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Classical Arabic · Qur'an · Sunnah

Learn the language of the Qur'an, one rule at a time

Clear English books and apps on Sarf and Nahw, word-by-word Qur'an analysis, and reflections from the Sunnah, written for students who want to read the Qur'an in its own words.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Start with Sarf

How three-letter roots grow into every Arabic word. Begin with Arabic Grammar for Beginners.

Then Nahw

How words join into sentences and why endings change. Continue with Nahw Meer in English.

Read the Qur'an

Apply both to real ayahs: Juz 30 and the first fifty ayahs of Surah Al-An'am, word by word.

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Arabic Grammar for Beginners

Second Edition, with transliteration

BeginnerPaperback · ebook

Sarf from the alphabet up, every example transliterated. The place to start.

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Nahw Meer

An English Guide to Arabic Sentences

Beginner–IntermediatePaperback · Kindle

Mir Sayyid Sharif al-Jurjani's classic Nahw primer, explained in English.

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Quran Grammar Simple Summary

With Top 1000 Quranic Nouns, Verbs and Particles

IntermediatePaperback · Kindle

The rules in brief, conjunctions and particles, and the most frequent words of the Qur'an.

Dictionary resources for reading the Qur'an

Look up any word of the Qur'an: in print, or by voice on your phone.

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Quran Noun, Verb, Particle, and Root Dictionary

Complete Nouns, Verbs, Particles and Roots of the Qur'an

ReferencePaperback

Every noun, verb, particle and root of the Qur'an with meanings, in one volume.

Quran Voice Search: Words/Root

App for Android and iPhone

Look-up toolGoogle Play · App Store

Every word of the Qur'an by voice or typing: meaning, grammar, root, all 86 particles, and sound-alike words that are easy to confuse.

Next steps: read the Qur'an word by word

Qur'an analysis →

Once you know the rules and the words, see them at work in real ayahs.

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Qur'an Grammar Analysis: Juz 30, Part 1

Surah Naba' to Surah Infitar

IntermediatePaperback · Kindle

Morphology and sentence analysis of the first five surahs of Juz 'Amma, translated from the Urdu Darsi Tafseer of Maulana Naseem Ahmed Ghazi and Mufti Rashid Mahmood Raja.

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Quran Grammar Analysis: Surah Al-An'am

First Fifty Ayahs

AdvancedPaperback · ebook

Complete Sarf and Nahw analysis, word by word, of the first fifty ayahs.

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