بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
Arabic Language Curriculum
منهج تعليم اللغة العربية
Letters • Reading • Conversation • Grammar
"The language of the Qurʼān — taught with care, structure, and love"
L1 Qaaʼidah→L2 Reading→L3 Speech→L4 Grammar→L5 Text
Programme Overview
The Rawdatul Atfaal Arabic Language Curriculum is a structured five-level programme designed to take a student from their very first encounter with the Arabic alphabet all the way through to a confident reading of grammatical Arabic texts.
Arabic is the language of the Qurʼān, the hadith, and classical Islamic scholarship. A child who learns Arabic properly is a child who can engage with the primary sources of their religion directly, without the barrier of translation.
Our programme treats Arabic not merely as a foreign language to be learnt — but as a sacred inheritance to be reclaimed.
Key Resources Used
- Qaaʼidah Nooraaniyyah (Level 1)The foundational text for learning Arabic letters and their sounds with correct articulation (makhaarij).
- Noorul Bayāan (Level 2)A widely used primer for joining Arabic letters into words and progressing toward reading the Qurʼān.
- Basic Conversations (Level 3)A structured conversational Arabic programme developing speaking, listening and vocabulary.
- Madīnah Arabic Series (Levels 4 & 5)The world-famous series from the Islamic University of Madīnah, introducing and deepening formal grammar systematically.
Programme at a Glance
| Lvl | Resource / Focus | Duration | What Your Child Will Achieve |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qaaʼidah Nooraaniyyah | 16 Weeks | Recognise and correctly pronounce all 28 Arabic letters with full diacritical marks |
| 2 | Noorul Bayāan | 16 Weeks | Join letters into words and read short Qurʼānic phrases with confidence |
| 3 | Basic Conversations | 16 Weeks | Hold simple Arabic conversations, name objects and people, use basic sentence structures |
| 4 | Madīnah Arabic Book 1 | 16 Weeks | Read and understand basic Arabic grammar — pronouns, nouns, past tense verbs, adjectives |
| 5 | Madīnah Arabic Book 2 | 16 Weeks | Command intermediate Arabic grammar — present tense, imperatives, plurals, relative clauses |
Detailed Master Plans
LEVEL 1 — Reading & Recognising Arabic Letters
Qaaʼidah Nooraaniyyah
Resource: Qaaʼidah Nooraaniyyah — Shaykh Noor Muhammad Hāqiqānī
القاعدة النورانية
Duration: 16 Weeks
Frequency: 3–4 Sessions per Week
Aim: To teach students to correctly recognise, name, and pronounce all 28 Arabic letters in their isolated forms, with all short vowels, sukoon, tanween, shaddah, and madd letters.
What Students Learn
1All 28 Arabic letters (isolated form)
2Distinguishing similar shapes (ب ت ث, ج ح خ, etc.)
3Short vowels (Fathah, Kasrah, Dammah)
4Sukoon (a resting letter with no vowel)
5Tanween (double vowels: ً ٌ ٍ)
6Shaddah (doubled consonant)
7Madd (long vowels with Alif, Waw, Yāʼ)
8Laam Shamsiyyah vs. Laam Qamariyyah
9Connecting forms (initial, medial, final, isolated)
10Non-connecting letters (ا د ذ ر ز و)
11Reading CVC syllables and short words
12Reading simple Qurʼānic fragments (fully vowelled)
LEVEL 2 — Joining Letters & Words
Noorul Bayāan
Resource: Noorul Bayāan — universally acclaimed Qurʼān primer
نور البيان
Duration: 16 Weeks
Frequency: 3–4 Sessions per Week
Aim: To teach students to join Arabic letters into complete words, read multi-letter words with diacritical marks, and begin reading short Qurʼānic āyāt and familiar phrases with fluency.
What Students Learn
1Joining two and three letters with vowels
2Reading words with all diacritical marks
3Long vowels within joined words
4Tanween in natural word endings
5Shaddah within words
6Al- (definite article) within words
7Two-word Arabic phrases (noun + adjective)
8Qurʼānic sight words recognition
9Reading short Āyāt with full tashkeel
10Reading connected sentences smoothly
11Reading complete short surahs (Juzʼ ʿAmma)
12Self-correction and reading fluency
LEVEL 3 — Speaking, Listening & Vocabulary
Basic Arabic Conversations
Resource: Rawdatul Atfaal Applied Conversational Arabic
المحادثة العربية الأساسية
Duration: 16 Weeks
Frequency: 3 Sessions per Week
Aim: To equip students with practical Arabic communication skills — greeting, introducing themselves, describing objects, asking simple questions, and using MSA and Qurʼānic vocabulary.
Conversational Units
1Greetings and Farewells (As-salaam, Marhaban)
2Introductions (Who Are You? / Where are you from?)
3Classroom Language (Commands: Iftah, uktub, iqraʼ)
4Numbers 1–20 (Counting and usage)
5Colours & Gender Agreement
6Family Members (Al-ʼaʼilah)
7The Body (Al-Jism)
8Food and Drink (At-Taʼām)
9Animals (Al-Hayawānāt)
10Days and Months / Daily Routine
11Asking Questions (Where, What, Who, How)
12Simple Sentences (Subject + Verb + Object)
13My Home (Baytee & Furniture)
14Weather and Seasons
15Islamic Daily Phrases in context
LEVEL 4 — Foundational Arabic Grammar & Reading
Madīnah Arabic Book 1
Resource: Madīnah Arabic Reader Book 1 (Dr. V. Abdúr-Raḥeem)
كتاب المدينة — الكتاب الأول
Duration: 16 Weeks
Frequency: 3–4 Sessions per Week
Aim: To introduce formal Arabic grammar — covering demonstrative pronouns, noun gender, definite/indefinite nouns, adjective agreement, past tense verbs, and prepositions.
Grammar & Text Topics
1Demonstrative Pronouns (Haadhaa / Tilka)
2Questions in Arabic (Mā hādhaa? / Man haadhaa?)
3Personal Pronouns (Huwa / Hiya)
4Nationality and Origins (Huwa min...)
5Attached Possessive Pronouns (Ismuhu, Ismuhaa)
6Numbers 1–10 and gender agreement
7Sound Masculine Plural patterns
8Introduction to Broken Plurals
9Adjective Agreement (Sifah with mawsūf)
10The Verb: Past Tense Conjugation (Faʼala pattern)
11Verb Conjugation for Plurals (Third person)
12Prepositions (Fee, Min, Ila, ʼAlà)
13Nominal Sentences (Mubtadaʼ & Khabar)
14Verbal Sentences vs. Nominal Sentences
15Reading graded contextual passages
LEVEL 5 — ADVANCED
Madīnah Arabic Book 2
Intermediate Arabic Grammar & Reading
كتاب المدينة — الكتاب الثاني
Duration:16 Weeks
Sessions:3–4 Sessions per Week
Aim:To build upon the grammar foundation of Book 1 and introduce intermediate Arabic grammar structures: present tense verbs, relative pronouns, active/passive participles, dual forms, imperatives, and independent composition.
Advanced Grammar Focus
1Mubtadaʼ and Khabar (in depth)
2Relative Pronouns (Alladhī / Allatī)
3Present Tense Verb Conjugation (Al-Muḍāriʼ)
4Negative Sentences (Laa and Mā)
5Active Participle (Ism Al-Faʼīl)
6Passive Participle (Ism Al-Mafʼool)
7Dual Forms (Muthannā)
8Advanced Broken Plural Patterns
9Imperative Verbs (Al-Amr commands)
10ʼAnna, Inna and their Sisters
11Numbers 11–100 rules
12In-depth Question Particles (Al-Istifhām)
13Independent Composition (Paragraph building)
14Deepening conversational reading texts
What Comes Next?
Upon completing Level 5, students will have a solid grounding in Arabic grammar and will be ready to progress to Madīnah Arabic Book 3 and beyond — opening the door to reading classical Islamic texts, Qurʼānic tafsīr, and hadith literature directly in Arabic.
وما توفيقي إلا بالله — عليه توكلت وإليه أنيب