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Guided Reading

The best way to learn a language is dynamic immersion - to surround yourself with that language by reading, writing, and listening to living content. Luckily we have any number of books to increase our knowledge of Quran Arabic.

But reading a book in a new language can be daunting. Guided reading - or reading while a teacher / mentor explains and corrects is a really good way to overcome the challenge.

In this section you will find a list of many classical Arabic books along with videos and audios to give you a guided reading experience even when you don't have a teacher or mentor to help. The books are starting from easy and going all the way to more difficult ones.

Please note that I am only sharing classical books and Islamic literature on this site. If you want to practice reading Arabic through other contemporary books (like story books and modern text) you can join my Facebook group Pathway to Arabic where I share more contemporary resources as well.

This is a work in progress and I will keep adding new books/resources so please check back often.

Prerequisite for this section

You can start reading these books alongside other courses. But ideally you should first complete the three Madinah Books before you will be able to understand these books.


Qasas An-Nabiyeen Part 1 to 4

by Abul Hasan alNadwi

Qasa An-Nabiyeen

Abul Hasan alNadwi is a well known scholar and he has written a series of books especially for children/beginners who are learning Arabic. Qasas anNabiyeen (stories of the prophets) is his famous work where he starts with very easy and basic language, gradually progressing to more difficult and sophisticated language. This is generally considered the best book for begiiner comprehension.

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Part One

Part Two

Part three

Part Four


Qasas An-Nabiyeen Part 5

by Abul Hasan alNadwi

Qasa An-Nabiyeen

Abul Hasan alNadwi is a well known scholar and he has written a series of books especially for children/beginners who are learning Arabic. Qasas anNabiyeen (stories of the prophets) is his famous work where he starts with very easy and basic language, gradually progressing to more difficult and sophisticated language. This is generally considered the best book for begiiner comprehension. This last volume is the highest in difiiculty level.

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Al-Qiraat-ur-Rashidah

by Abul Hasan alNadwi

al-qiraat-ur-rashidah

Abul Hasan alNadwi is a well known scholar and he has written a series of books especially for children/beginners who are learning Arabic. Al-Qiraat-ur-Rashidah is a beginner Arabic reader written by him for the students of Arabic. It comprises of short stories and essays providing one with lots of practice in comprehension and vocabulary.

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الأذكار والآداب - المستوى التمهيدي

Abdul Muhsin bin Muhammad alQasim

alAdhkaar wa aladaab

Written by the imam and khateeb of Masjid anNabawi, this book contains 7 Ahadith regarding the importance of seeking knowledge and then 115 Ahadith consisting of Adkhaar used throughout the days and nights and then the 99 Ahadith related to Aadaab (etiquettes).

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رجال الفكر والدعوة

by Abul Hasan alNadwi

rijaal fikr wa dawah

Another book by Abul Hasan alNadwi.

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Imam Nawawi's Forty Ahadeeth

by Imam Yahya bin Sharif AlNawawi and Ibn Rajab

Imam Nawawi's Forty Ahadeeth

Imam al-Nawawi’s collection of 40 Hadiths is one of the most important collections of hadiths we have today. Imam al Nawawi actually compiled a total of 42 hadiths for this collection, not 40. This collection contains 50 ahadeeth however, the last eight added by Imam Ibn Rajab. You can read more about this famous work here.

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زبدة التفسير

Dr. Muhammad Suleiman Al-Ashqar

Zubdah alTafseer

Zubdah alTafseer is an abridged version of فتح القدير of Sheikh Muhammad bin Ali Shawkani, written by Dr. Muhammad Suleiman Al-Ashqar. The language is easy and it is recommended by many as a perfect beginner friendly tafseer.

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الدروس المهمة لعامة الأمة

by Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baaz

al-Tafseer al-Muyassar

Important Lessons for the Ummah is a comprehensive, basic, summarized, necessary reference book by Sheikh bin Baaz. This small book contains a series of small lessons on the most necessary things to teach or learn, such as the basics of belief, ablutions and prayers etc.

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Tafseer al-Jalâlain

by Imam Suyuti

al-Tafseer al-Jalâlain

Tafseer al-Jalâlain is a relatively short, but extremely deep and comprehensive work of tafseer. It has been considered an important first text in the study of tafseer across the Muslim world. In this YouTube playlist you can watch Shaikh Furhan Zubairi go through the entire book, translating and explaining the Arabic text.

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