Paths
Learning classical Arabic, and the thought it carries, through the texts
Stay close to a few great texts. Hear a line and say it back, open its words to their roots, notice the pattern each word is cast in, meet the grammar where it happens, and keep a line by heart. There are two ways in, and they meet in the same passage: the study tools, to use on your own at any time, and learning together, a suggested year and a circle anyone can start.
Where to start
No Arabic yet
Begin with sound and shape, with the English open.
Heritage or returning
Meet the words you know in their classical setting.
Fluent speakers
Name the grammar you already use, from the primers.
Classically trained
Read with the commentators, and teach.
Learning together
Study tools
- Reading plans Guided routes through the texts, with your place kept.Any level: a route with your progressوردwird, a daily portion
- Theme paths Read one theme through Greek and Arabic texts: contemplation, purification, love…
- Roots Every root in the library, with its core sense and where it appears.A first step, even with no Arabicأصلaṣl, a root
- Letters The letters, their natures and the Breath wheel.The very first step with no Arabicحرفḥarf, a letter
- Grammar Topics, the verb forms, and the classical primers from the Ājurrūmiyya to Sībawayh.Once a few lines are familiar; the primers for the advancedنحوnaḥw, grammar
- Practice Grammar questions drawn from the passage you are reading.For readers who know some grammarتمرينtamrīn, practice
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