Madinah Arabic Book 1

Course Materials

• Durus al Lughah, the main text book. Download the book for free. If you want to buy the book they are readily available throughout the world. Check your local bookstores.
• Course key is the explanation of each lesson in English language. So you can understand the concept being taught. Download it from here. Keys are also available in Urdu and German.
• Solutions to exercises so you can check your work. Download from here.
• Glossary of words used in Madinah Arabic books. Download it from here.
• Videos of Brother Asif Mehr Ali teaching Madinah Arabic books. This is the true gem. You can watch all three Madinah Arabic books being taught by a teacher who is as enthusiastic about teaching Arabic as he is knowledgeable. These videos are high quality and available free of charge, a courtesy of Institute of the Language of the Quran Toronto. You can download the videos from here or watch them on YouTube.

Optional Study Aids

• Anki flashcards for Book 1 vocabulary. If you are not familiar with Anki please read this.
• Colored worksheets for the first 10 chapters of the book can be downloaded from here.
• Grammar notes in a visual form.
• Audio files of Madinah Arabic Books narrated in Arabic, English and Urdu.
• Madinah Book 1 Handouts (referred to in the videos).
• Madinah Arabic Quran reading book by drvaniya.com contains easy and stimulating Quranic examples with words taught in Madinah Book 1. Gives level 1 students an exciting and early opportunity to connect with the Arabic Qur’aan.
• Quranic words workbook by drvaniya.com contains 20 easy and common Quranic words, tested in colourful picture exercises.