The intellectual tradition of Islamic civilization is both incredibly vast and delightfully diverse. Within this immense corpus of intellectual wealth, certain works enjoy an authority that endures time because these “great books” shaped entire disciplines, helped form curricula, or preserved modes of thought across centuries. The following list, produced by N.A. Baloch, comprises the tableContinueContinue reading “A Reading List: Great Books of Islamic Civilization”
Category Archives: Arabic
Book Review: Ṣayd al-Khāṭir by Imam Ibn al-Jawzī
ṢAYD AL-KHĀṬIRصيد الخاطر (للعلّامة أبي الفرج عبد الرحمن بن علي بن محمد ابن الجوزي – 510-597 هـ) المؤلف : العلّامة أبو الفرج عبد الرحمن بن علي بن محمد ابن الجوزي المحقق : أنس بن محمد تدمري الموضوع : الأدب العربي والوعظ والرقائق والتصوّف والحكمة الناشر : دار ابن كثير (دمشق ، بيروت) سنة النشر : 1444 هـ _ 2023م رقم الطبعةContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Ṣayd al-Khāṭir by Imam Ibn al-Jawzī”
Mufīd al-Ṭālibīn-Recommended Reading
Mufīd al-Ṭālibīn. A must-read for all Shaykh al-Hind students at Darul Qasim. It consists of two main sections: one on Arabic idioms and axioms and the other on short stories. Reading, translating, and parsing the book’s contents will greatly accelerate the students’ memorization of vocabulary and common Arabic expressions.https://www.aghalibrary.com/storage/books/1611733168_AghaLibrary.pdf
A Few Resources for Learning Punctuation Rules in Arabic Writing
Here are a few useful resources for students of the sacred sciences who want to understand the use of punctuation marks (ʿalāmāt al-tarqīm) in the Arabic language. Students will notice, for the most part, that the rules are similar to European languages. The following work, authored by Aḥmad Zakī Pāshā (Bāshā), is the earliest workContinueContinue reading “A Few Resources for Learning Punctuation Rules in Arabic Writing”
Arabic Reading List for Students of Knowledge by Mawlana Shahin-ur Rahman
By Shahin-ur Rahman In order to comfortably read Arabic texts without the need for diacritical marks, one must master the rules pertaining to Naḥw and Ṣarf before embarking on the reading journey. Not only is it an imperative to familiarise oneself with all the rules of grammar, but to be able to apply them intoContinueContinue reading “Arabic Reading List for Students of Knowledge by Mawlana Shahin-ur Rahman”
كيفية تنمية المهارات اللغوية العربيّة
كيفية تنمية المهارات اللغوية العربيّة بقلم : نور عالم خليل الأميني الحمد لله وحده والصلاة والسلام على من لا نبي بعده . وبعد : فأيها الإخوة الكرام ! يطيب لي أولاً أن أُهْدِيَ إليكم أطيبَ التحياتِ وأصدقَ التمنياتِ ؛ لأنكم تجتمعون الآن باسم اللغة العربية ، التي هي أشرفُ اللغاتِ باختيار الله إيّاها وعاءً لكتابِهContinueContinue reading “كيفية تنمية المهارات اللغوية العربيّة”
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