (greetings, daily
activities, etc.)
• To start writing simple sentences and guided paragraphs in Arabic
• To be able to prepare a short, simple presentation in Arabic (to be presented
orally before classmates and teacher)
• Online Quizzes (20%)
• Mid-Term Presentation (20%)
Assessment • Online Final Examination (30%)
• Final Presentation & Dictation (30%)
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Courses Offered

AR 203: Text Analysis - Level 2 Reading (Mūsā & Hārūn)
AR 204: Text Analysis – Level 2 Reading (Ahādīth)
Level 2 Skills AR 205: Skills – Level 2 Listening (Adkār & Duas)
AR 206: Skills – Level 2 Writing
Course Objectives

• To gain a more nuanced appreciation of utilizing verbal constructions to convey
difference sense of the past (past continuous, recent past and far past)
To be able to recognize the common particles that change the mood of the
3َُ
•
َ ُ ْ َْ
‫ﻣﻀﺎرع‬verb to ‫( ﻣﻨﺼﻮب‬subjunctive), ‫( ﻣﺰوم‬jussive) and ‫( ﻣﺄﻛﺪ‬emphatic), and the
associated meanings
• To able to recognize and conjugate verbs in the above moods
To be able to distinguish between active/passive and transitive/intransitive verbs
Objectives •
• To build on prior knowledge of noun case to learn about nouns of irregular
َ َ ‫)اﻷﺳﻤﺎء اﻟ‬
declension ( ‫ ﻣﻨﻮع ﻣﻦ اﻟﺼف‬and ‫ﻤﺴﺔ‬
3 َ
• To be familiar with common modifications of the nominal sentence, using ‫ إن‬and ‫ﻛن‬
َ
• To develop a deeper understanding of the impact the ‫( ﻓﺎ ِﻋﻞ‬doer) has on the verb
(depending on its gender, number, and positioning in the sentence relative to the
verb)
• Online Quizzes
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3 ْ
• To recognize the patterns of ‫( ُﻣﺸﺘَﻘﺎت‬derived nouns) ‫( اﺳﻢ اﻟﻔﺎ ِﻋﻞ‬active participle),
‫( اﺳﻢ اﻟﻔﻌﻮل‬passive participle) , ‫( اﺳﻢ اﻛﻔﻀﻴﻞ‬the elative), ‫( اﺳﻤﺎ زﻣﺎن و ﻣﻜن‬nouns of
َ
time and place) and the common patterns for ‫( اﺳﻢ ُﻣﺒَﺎﻟﻐﺔ‬noun of exaggeration),
َ
‫( اﻟﺼﻔﺔ اﻛﺎﺑﺘﺔ‬permanent attribute) and ‫( اﺳﻢ اﻵﻟﺔ‬noun of tool)
Objectives
ُ
• To be able to produce the basic past, present tense (‫ ﻫﻮ‬conjugations) and
command verbs (‫ﻧﺖ‬ َ َ‫ أ‬form) for Verb Forms II-X and their verbal nouns and identify
their active and passive participles
• To be able to look up derived verbs (Forms II-X) in a root-based dictionary
• Online Quizzes
Assessment
• Written component: Blank chart on verb conjugations (past, present and
command) to fill in
AR 203 & 204: TEXT ANALYSIS - READING (MŪSĀ & HĀRŪN & ĀHĀDĪTH)
• To increase confidence with and speed in reading partially-vowelled and
unvowelled Arabic texts, using knowledge of Level 1 grammar to determine
appropriate vowelling.
• To increase familiarity with complex sentence structures
• To use root-identification and morphological-structure identification as guides to
Objectives
help guess the meanings of unfamiliar words one reads, thereby minimizing use of
the dictionary
• To use context and understood words as guides to help guess the meanings of
unfamiliar words one reads
• To develop a basic repertoire of specific Quranic/Arabic phrases
• Fawakih Level 2 Course Binder (methodology, text and vocabulary)
Resources • Ahadeeth supplementary videos that can be accessed at www.fawakih.com with
login credentials qaleveltwo/qalvl2 in Reading section
Assessment
• Online Final Exam (CLOSED BOOK)
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AR 205: SKILLS – LISTENING (FATTABI‘ŪNĪ)
• To increase students’ ability to translate Arabic that they hear
• To increase their ability in distinguishing between Arabic letters that are distinct
Objectives
but phonetically similar
• To recognize classical Arabic words, roots and phrases in speech
Resources www.fawakih.com with login credentials qaleveltwo/qalvl2 in Listening section
• Online Quizzes
AR 206: SKILLS – WRITING

• To train students in hearing and differentiating sounds, letters and words
• To develop writing and transcription ability
• To gain familiarity with the common meanings of basic prepositions, connectors
Objectives and idiomatic expressions
• To apply knowledge of vocabulary and sentence structures pertaining to
translation of sentences and paragraphs from English to Arabic
• Final Dictation & Writing of Memorized Dictation Texts (30%)
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Courses Offered

AR 303: Quran Analysis – Juz Amma
AR 304: Quran Analysis – Surat al-Shu’ara’ (Pt. 1)
Level 3 Skills AR 305: Skills – Level 3 Listening (Khutab)
Course Objectives

• To differentiate and use various types of verbal nouns
• To solidify understanding of the different types of pronouns in Arabic
(muttasil/munfasil, marfu`/mansub/majrur)
• To distinguish and use different types of objects (mafùl) and their meanings
Objectives • To identify and use accusative (mansub) elements in Arabic syntax: exception
(istithna & hasr), state (hal), specification (tamyiz), vocative (munada) and
categorical negation (nafy lil-jins)
• To write basic syntactical analysis (i`rab) of simple sentences

• Online Quizzes

• To conjugate derived [Form II-X) verbs in past and present tense, active and
passive, and command forms
Objectives • To gain mastery of the commonly known meanings associated with the derived
verb patterns, alongside key examples highlighting the spectrum of meaning

• Online Quizzes
Assessment
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AR 303 & 304: TEXT ANALYSIS - READING (MŪSĀ & HĀRŪN & ĀHĀDĪTH)
• To start recognizing morphological structures in selected Qur’anic verses
• To undertake syntactical analysis of selected Qur’anic verses
• To develop Qur’anic vocabulary through study of selected surahs and ayat
Objectives
• To gain deeper insight into the lexicology and nuances of selected words
• To get exposure to some of the rhetorical dimensions of the Qur’an
• Juz Amma Student Workbook

Resources
• Surat al-Shu’ara’ Student Workbook
AR 305: SKILLS – LISTENING (KHUTAB)

• To increase students ability to comprehend vocabulary aurally
• To familiarize students with common spoken expressions
Objectives
• To increase student’s repository of Quranic vocabulary

Resources www.fawakih.com with login credentials qalevel3/qalevel3 in Listening section
• Online Quizzes

• To develop greater confidence in writing paragraphs
• To increase the sophistication of one’s writing by using a wide range of connectors
Objectives and stylistic devices
• To become familiar with a selection of idiomatic expressions
• To increase one’s vocabulary in selected religious and everyday topics
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Courses Offered

AR 403: Quran Analysis – Surat al-Shu‘arā’ (Pt. 2)
AR 404: Quran Analysis – Surat al-Shu‘arā’ (Pt. 3)
Level 4 Skills AR 405: Skills – Level 4 Listening (Khadīja Series)
Course Objectives

• To learn prominent advanced noun structures in Arabic (badal, tawkid, uses of idafa,
modifiers of the nominal sentence (sisters of kaana and inna)
• To be familiar with the grammar and to learn the vocabulary of numbers up to the
thousands, thereby encompassing numbers used in the Quran
• To be comfortable with the grammar of conditional sentences
Objectives • To be familiar with prominent advanced verbal structures in Arabic: static (jamid)
verbs, verbs of amazement (taàjjub), praise & censure (madh & dhamm), verb-
nouns (ism al-fi`l), approximative and initiative verbs (muqaraba and shuru`)
• To be able to perform written syntactical analysis (i`rab) for more complex
sentences

• Online Quizzes

• To recognize root letters of irregular verbs [Form I-X) in past and present tense,
active and passive, and command forms.
• To be able to recognize the type of irregularity in the verb or verb (e.g. Mahmuuz,
Mu’tall, Muda`àf)
Objectives • Recognize the underlying rules behind phonological changes among the irregular
verbs
• To enhance Quranic vocabulary by memorizing the meanings of and recognize the
conjugation of 30 common irregular verbs

• Online Quizzes
Assessment
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AR 403 & 404: QUR‘ĀN ANALYSIS (SŪRAT AL-SHU‘ARĀ’ PT. II & III)
• To start recognizing morphological structures in selected Qur’anic verses
• To undertake syntactical analysis of selected Qur’anic verses
• To develop Qur’anic vocabulary through study of selected surahs and ayat
Objectives
• To gain deeper insight into the lexicology and nuances of selected words
• To gain exposure to some of the rhetorical dimensions of the Qur’an
Resources • Surat al-Shu’ara’ Student Workbook

AR 405: SKILLS – LISTENING (KHADĪJA SERIES)

• To increase students ability to comprehend vocabulary aurally
• To familiarize students with common spoken expressions
Objectives • To increase student’s repository of Quranic vocabulary

Resources www.fawakih.com with credentials qalevel4our/qalevel4our in Listening section
• Online Quizzes

• To increase the sophistication of one’s writing by using a wide range of connectors
and stylistic devices
Objectives • To become familiar with a selection of idiomatic expressions
• To increase one’s vocabulary in selected religious and everyday topics
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Advanced Arabic: Balagha Course Descriptions
Target Student Audience: Levels 5-6
Course 1: Arabic Figurative Speech and Imagery (Ìlm al-Bayan)

This course is the first of four courses in the study of balagha (Arabic eloquence and rhetoric,
which is central to discussions on the linguistic beauty and inimitability of the Qur'an) . After
briefly introducing the broader field of balagha, the major part of the course delves into ìlm
al-bayan, the study of modes of presentation. Just as a painted picture can represent its
subject to varying degrees of accuracy and beauty, so too language can express an idea with
different degrees of clarity and eloquence. You learn to recognize and understand the major
stylistic devices (simile, metaphor, metonymy and tropes), which allows for deeper
understanding of the depths and nuances of language in general and the Qur'an in
particular. More specifically, you gain insight into how these dimensions of language tie into
some prominent theological (àqida) and (fiqh) discussions that revolve around literal and
figurative interpretations of certain Qur'an and hadith texts.
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Course 2: Arabic Linguistic Pragmatics (Ìlm al-Maàni)
This is the second of four courses in the study of Arabic eloquence and rhetoric. Language is
power. Utterances are not merely sounds, nor just intelligible sounds. Speech arises out of a
context, and contributes to changing that reality. Ilm al-Maàni (Pragmatics) is the study of
approriateness of speech to the context and to the condition of the listener. In this course,
you thus learn to look beyond the immediate, grammatical meanings, exploring secondary
(illocutionary and perlocutionary) meanings of the Arabic language, such as how language
functions to elicit responses, to induce feelings and emotions, and to convey
consequences. This course aims to further develop your appreciation for the depths of
language, and to enable you to start accessing deeper levels of meaning in the Qur'an.
Course 3: Rhetorical Embellishments (Ìlm al-Badi`)

This is the third of four courses in the study of Arabic eloquence and rhetoric. The Quran's
powerful influence on so many people across the world and through the centuries is based
on both its aesthetics and its content. Human beings are attracted by beauty, and beauty is,
in many ways, an Islamic value. This course introduces students to some prominent rhetorical
devices that make speech more beautiful, whether in its external form and sound, or its
meaning/coherence, or both. Topics include: the distinctions between prose, poetry and
Quran; the devices of consonance, contrast, comparison; and rational arguments. Students
are also introduced the important theme of coherence (nazm) in the Quran, which explores
how verses connect in meaning to those immediately before and after them, and also
contribute to a thematic unity of the entire surah.
Course 4: Selected Topics & Application

This is the final of four courses in the study of Arabic eloquence and rhetoric. Students will
look at selected topics that look at various aspects of balagha at once. They will also analyze
various examples of eloquence from the Quran, Hadith and other famous Arabic literary
selections. This will help students tie together all of the main branches of Balagha, so they
can step back and appreciate the beauty of Arabic language.
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Advanced Arabic: Classical Text Reader
Àqida (Theology) Readings

This module involves reading selections from original theological literature in order to gain
exposure to some of the technical vocabulary and major topics of Islamic theology (àqida).
Students also become aware of different approaches used in discussing theological topics --
such as traditionalist (scripture-focused), dialectical (kalam), and spiritual -- and that
theological discussions also occur within other genres (such as tafsir). This course does not
teach àqidah, nor does it adopt or promote a particular theological stance. Rather, readings
span a variety of schools and approaches, and the focus is on reading and comprehending the
text extracts lexicologically and grammatically, but some basic content is of course learned in
the process.
Fiqh (Islamic Law) Readings

This module involves reading selections from classical legal (fiqh) manuals in order to gain
exposure to some of the technical vocabulary and major topics of Islamic law. Students also
become aware of different approaches in fiqh, such as books centered around hadith texts,
and systematic summary texts (mutun). Readings span a variety of schools (madhhabs) and
approaches, and contain a representative selection of topics in worship, food and drink,
family law, business, legal process and state law.
Qur'anic Studies Readings

This course introduces students to some of the major topics and technical vocabulary of
Qur’anic studies (ùlum al-qur’an), including: the history of the Qur'an, the ordering of its
surahs, the circumstances of revelation, the concepts of i`jaz and naskh, and the genres of
tafsir (including prominent books within each genre). You are also exposed to selections from
works on Qur’anic phonetics (tajwid) and Qur’anic recitations (qira’at). The primary text for
this course is Dr Akram al-Nadwi's Mabadi' fi Usul al-Tafsir, along with some supplementary
materials created by Fawakih.
The Life of the Messenger (Sirat al-Rasul) Readings

This course aims to increase students' confidence and ability in reading on the biography and
character of the Prophet Muhammad, through reading selected topics from the sira. Reading
selections start with simplified, vowelled texts, through unvowelled modern books, and
eventually tackling extracts from early writings on seerah, such as Ibn Hisham and Tabari. In
addition to developing reading ability, students would also start appreciating that writings
within this genre differ in their scope and intent, such as whether they are concerned with
the transmission of information, or its analysis and interpretation.
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FAWAKIH

QURANIC ARABIC ROAD MAP

Fawakih Instructional Principles

Quranic Arabic Instructional Vision

This is achieved by:

Grade Settings (percentages)

Tips for Student Success1

INTRODUCTORY TEXTS QURAN ANALYSIS QURAN ANALYSIS

(L) and and and e.g. Daily Litanies, Conversation Café,

AR 101: Linguistics - Level 1 Grammar

AR 101: LINGUISTICS - GRAMMAR

AR 106: SKILLS – WRITING & SPEAKING

AR 201: Linguistics - Level 2 Grammar

AR 201: LINGUISTICS - GRAMMAR

AR 206: SKILLS – WRITING

AR 301: Linguistics - Level 3 Grammar

AR 301: LINGUISTICS - GRAMMAR

Resources • Fawakih Level 3 Course Binder

AR 302: LINGUISTICS - MORPHOLOGY

Resources • Fawakih Level 3 Course Binder

• Juz Amma Student Workbook

AR 305: SKILLS – LISTENING (KHUTAB)

• Listening clips on Vimeo (password: fawakih) that can be accessed at

AR 306: SKILLS – WRITING

AR 401: Linguistics - Level 4 Grammar

AR 401: LINGUISTICS - GRAMMAR

Resources • Fawakih Level 4 Course Binder

AR 402: LINGUISTICS - MORPHOLOGY

Resources • Fawakih Level 4 Course Binder

Resources • Surat al-Shu’ara’ Student Workbook

AR 405: SKILLS – LISTENING (KHADĪJA SERIES)

• Listening clips on Vimeo (password: fawakih) that can be accessed at

AR 406: SKILLS – WRITING

Course 1: Arabic Figurative Speech and Imagery (`Ilm al-Bayan)

Course 3: Rhetorical Embellishments (`Ilm al-Badi`)

Course 4: Selected Topics & Application

`Aqida (Theology) Readings

Fiqh (Islamic Law) Readings

Qur'anic Studies Readings

The Life of the Messenger (Sirat al-Rasul) Readings

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