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Classical Arabic

Classical Arabic (ุงูŽู„ุนูŽุฑูŽุจููŠูŽู‘ุฉู ูฑู„ู’ููุตู’ุญูŽู‰ูฐโ€Ž) is the original language of the Qur’an, hadith, classical Arabic poetry, Islamic texts, and classical Arabic literature.

This website aims to be a hub for learners and hobbyists of Classical Arabic, insha’Allah.

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Understanding ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุงุฆูุฏ (al-สฟฤสพid) in Arabic Grammar

๏ทฝุงู„ุญูŽู…ู’ุฏู ู„ูู„ู‡ู ูˆูŽุงู„ุตูŽู‘ู„ุงูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ุณูŽู‘ู„ุงูŽู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุฑูŽุณููˆู’ู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ูˆูŽุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุขู„ูู‡ู ูˆูŽุตูŽุญู’ุจูู‡ู ูˆูŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ูˆูŽุงู„ูŽุงู‡ู ูˆูŽุจูŽุนู’ุฏู When and why Arabic inserts a โ€œreturning pronounโ€ Arabic grammarians call the โ€œextraโ€ pronoun you often see inside relative clauses ุงู„ุนุงุฆุฏ โ€” the resumptive or returning pronoun. Classical grammarians treated it as a structural device: when a relative noun is displaced fromโ€ฆ

Difference Between Ma ู…ุง and maadha ู…ุงุฐุง in Arabic

๏ทฝุงู„ุญูŽู…ู’ุฏู ู„ูู„ู‡ู ูˆูŽุงู„ุตูŽู‘ู„ุงูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ุณูŽู‘ู„ุงูŽู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุฑูŽุณููˆู’ู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ูˆูŽุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุขู„ูู‡ู ูˆูŽุตูŽุญู’ุจูู‡ู ูˆูŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ูˆูŽุงู„ูŽุงู‡ู ูˆูŽุจูŽุนู’ุฏู ู…ุง: ูŠูุณุชูู‡ู…ู ุจูู‡ูŽุง ุนู†ู ุงู„ูุนู„ู ูˆุงู„ุงุณู…ูุŒ ุฃูŠ: ูŠู„ูŠู‡ูŽุง ูุนู„ูŒ ุฃูˆ ุงุณู…ูŒุŒ ู†ุญูˆู: ู…ุง ูุนู„ู’ุชูŽุŸ ูˆู…ุง ุงู„ุฃู…ุฑูุŸ ู…ุงุฐุง: ูŠูุณุชูู‡ู…ู ุจูู‡ูŽุง ุนู†ู ุงู„ูุนู„ู ูู‚ุทู’ุŒ ู†ุญูˆู: ู…ุงุฐุง ูุนู„ู’ุชูŽุŒ ูˆู„ุง ู†ู‚ูˆู„ู ู…ุงุฐุง ุงู„ุฃู…ุฑูุŸ Maa ู…ุง is used for verbs and nouns. E.g. ู…ุง ูุนู„ู’ุชูŽุŸ ูˆู…ุง ุงู„ุฃู…ุฑูุŸMaadhaโ€ฆ

Iสฟrฤb Fundamentals: Background

The Meaning of Iสฟrฤb By Moustafa ElQabbany The word iสฟrฤb has two meanings: 1. It is when the ending of a word changes (i.e., is inflected) due to a change in its grammatical role. A word that changes in this way is termed muสฟrab (inflected). Iสฟrฤb in this sense is the opposite of binฤโ€™, whichโ€ฆ

Story: The Three Brothers and the Inheritance

The Three Brothers and the Inheritance ุงู„ุฃุฎูˆุฉ ุงู„ุซู„ุงุซุฉ ูˆุงู„ู…ูŠุฑุงุซ ูƒุงู† ู„ุฑุฌู„ ุซุฑูŠ ุซู„ุงุซุฉ ุฃุจู†ุงุกุŒ ูˆูƒุงู† ูŠุญุจู‡ู… ุฌู…ูŠุนู‹ุง ุจุงู„ุชุณุงูˆูŠ. ุนู†ุฏู…ุง ุดุนุฑ ุจุฃู†ู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ูˆุดูƒ ุงู„ู…ูˆุชุŒ ุฏุนุงู‡ู… ุฅู„ู‰ ุฌุงู†ุจู‡ ูˆู‚ุงู„ ู„ู‡ู…: โ€œุฃุจู†ุงุฆูŠ ุงู„ุฃุนุฒุงุกุŒ ุฃู†ุง ุนู„ู‰ ูˆุดูƒ ุฃู† ุฃุชุฑูƒ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุฏู†ูŠุงุŒ ูˆุฃูˆุฏ ุฃู† ุฃูˆุตูŠูƒู… ุจุดูŠุก ู‚ุจู„ ุฃู† ุฃู…ูˆุช. ู„ู‚ุฏ ุชุฑูƒุช ู„ูƒู… ู…ูŠุฑุงุซู‹ุง ูƒุจูŠุฑู‹ุง ู…ู† ุงู„ุฐู‡ุจ ูˆุงู„ูุถุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฌูˆุงู‡ุฑ ูˆุงู„ุนู‚ุงุฑุงุชุŒโ€ฆ

“The Din is Nasiha” – Al-Din al-Nasihah – When the Khabar is Definite/Ma’rifa

๏ทฝ ู…ุง ุจุนุฏ To begin: ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุฑูู‚ูŽูŠูŽู‘ุฉูŽ ุชูŽู…ููŠู…ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽูˆู’ุณู ุงู„ุฏูŽู‘ุงุฑููŠูู‘ ุฑูŽุถููŠูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูŽู‘ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: “ุงู„ุฏูู‘ูŠู†ู ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุตููŠุญูŽุฉู.” ู‚ูู„ู’ู†ูŽุง: ู„ูู…ูŽู†ู’ุŸ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: “ู„ูู„ูŽู‘ู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽู„ููƒูุชูŽุงุจูู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽู„ูุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽู„ูุฃูŽุฆูู…ูŽู‘ุฉู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุณู’ู„ูู…ููŠู†ูŽ ูˆูŽุนูŽุงู…ูŽู‘ุชูู‡ูู…ู’.” The Prophet (๏ทบ) said, โ€œThe deen (religion) is naseehah (advice, sincerity).โ€ We said, โ€œTo whom?โ€ He (๏ทบ) said, โ€œTo Allah, His Book,โ€ฆ

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