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Gateway to Arabic

Book One

Dr. Imran Hamza Alawiye

A foundation course in reading and writing Arabic

The Arabic Alphabet

In order to learn any language, one must first master the alphabet and be able to read,
write and pronounce it correctly.

Below on the right is the Arabic alphabet. The pro lunciation column in the middle is
only a rough guide and should not be relied on too heavily. Ask an Arabic speaker to'
help you master the sounds of the letters, or listen to the audio recording of the book. '

Please note that Arabic is written from right to left.

Names of the

Pronunciation

Arabic

letters

guide

letters

Alif

a

1

Baa

b

Taa

t

** .

Ihaa

th

Jeem

j

Ha

h

•

c

Kha

kh

*

c

Daal

d

A

Dhaal

dh

•

J

Raa

r

J

Zaa

z

J

Seen

s

a"

2

Names of the Pronunciation Arabic

letters guide letters

Sheen sh

Saad s ^

Daad d ^

To t i=

Za z Ji

c Ayn c £

Ghavn gh £

Faa f ^

Qaaf q <J

Kaaf k

Laam I J

Meem m f

Noon n u

Haa h -*

Waaw w J

Yaa y c£

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Write over the letters below, then continue copying
to complete the page.

>

0

(Alif) A

\

' S

1

1

i 1

\

]\

= =77™ ^ !

5

6

7

Write over the letters below, then continue copying
to complete the page.

•.■««,.,..,■ Viimi 'i •fn.-'r, _

(Daal)

5

j a J

(Dhaal)

8

Write over the letters below, then continue copying
to complete the page.

9

Write over the letters below, then continue copying
to complete the page.

10

n

12

Write over the letters below, then continue copying
to complete the page.

•1

( Faa )

■i-i<tt ****
,

( Qaaf ) ^
4// I V^A ▼

''■■■■.'.■!,>;;■;■'■■■'' '■'%li>-H'^ : '^Br^ .... •> ^■■^^

14

15

Write over the letters below, then continue copying
to complete the page.

f

( Meem

W — fcJ

16

I

1

{ Write over the letters below, then continue copying
| to complete the page.

—xz3^ fc^ fc> t> 1

^^^^^^

%<%

■

■

18

Here is the complete Arabic alphabet.
Can you read all the letters?

4 J

1

♦

J

hi

V —

♦

J?

C

-<i-

—3—

19

Can you fill in the missing letters
in the alphabet below?

\

w

-J—

20

The Short Vowels

The following are the three short Arabic vowels. They
are written above or below the Arabic letters.

i) Fatha - This is a short diagonal stroke written above an Arabic letter.
_ _ |t js p ronounceC | « a » f as in tne E n g|i S h word 'cat'.

Read the alphabet below with fatha on each letter.

y

z

y

y

o

y

♦

y

\

y

J

y

y

y
♦

c

y

C

y

J?

y

y

a.

y

y

Li

y
♦

t

y

t

y

?

y

J

y

£>

y

y

J

y

21

The Short Vowels - continued

ii) Kasra

This is a short diagonal stroke written below an Arabic letter.
It is pronounced T, as in the English word 'bit'.

Read the alphabet below with kasra on each letter.

i

y

♦

♦

>

Cr

J""

♦ ■

♦

I

j»

d

r

J

6

&

(J

J

j*

22

The Short Vowels - continued

iii) Damma " This is like a very small 'waaw' written above an Arabic letter.
_ )t js p ronouncec i > U ' ; as in the E n g|j S h word 'bull'.

Read the alphabet below with damma on each letter.

2

c

2

O

O

♦

1

V

% A;';

c

c

2

J"

: 2

J*

♦

J

2

2
♦

t

t

J*

2

&

2

r

J

*j

2

J

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Practise reading your alphabet with fatha,
kasra and damma (a, i, u).

♦ * ♦
******

L-J

** ** ♦*

* * ♦

• i 1

$ S $

lit

c c c

s

ZL t t

*

Lf Lf U*

♦ ♦ ♦

J J J

J J J

♦ ♦ ♦

^ ^ ^

Jj? b

J*

l/>

U !» U

u* a"

* * *

* * ♦

c £ c

c t c

*

J? i

r f r

I) J 'J

******

l2 l2 l2

iS lS lS

******

J J J

0 0 0

Can you read the following Arabic words?

he stops

. »*

he thanked ^

e. ♦♦

he read 1 ■■ ^ O

he desired,
wished

he was good

he understood ^

he laughed

he was

endowed with

J j J

' ' ' t
he wrote C—^ C— ^ *_J

he joined

it was known

*

he describes

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Joining up Arabic letters (For an explanation, please see p. 27)

By itself Joined End Middle Beginning

I III L L I *

2 2 2 2 0. JL 2 *

J J J J J~ J- J *

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ . „ ,

J JJJ J- J- J ■*

* The six starred "naughty' letters cannot be joined to the left. For an explanation, see p. 27.
** Sometimes at the end of a word the letter taa is written 8 or 4_ which is called taa marbuta.

By itself

loinf^H

BBginning

w

a*-

W

U

u

■MB

u

U U

♦

9

*

♦

♦

^^^^^

*

*

/ft

w

•»

**

A

J

JJU

J-

JL

J

(*"

w

w

*

*

6

4-

-J*

J

J J J

>

J-

**

Joining up Arabic letters - continued

So far, we have learned how to write the Arabic letters when they are not joined
together. However, Arabic words are usually written in a joined-up form. Most letters of
the Arabic alphabet can be joined on either side. The shape of each letter changes
according to its position within a word. These different forms must be learnt so that one
can recognise the letters when they are combined together to make words.

Each letter has four forms: beginning, middle, end and by itself. On the previous two
pages you will find a table showing how each letter is written according to its position in
a word.

The 'Naughty' Letters

There are six 'naughty' letters which refuse to join on to any letter after them (in other
words, to the left of them), However, they do allow other normal letters to join them from
the right. The 'naughty' letters are:

j J j * * 1

A normal letter written after a naughty letter cannot take the middle form. It will take
the beginning form instead, unless it is the last letter of a word, in which case it will take
the 'by itself form.

Exercise

Write out the Arabic alphabet in the boxes below,
and draw a circle around the six 'naughty' letters.

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Practice with the 'Naughty' Letters

J

J

j

♦

♦

*

♦

♦

♦

+ j

— j +

*

(-9

^1 *

*

♦

♦

♦

What happens when both the letters are naughty?

bi

b

J J — J + J

J J J + J

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Practice with joining letters

Copy out the words onto the lines provided, and learn how to join the letters.

he looked for; <w**J>cJ

*• ^^^^^^^^

s s s

he researched

w c v

♦
♦*

he stood firm (, s-O

XXX

*

lL) ^ <J1>

♦

♦

♦

X x

he drank

♦

. ♦*

V J <_r"

' ' ' .

he scattered j*~>

* - s s - '
♦ ♦

he left <-J <J

'a ' ~

s s s

he covered, t^"*^

x- x y

XX X

-) w> — t f

concealed "*

29

Practice with joining letters

Copy out the words onto the lines provided, and learn how to join the letters. &t

s s s

s s s

s s S

he qathered ^y£>-

1 f £

S S S

1

he prostrated *A^Ww*

/ / /

^ £

♦

*

he went out ^_>-

£ => C

s . s '
i

he nrnised J^o*J>-

■«'■•. '■

^h-e

1 * *

he orotected, C ">~

— .b ^ c

guarded

<»

#

he explained j-oW

•

—

x x x

*

2: j

^ J

30

Practice with joining letters

Copy out the words onto the lines provided, and learn how to join the letters.

♦

y y y
♦

y y y

he shouted

1: — J — o* 2 -

■ y y y

» »

he boasted: r 5 "*"^

y y y
» •

he was proud

— J C Lj>

y y y

he entered ^J^>- 2>

x y y

— cM^ —

^ y

J c *

y y y

he turned ud — ^

y y y

y y y

* J J

y y y

he chased awav; 3

J> r -b

y y y

he repelled

X y
I ♦

y y

he rearetted ^ *»U

y

y

f * 0

y

31

Practice with joining letters

Copy out the words onto the lines provided, and learn how to join the letters.

he remembered 2

1^-1

S s S

tA *

he purified *\J«

*L

♦

#

♦

♦

he took *Aj>- |

Jl. \

' y '
* . *t

—

he thanked j^S-v**

j & a*

♦

he raised *~^^)

♦

^ <-» j

Cr J

♦

he claimed, a— >* \

f» ' p )

s s /

2 — £ — J_

alleged \' ~^

X J

32

Practice with joining letters

Copy out the words onto the lines provided, and learn how to join the letters. @£

he fastened;

s s /

♦

he was resolute

r-

—d—

C

he descended,

" r •
— vj*-

:\ •

♦
1

♦

?\

went down

^ j

he uraed. incited

s s s
♦

♦

♦

J—

c

he read

A '

♦»

he washed

X

•

he dozed: he

*

was sleepy

-tr

33

Practice with joining letters

Copy out the words onto the lines provided, and learn how to join the letters.

t * ♦

he was active. Y2

J2__^ J_

energetic ^

he was thirstv }o

— J 1 ^ t

he was patient

s / s

t

he stuck (SithO /k*\<2J

tS — ^ — J-

^ \ ' • '

'a

— «

it decreased. ■ ^ £ <

** ♦ .

became less

34

Practice with joining letters

Copy out the words onto the lines provided, and learn how to join the letters.

* ♦

he arose, aot ud ^yO ^ i

-ft — <J-

he looked at jJp-S

* ♦

\ * ♦ .

j (.)

s / /
* — &

— r -*

he digested ^ * /2 &

\ **

he out ,*42^

t

he tied J2Jj

J2

^ J

he aooeared . A \o

/ / /

» -ft

J w

35

Practice with joining letters

Copy out the words onto the lines provided, and learn how to join the letters. &k

s 3- s

it became small,

*

♦

little J

he was distinauished: *~^J

4. #

s s /
» ,

he excelled

he opened ^cJ3

" " " .

■■■■'» * ♦

• * ♦

he blew; he inflated

— ^ ^ j

♦ ♦»

he stopped: 0

» ♦*

e-fi L-J

J-8 — (J — ^_

he stood

f

he cauaht uo with , ^L>cJ

— ^ >r — — '

L? *~ J

someone ^

36

Practice with joining letters

Copy out the words onto the lines provided, and learn how to join the letters.

he arabbed. l * X^j*~A

x x X

X X X

— ^ f

seized

he turned s.th. L ^J_£

X x^ X

X X . X ^

fc- 2 — J — c3-

over *

♦

x x x

he swallowed *_Lj

X X X

X X . X

g-J-v

x x x

he nrevented:

X XX

X X x !

£ a f

he forbade

x S x
it was nice. ' y*u*J>-

x J>

«'> a" C

good, suitable ^

x x

♦

X X

/ C jj i"S

** x

^ — — °-

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Practice with joining letters

Join the groups of letters to make words in the boxes provided.

XXX

he prostrated

x x x

— ^ F a" i

X X ^-

he bowed

x x x

M J

it rained

x x x

J f*

he went
x x x

he made room/space for
' ^ ^ .

he was full up (food)

X X

he accepted

J v <i

he sat

if u r

x

he was allowed, permitted

0 :> 1

he was kind, generous
J» X

he advised

r ^

he was astonished

he ripened

— } b 4S

x

he knew

it became great

^ L

he met

x ^ x .

/ / A - , 1

— l> Cp2 J

— f t

X

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Practice with joining letters

Join the groups of letters to make words in the boxes provided.

he withdrew, pulled out

it was numerous

he endowed with

he matured; it ripened
he spent the night awake

he was sorry, regretted

- ■ £

it was short

he emptied; he finished
♦ ♦

he demanded, reguested

he triumphed

he was guick, fast

he aPstained from

2 -ft

J-

he was ill, unwell

he passed (an exam)

he gathered, assemPled

he was angry

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Tanween

The three short Arabic vowels, fatha, kasra and
damma, can be doubled. This is known as "tanween",
and it changes the sound of the vowels.

i) Tanween fatha (fathataan) This is two short diagonal strokes written above an

Arabic letter. It is pronounced l an', as in the English
word 'man'. It is usually supported by an alif,

Read the alphabet below with tanween fatha on each letter.

w

w

♦

\

1

b

U

\i

"V

u

•si

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Tanween (Continued)

ii) Tanween kasra (kasrataan) This is two short diagonal strokes written below

an Arabic letter. It is pronounced 'in', as in the
58 English word 'win'.

Read the alphabet below with tanween kasra on each letter.

£

♦

J

♦

J?

♦

J

3

i>

J

J

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Tcmween (Continued)

iii) Tanween damma (dammataan)

Sometimes it is written like this:

This is two dammas written above an
Arabic letter, It is pronounced 'un', as in
the English word ( bun'.

Read the alphabet below with tanween damma on each letter.

22

22

22
^■^^

22

♦

22
c

1

r

22

k

J

22

22
♦

c

22

C

22

22

J»

22

22
♦

J

22

22
♦

t

22

t

22

22

d

22

f

22

J

22

22

22

(J

22

J

22

d

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Practice with tanween

Practise reading the following words that have been written with tanween. Copy each
word out onto the empty line below the word.

bell [Zi y>-

\ ~

-pen +Jl$

boy

father

♦

*

travel

**

hundred 4JL*

hand

lion

' '

horse Llo J$

present <U Jut

goat

J! J! ''^

mouth

ball a £

cherries \ S

lio

never

i "£
lJu!

king L^LLa

mountain ^A^>~

carrot

brothel

s s s

tree o j>t^i

camel

man

<* j> x

pyramid ^

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The Long Vowels (Madd)

Three letters of the Arabic alphabet are used

to lengthen the sounds of the short vowels *

fatha, kasra and damma. These letters are: — iS

i) Alif al-madd

Alif is used to lengthen the "a" sound of fatha into
an "aa" sound,

Note the special shape of laam when it is joined to alif
below.

Read the alphabet below with alif al-madd (the long fatha) on each letter.

li

w

w

♦

T

1

'J

U

Am

u

U

b

u

Sf

IS

b

G

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= I +

The Long Vowels (Madd) - continued

-J iS-

ii) Yaa al-madd

Yaa al-madd is used to lengthen the T sound of kasra into an "ee" sound.

Read the alphabet below with yaa al-madd (the long kasra), on each letter.

U

, A

♦

W

W

W

. >

♦

♦

45

The Long Vowels (Madd) - continued

JS-

iii) Waaw al-madd

Waaw al-madd is used to lengthen the "u" sound of damma into an "oo" sound.
Read the alphabet below with waaw al-madd (the long damma) on each letter.

A

J*

2
U

A 4

y

Si

A 4

y

Si

A 4

y

1

St

Sl

♦

J 3

Si

Si

*

A A^m

A A^,

Si

Si

Si

JJ

Si

Si

Si

>

Si

>

Si

y

Si

y

Si

Si

Si
**

J*

Si

y

Si

JJ

Si

J*

46

Practice with Madd

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Sukoon

A small circle called sukoon, written above a letter of the Arabic alphabet, is used to
show that the letter below it has no vowel:_^_ . All you hear is the shortened sound of
the letter, so jeem becomes y, kaaf becomes v k' and sheen becomes 'sh' etc,

o Jl o

0 J>

Try reading the following words: ^JeL$ Jjj ( ^

When there is a fatha followed by a yaa with a sukoon on it, it makes an '-ay' sound.

When there is a fatha followed by a waaw with a sukoon on it, it makes an l -ow' sound:

Read the words below, then copy them out onto the lines provided.

^_

48

Shadda

Shadda is a symbol written above a letter to show that the letter has been doubled
and therefore sounds stronger.

The symbol for shadda looks like this:

The short vowels are written with shadda like this: gr

Study these examples:

? 0

ji - J + J + V

^Jj = + L-^ + J

^1 = ^ + ^ + 1

Read the words below, then copy them out onto the lines provided.

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Similar sounding letters

As you will have realised by now, some pairs of Arabic letters have similar sounds, so
extra care must be taken to pronounce each letter correctly, Below are some pairs of
words which illustrate this point, Incorrect pronunciation would change their meaning,
For example:

c_jLi means heart, whereas i^_JS means dog!

* ♦

Practise reading the words below and copy them into your exercise book. When you
feel confident that you can tell the difference between the similar sounds, ask your
Arabic teacher to test you by reading them aloud to you as a dictation exercise.

he perished, died; he was he shaved
annihilated, destroyed

°y W ° y

US US

♦ ♦

a dog a heart

* *

he was good, pleasant, he repented
agreeable

/ s s s

it was still, motionless, he slept; went to
stagnant bed, lay down

clay, soil a fig

(of merchandise) it found he intended •
no market; it didn't sell

shady, shaded despicable, contemptible;

lowly, abject, servile

SJ* 0 y J1J1 Ox

hitting, beating, a path, trail, track;
striking a mountain pass

he poured, he insulted, reviled;
emptied he cursed, swore

y 0 s s 0 s

some, a few after

he offered a morning he swam
drink (to someone)

y° ^

he went astray, he led, he showed
lost his way the way

reason, discerrvment; food
mind, intellect

o J>J> o ✓

a molar tooth a lesson, class;

study

50

51

Complete the words below by filling in the missing letter or letters,
and also all the vowel sounds,

r

• • • —

. . L. . i

• • — ■ ^— • •

V

•*

1

♦

J

52

Complete the words below by filling in the missing letter or letters,
and also all the vowel sounds.

V

♦

* * J"* '

• • • ^

J

53

Complete the words below by filling in the missing letter or letters,
and also all the vowel sounds.

/ 0
♦ *

Sit j. .

j..S

V

. . .J

JU )

J

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apricots

beans

J" J! ^ J> /

4-J j-*^U

shirt

v "i '"Xi-V

A

**

onions

rocket

1» > 0

egg

table

molar
tooth

Complete the words below by filling in the missing letter or letters,
and also all the vowel sounds.

r

♦♦

4-.

«♦ ♦

J !

V

♦♦ ♦

«♦

J

55

Complete the words below by filling in the missing letter or letters,
and also all the vowel sounds.

r

• » • •

LS" ' '

♦♦

«♦ ♦

jL. .J

V

• • •

*

»* *

...u-

56

Complete the words below by filling in the missing letter or letters,
and also all the vowel sounds.

f

♦ ♦

5j. .-*P

V

• ■

. .-3

♦

J

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J #X -1

window

book

J>Jt

V

pen

\

r 1

heart

eraser

scissors

J>3

banana

Complete the words below by filling in the missing letter or letters,
and also all the vowel sounds.

f

0>

Sj_. J

»♦ ♦

\

• •->.'*

♦»

• • • m^^^LaJ

58

Complete the words below by filling in the missing letter or letters,
and also all the vowel sounds.

f

0J-. .-9

... j

V

•

ft ^

59

Complete the words below by filling in the missing letter or letters,
and also all the vowel sounds.

• • • « *^

\

• -J*

V

...^

— **

0. . .JL>

JL. .

J

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The moon letters

lis • H

] <

The Arabic word for 'the' is 'al' (alif followed by laam). It is not written
separately. Rather, it joins onto the word it defines.

The Arabic alphabet is divided into two groups of letters: the moon letters and the sun
letters. The moon letters are shown above. When 'al' is followed by a word beginning
with a moon letter, then 'al' is written with a sukoon on the laam.

In the first example below, 'arnabun' (a rabbit) becomes 'al-arnabu' (the rabbit). Note
how the tanween at the end of a word without 'al' changes into a single short vowel
once 'al' is added, e.g. arnabun becomes al-arnabu.

J> 0 x Ox Ox

x x

2 0 x Ox

J! J! 0 x

-P xO x °x

xO x

2 x x Ox

x^ xx

■P x -«0x

x>x» x J!

J>x 0 x Ox x^x 0 x

2 Ox

x

x""

J! x x Ox

J!x> x x

. S x x x Ox ' ' '

J> x x Ox

X

. . *♦

— ^3

J> x Ox
X

X

X x Ox

♦ .

^J! x ^
♦

X

-P 0 Ox
X X

J! J! 0

XX

Exercise

Copy out the following words on the lines provided, adding 'al' to each word.
Remember to change the two gammas at the end of each word into one damma.

JxU

»» X »

0,

J

J! J! O

J! J! x

Ju

J! J!

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The sun letters

The sun letters are shown above, Sun letters are written with a shadda when they come
straight after 'al'. The laam of v al' does not take a sukoon. Instead, it becomes a silent
Tetter.

In the first example below, 'taajun' (a crown) becomes 'at-taaju' (the crown). Notice
the strong sound of the v ta', and note how you cannot hear the laam' at all,

Once again, the tanween at the end of a word without l al' changes into a single short
vowel once 'al' is added, e.g, taajun becomes at-taaju,

2 , o Si x

5LJLII

1*0

2 / o $ s

J! J! x O

9> J* s s S
** * i

j> o Si ^ . o

J! J> Si ^

Co

J1J1 J!

Jjl

J! JI

Exercise

Copy out the following words on the lines provided, adding 'al' to each word.
Remember to change the two dammas at the end of each word into one damma,

$■ 2 0

»» o

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Exercise

Sort out the words in the box below into two groups: those beginning with sun letters
and those beginning with moon letters, Write them in the columns provided, adding
l al' to the beginning of each word.

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22

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22 s 3j / 22 o ^

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Sun Letter Words

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Moon Letter Words

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Al-alif al-maqsura

Al-alif al-maqsura is a type of alif which appears at the end of some words.
It always has a fatha before it. Read the examples below and copy them
out into your exercise book.

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Reading practice with hamza

Below are examples of hamza in its various forms and positions. Read the
words out loud and copy them into your exercise book.

2 2 ,

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22 o s

U

4 s 2

22 Os
e.

IJu

♦

22 o

♦

22

22 2 2

22 o 2

22 s 0 s

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22 /

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22 sO Jl

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2s , 0

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J! J! /

22 y s2

22 s o /

2 . / S / /

0 y 0
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22 /

J! 0 ^ ^

♦

22 2 o 2

2

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Reading practice

Read the following familiar Islamic phrases and learn their meanings.

y 0 S> S> O

. (t-j^~ j-^ ln the name of Allah, the Gracious, the

> ' > Merciful.

y O £ J! S< y

.j-P I Allah is Greater.

Si / / oJi

. 4JJI jUx^o Glory be to Allah.

What Allah wishes. (A phrase used to
express praise or admiration).

God willing.

jJ J! O s Oy

. 4-AJ JU->JI Praise be to Allah. (Thanks be to Allah).

x £! 3> 0 so S

.Ail! j AaJLw» I I ask Allah's forgiveness.
. AJlil 2 I 4jl .31 0 1 Jlg-£» I I testify that there is no god except Allah.

Si S S y * i> y J !> y * y O y &

. a\]\ / Lo, 1 Ju»j><-a 0 ( I I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger

„ J ' of Allah.

Si ^ 0 x ^ J Si Si ^

. f^JLx 4 4_J_p aJjI JL^ May the blessing and peace of Allah be

\ J , " L> upon him. (A phrase spoken after

mentioning our Prophet's name).

Si ^ 0 Si y Si J -f £

*w^>- Jl Qua • - - II aJJU i <^p! I seek protection in Allah from the accursed

PV „ " , I ~ Shaytan.

^ 0 ^ J!Si ' t l"'

. I -J- 4jUl iii^ (To a boy or man): May Allah reward you

- r ' greatly.

* o y 9 $ . y y

. \ f^>- 4JJI i)i 'j>- (To a girl or woman): May Allah reward you

^ , - r * greatly.

J> J* y y yy Si * y 0 y y 0 9^.0 y y 2 ' Si y

jjlS^4 aJJI <L*_>- 1 4 ^-Ss-JLp f*>L^J! May the peace and blessings of Allah be

^ \ " \ upon you. (Islamic greeting).

J> S y y yy Si Jl y 0 y y f s $ t JI JJ^, O yy y

. 4jO .j 4 4JUI <L>^>- . a ,»*>L^Ji (^-Sn-JLp 4 And may the peace and blessings of Allah

-^' J - JJ \ \ " v be uoon vou too, (Reolv to Islamic areeting).

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Ninety-nine perfect names of Allah ^yL^^J! <UJ1 ^U^t

Read the beautiful names of Allah listed below and copy them into your exercise book,
separating them into two groups according to whether the letter after the initial 'al-' is a
sun letter or a moon letter.

S S> ^ 0

St $

J! ^ 0

St , 0 6

s St, 4

S * 0

S 3-

S y 0

S> . So

J! $ / 0

S s 0

s <^ 0

s si

J! Si x 0

S S St 0

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s s 0

s

S it s 0

J! ^ Si

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J! Si Si

J! 0 0

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♦

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J! Si^ 0

S 0 / S 0

J! Si

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s ^

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0

S So

S s 0

J* s 0

St s 0

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S -~o

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Jl y 0

& y 0

0 Ji 0

S ^ y 0

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Jl yO

Ji Jl 0

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Jl S y 0

o St o

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J! ✓ 0

Jl x 0
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ji -5^0

♦

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Ji 51

y

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S y 0

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S y t

S y 0

J> ^0

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y*

x 0

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y

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§| |Jj In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the
1 Merciful.

" j Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,

Hl| The Gracious, the Merciful, Lord of the
Mm Day of Judgment.

You alone do we worship, and to You
flfae alone do we turn for help.

H

•»^8 Guide us on the straight path,

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■ The path of those whom You have
Hil favoured,

Not the path of those who earn Your
anger, nor of those who go astray.

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God - there is no god but Him, the
. ... _ Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting.

Neither slumber nor sleep overtake
Him.

|||| To Him belong all that is in the heavens
and all that is on the earth.

WM Who is there that could intercede with
Kill Him, unless it be by His leave?

He knows all that lies open before men
and ali that is hidden from them,
whereas they cannot encompass any-
thing of His knowledge save that which
He wills [them to attain].

His throne extends over the heavens
and the earth, and he never wearies of
guarding and preserving them, for He
is the Most High, the Supreme [in
glory].

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