Arabic Intensive Programme
The Arabic Intensive course is designed for students who have finished their
Primary Madrasah education and wish to understand the translation of Qur'an and
Sunnah. This part-time weekend course intends to teach pupils how to translate
Arabic texts, as well as impart basic Arabic grammar skills. Upon completion of
the two-year program, students will be proficient enough to comprehend the
fundamental meaning of Qur'an and Sunnah verses independently.
Syllabus
Nahw (Arabic Syntax)
Brief description:
Nahw, together with sarf, is the most important course of the Arabic Intensive as it sets the
foundations for understanding the language and engaging further with Arabic texts. The course
focuses on ensuring students understand key grammatical concepts and can use them to construct a
broad variety of grammatically correct sentences, as well as read the Qur’an and a broad variety of
texts. The target is for students to understand 50% of what is read without a dictionary, and this is
achieved by reading Arabic texts and applying grammar rules across various subjects.
Scope and syllabus:
The course covers basic nahw terminology, objectives and scope of grammar; the classifications of
words (kalimah) into nouns (ism), verbs (fiʿl) and particles (ḥ arf); the definite and indefinite (al-
maʿrifah wa al-nakirah); masculine and feminine (al-mudhakar wa al-mu’annath); singulars, duals and
plurals (al-mufrad, al-muthannā wa al-jamʿ); compound structures (al-murakkab): adjectival (tawṣīfī),
genitive (iḍ ā fī) and demonstrative compounds; verbal and nominal sentences (al-jumlah al-ismiyyah
wa al-fiʿliyyah); the three cases (i‘rab); inflective and non-inflective nouns.
Sarf (Morphology)
Brief description:
Sarf, together with nahw, is the most important course of the Arabic Intensive as it sets the
foundations for understanding the language and engaging further with Arabic texts. The course
focuses on ensuring students understand key morphology concepts and can use them to conjugate
verbs and identify word patterns to assist them in writing, as well as reading the Qur’an and a broad
variety of texts. The target is for students to understand 50% of what is read without a dictionary, and
this is achieved by reading Arabic texts and applying grammar and morphology rules across various
subjects.
Scope and syllabus:
The course teaches the various conjugations (gender, number, person) for the past tense, (madhi),
present-future (mudari‘) and the imperative (amr); the six variations of present/future and conversions
from the past tense; prohibition; jussive and subjunctive; simple triliteral verbs; derived triliteral
verbs; simple quadrilateral verbs; derived quadraliteral verbs; assimilated verbs; hollow verbs;
defective verbs; doubled verbs; complex verbs; hamzated verbs. Students are expected to learn five
new verbs per lesson.
Madinah Arabic
Brief description:
Take your first steps to understanding the Arabic language. Study the famous 3-set Madinah books.
Scope and syllabus:
• It is very concise, consisting of only three books, all of which are short but extensive in their
coverage.
• It combines modern Arabic vocabulary with Islamic terminology as used in the Qur’an and Sunnah.
• It covers all the essential Arabic grammatical rules in such a way that the student is spared the
monotonous task of memorising them.
Arabic Literature
Brief description:
This course will develop students’ reading and writing skills, as well as ingraining an appreciation of
Arabic literature through a selection of classical and modern Arabic readings.
Scope and syllabus:
The Arabic Literature is a combination of classical and modern Arabic. Modern Arabic is based on A-
Level Arabic and Islamic studies materials, whereas classical Arabic is taught through texts such as
Nadwi’s Qasas al-nabiyin.
Prerequisites:
Prerequisites for this course include having the ability to read Arabic text fluently, completion
of Madrasah education, and proficiency in reading the Qur'an.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course all students will be able to:
Read general text and understand 50% without a dictionary and most of it with a dictionary.
Read Qur’anic text and understand 50% of its literal import without a dictionary, and most of it with
a dictionary.
Workout un-vowelled text using ‘I’rab (grammatical analysis) and read the text with 60% accuracy.
Able to follow the gist of a general dialogue in spoken fusha Arabic.
Able to compose short essays on general topics.
What can I do after I have completed the Arabic Intensive?
Anyone that successfully completes the Arabic Intensive course gets the blessed opportunity to study
in the Alimiyyah programme. The Alimiyyah programme is an opportunity to delve deeper into the
different Islamic sciences. These subjects include Tafsir, Fiqh, Hadith, Ulumul Hadith, Usulul Fiqh,
History etc. The Arabic language is a tool that allows the student to venture into the treasures of the
Islamic Sciences that are in Arabic.
Timetable
Day/Time Saturday Sunday
2-2.45 Nahw Nahw
2.45-3.30 Sarf Sarf
3.30-4.15 Arabic Literature Arabic Literature
4.15-5 Madina Arabic Madina Arabic
