Arabic Stream 2 Level 3 for non-arabic Speakers Ihsan (Year 7-11)

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1 Arabic Stream 2 Level 3 for non-arabic Speakers Ihsan (Year 7-11) Main Mentor: Saba Hakim and Layth Al-Mukhtar Stream 2 is for non-arabic speaking students. It is aimed at developing students understanding of the Arabic language to eventually enable them to read familiar Qur anic text with confidence. Students also become familiarised with an expansive vocabulary based on the Qur an. This will enable students to eventually read familiar Qur anic text with meaning; and to critically reflect on various English translations of the Qur an. Stream 2 also aims to develop students writing and conversational skills, as well as a simple understanding of Arabic Grammar. There are three levels in this Stream; Level 1, 2 and 3. This is Level 3 Qur anic Arabic. Students build their skills in this level over five years of learning. In this level learners engage in higher level grammar and Tajweed learning. They are further building their fluency in reading. There is little focus on writing at this stage as we focus on meaning. Here, they begin to explore the implications and possibilities of Arabic for further study. There is a growing focus on personal responsibility for learning the Arabic language and the Qur an. Some of the skills focused on this year include: read texts and effectively extract main ideas and detailed information for use in understanding Qur anic text recognise and identify the various Tajweed rules in their reading; and read with fluency read selected passages with fluency. build on the Qur anic vocabulary employ strategies for broadening their language awareness, and repertoire of script, structures and vocabulary, from reading materials. demonstrate knowledge of the effect of word order and context on meaning demonstrate understanding of language as a complex system through strategies such as reflection, drafting, questioning linguistic relationships, observing and hypothesising.

2 Continue to build on conjugated forms of learnt root verbs (third person past tense.(فعل Develop skills to search for verbs and nouns in the Qur an in their various conjugated forms eg using: الرحمن/ continue developing the distinction between verbs, nouns and prepositions. Understand that كتابك لعبتي prepositions can be separate or as prefixes and suffixes eg الفعل والفاعلsubject andهبتداء verb & وخبر begin to understand the difference between nominal sentence develop their knowledge on verbs past present and command ( ائب الفاعل) and indirect subject فاعل and subject هفعىل به begin to recognise the difference between object begin to recognise the singular and plural forms of nouns (feminine and masculine; regular and irregular (هدارس irregularهعلوات صيادوى eg regular الجر باالظافة طاولة الوعلن andعلى possessives هي في الى expand knowledge of prepositions أدوات االستفهام expand understanding and application of interrogation particles confidently recognise and use the signs in the standard Uthamni script Qur an associated with the Tajweed rules eg the non-parallel tanween sign for accusative and genitive nunation; the presence or absence of sukoon sign over the noon indicative of ikhfa or idgham; the presence of shadda over the letter after the lam in the definite nouns indicate a silent lam. In studying the Qur anic text, there are four aspects to learning in Qur an class: Rules (Ahkam) of Tajweed: Rules of letters, rules of stopping, & places of articulation Styles of Tajweed/Tarteel Tafseer Background history relating to the Sura Tafseer of ayas Practical application to our daily lives Understand the meaning of key words in each surah Develop a list of the most common words in the Qur'an Understand sentence structure, pronounse, verbs and nouns, feminine/masquline suffixes, connecting words Memorisation Memorisation techniques Memorisation of approximatly three ayas a week Revision of previously memorised suras Memorisation of sequence of suras Tajweed & Tarteel Language and Comprehension

3 Tajweed (Reading Rules): Tajweed أحكام التجويد Rules of letters احكام الحروف Rules of stopping احكام الوقف Places of articulation مخارج الحروف الحركات # The vowels احكام المد Madd, # Rules of االدغام Assimilation, # القلقلة Qalqalah, # # Rules of noon sakinah احكام النون tanween, and الساكنة والتنوين احكام الالم lam, # Rules of # Stopping and initiation, الوقف واالبتداء # Punctuation marks, عالمات الضبط Focus on difficult letters: ص س, ض ظ ذ ز, ع, غ, ق eg ك, ح, خ

4 Tafseer (Quranic meaning) - Our approach to studying the Holy Quran: Read Apply Reflect Qur'an Remember Understand Our program focuses on mannerism of reading and respecting the Quran, and the skill of pondering over the Quran: Read - Reflect - Understand - Remember - Apply. Learners are encouraged to share their contemplations, and their appreciation of the miraculous perfection of the Quran. Throughout our studies we discuss the concept of tawheed, free will, signs of Allah, mercy and justice of Allah, and the importance of increasing faith and spirituality through contemplation and thought. Our tafseer is mainly based on 'Alama Tabatabai's Tafseer Al- Mizan.

5 Suras (chapters) studied this year: Learners explore in depth the history of chapters studied, associated context and practical application. Learners use their own creative approach to express the meaning of each verse studied including art, poetry, writing, and multimedia. Our workshops are interactive and require the learner to actively ponder on the various aspects of each verse. Our theme this year is Imama. In line with this theme, we will be looking at various Ayat that relate to the Imams and Ahlul Bayt. Also, our focus is Surat Al- Qiyama. The Surah contains important lessons for us to help us understand our journey in this world and its connection to the afterlife. Students will study the main vocabulary associated with Surat Al- Qiyamah, sentence structure, Tajweed rules, and main themes covered in the Surah.

6 Surat Al- Qiyama Ayah History and significance of Surat Al-Qiyama: Surah is Makki; benefits of recitation of Surah; the significance of the opening two verses of the Surah; The historical context of the Surah (the neighbour of the Prophet (S) who asked about the day pf Judgment); the names of the Day of Judgment in the Qur'an (over 100 names). the word Qiyama has been mentioned 70 times). The corrolation beytween the Day of Judgment and our own conscience: The three types of Nafs: Al'Ammara, Al-Lawwama, and Al'Mutma'inna. The importance of the Reproaching self. Similarities between Day of Judgment and the Reproaching self include: the judge, witness and excutant are all one in this court, no bribe or substtute is accepted judgment is quick and final the punishment starts from within and radiates outwards The questions and doubts cast by disbelivers signs and description of the Day of Judgment Ayah advice to the Prophet (s) Signs of disbelievers and believers on the Day of Judgment Creation of human beings and God's promise of resurrection. Ayat relating to Ahlul Bayt We will examin the various ayat that are associated with Ahlul Bayr. Using the Jigsaw learning activity, students will explore the selection of ayat below and the significance of Ahlul Bayt including their akhlaq, status and events ssociated with them: Surat Al-Baqara Ayah Surat Aal-Imran Ayah 61 Surat Al-Ma'ida Ayah 55 Surat Ibrahim Ayah Al-Hijr Ayah 47 Al-Isra Ayah 57 Taha Ayah 132 Surat An-Nur Ayah 35 Surat Al-Furqan Ayah 74 Surat Al-Sajda Ayah 24 Surat Al-Ahzab Ayah 33 Surat Al-Shura Ayah 23 Surat Adhariyat Ayah 17 Surat Ad-Dahr Ayah 8 Surat Al-Fajr Ayah 1-4 Surat Al-Kawthar Ayah 1