LEARN QURANIC ARABIC 

Allah the Almighty revealed the Qur'an in Arabic but it's not just for Arabs... 

It's for EVERYONE!

Sadly, so many worldwide struggle to understand the words of Allah s.w.t. simply because they can't understand Arabic. 

The Arabic Gems Institute is here to CHANGE that for the better!  

 We specialise in teaching English speaking people how to understand Arabic through the Qur’an, and we have a vision to see every Muslim understand the speech of their Lord and to have our paths once again illuminated with the divine light of the Qur’an.

HUNDREDS of students have benefited from our course - "Arabic through the Qur'an" and we're looking forward to teaching many others insha Allah as we open up dates for the new course! 

Lesson 1 of term 1 starts on Wednesday 8th May 2024 and this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for all your life, to finally understand Allah's divine words! 

The first level of the Arabic through the Qur’an course, in which students are introduced to the most fundamental and widely used constructions in grammar, providing them with the essential foundations necessary to build upon in later levels. Topics covered this term include but are not restricted to: Nouns and Adjectives, Nominal sentences, Gender, Case, Number, Prepositions, Pronouns, Demonstratives, the Idafa, Perfect verbs, conjugation of hollow verbs, and cardinal numbers.

Continuation of the course, with the introduction of key topics of rhetorical studies (balaghah) through selected verses, that will help enable the student to dig further into the Qur’an and unlock the deeper layers of meaning. Topics covered this term include but are not restricted to: Verb forms, the Imperfect verb, Interrogatives, Inna and her sisters, the subjunctive and jussive moods, relative sentences, the conjugation of weak verbs, and the elative.

This term sees the completion of the course and introduces the listener to listening comprehension exercises. Topics covered this term include but are not restricted to: The vocative, the Imperative, ordinal numbers, the passive, conditionals, nouns in the accusative, and exclamations and oaths.

The Arabic through the Qur’an course by Arabic Gems is a complete online course in Qur’anic Arabic that aims to deliver to the student an unparalleled experience in the English medium by which they will not only learn to how to access the surface meaning of the Qur’an, but also introduce them to aspects of balaghah (Arabic stylistic studies) which will also enable them to search for and understand deeper layers of the meaning.

The course is taught by a highly qualified teacher who has initially studied Arabic through the English medium and are therefore in a prime position to convey it through the English medium in a clear and lucid manner. Her academic qualifications allow the combination of traditional knowledge with modern teaching styles and techniques. The course itself is extremely disciplined and structured but also appreciates that modern lifestyles do require for flexibility. We are always looking for the latest technological methods that can be employed to further improve the students’ learning experience and allow them to arrive at their goals.

The entire course is held over one year: 38 teaching weeks which are divided into three terms, with end of term and study breaks in between each.

As we have a lot of material to cover within the year, we cannot coincide our breaks entirely with the school holidays (although do try our best to do so), but allowances are made for students who need deadline extensions during these times.

The course is loosely based on the book Arabic Through the Qur’an by Professor Alan Jones. In addition, Arabic Gems has developed its own resources and handouts that are provided to the students on a weekly basis, which are more in line with the clarity of presentation and explanation that Arabic Gems has come to be known for. 

The entire course costs £550. If paid upfront, there is a £100 discount.

Students will be responsible for purchasing the course book before the course begins. They will also need to have weekly access to a printer for their course materials and handouts.

Most elements of the course can be completed without the use of an actual computer, but some elements do rely on flash software, so please ensure your tablet/mobile device are flash compatible. (The puffin browser app for the iphone/ipad does allow this functionality)

The live class is held on Wednesday evenings at 8:30pm GMT. It lasts for approximately 1.5 hours. Students can leave the class early if they need to and continue to view the rest of the class via the recording provided.

Every class is recorded and students will be given access to the recording as soon as the class is over.

Recordings cannot be downloaded, they can only be streamed online.

Each week there is a set amount of homework to complete., including but not restricted to: a weekly test, translation of Qur’anic verses, a short research assignment, some consolidation work and weekly vocab to learn. Students find they have to put in a maximum of 5-7 hours per week in order to complete this and learn the previous week’s lesson. All work will be marked with feedback provided and/or an answer key provided.

There is still benefit in attending the class and doing the minimum homework which is learning the vocab and completing the translation assignment. 

You only need to know how Arabic letters are joined together so that you can read. If you read slowly, you will find that your reading automatically speeds up with time and practice.

By the end of the course students will have covered all of the main points of grammar needed to understand the Qur’an and the majority of the vocabulary. They will have also developed the tools needed to understand whatever remains unclear to them when reading the Qur’an. They will also have picked up on a lens by which to look at the Qur’anic text in order to access its linguistic gems for themselves.