Learning Modern Standard Arabic

The primary goal of this book is to help non-native speakers, who are in the intermediate levels of learning the Arabic language, improve their skills to begin reading the Holy Qur'an and grasp a better understanding of its text. This publication will concentrate on shortening the period of time it takes to reach mastery of reading and comprehending Arabic at a relatively basic level, which provides students with the foundation needed to comprehend the literature style of the Qur'an. The idea behind this simple, yet overlooked process is to provide the student with the necessary skills in addition to the basic skills required to process information during the act of reading. The book adopted the teaching of "Juz' Amma" (30) beginning with very short Surahs, where the teacher walks along-side the learner. For example, within this publication, surat An-Naas, is a great beginning point because it contains a limited amount of vocabulary and gives a good perspective on how to understand the Holy Qur'an's meanings through its unique style after studying the basics of the Arabic language. After the student demonstrates a solid understanding and higher proficiency of reading MSA (Modern Standard Arabic), the teacher will present the Qur'anic script to the student and have him or her read directly from the Holy Qur'an. Adopting this method associated with other strategies will help achieve two goals in teaching and learning: the first being, help those who are fascinated by the Arabic language get comfortable with the terminology and the expressions of the language of the Holy Qur'an. The second goal achieved is having those who understand the Holy Qur'an interpret the information to others. Ultimately, the students will learn Modern Standard Arabic, which will then be applied in reading and understanding the Holy Qur'an (Tafseer of Qur'anic content). The scope of this method is to assist as many people as possible. It targets those who are studying within the field of the Arabic language and culture, as well as students and teachers of Islamic studies, language institutes, Islamic schools, and Arabic schools.