About the Arabic LanguageEver
wondered what the best way to study the Arabic Language is? Or how
about what the difference between Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and
Classical
Arabic is? In this section, we feature exclusive articles exploring
every aspect of Arabic.
Classical Arabic and MSAThe
development of Arabic may roughly be divided into three periods:
Classical Arabic, Post-classical Arabic and Modern Arabic. The
classical period lasts
until about the end of the first century AH, after which the enormous
conversion rate to Islam amongst non-Arabs and the expansion of the
Muslim empire all but wiped out the pristine language of the
pre-Islamic (Jāhilī)
Bedouin Arabs,
which remained preserved only in the lexicons of scholars concerned to
record the unadulterated speech of the Arabs in which the Qur`ān
was revealed.
Full Article: Classical Arabic and MSA How to Learn ArabicStudents
who want to learn Arabic may be tempted to rush
into reading real or primary Arabic texts, without first putting in
the necessary groundwork in terms of rigorously learning the grammar
and a core vocabulary.
This is most noticeable in students who are studying Arabic in order to start studying the Islamic sciences, who tend to start their Islamic Studies after only a rudimentary study of Arabic. Introduction Part 1 - Arabic Grammar Part 2 - Reading Part 3 - Arabic Dictionaries Part 4 - Vocabulary Part 5 - English Grammar Part 6 - Naḥw (Classical Arabic Syntax) Return from About the Arabic Language to the Home Page or Ready to learn Arabic? Go to ARABIC COURSES and get started free!
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