The ability to read and understand hadiths directly in Arabic is a goal most of us wish to attain so that we can more fully experience the words of our Beloved Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. By the end of this hands-on course, you will insha'Allah be able to unravel both the grammar and vocabulary behind many hadiths on your own.
In Intermediate Arabic - Part 3 , continue applying the Arabic skills you have developed in your introductory coursework to actual hadiths taken from Imam Nawawi's Riyadh as-Saliheen. During each week's live session, our instructors will guide you through analyzing hadiths. Grammatical theories demonstrated in the hadiths will be reviewed and explained in further detail. You will then have the opportunity to do some practical application on your own based on the examples explained in class.
By the end of the course, given a word, you will be able to identify the sign, state and grammatical role now using Arabic ir'ab terminology. You will be able to identify whether a word is in the raf’, nasb, jar, or jazm states, and if the sign is dhahir or muqaddar. You will be able to grammatically analyze words commonly used in hadiths. You will also be able apply Arabic grammar skills in translating Hadith passages and biographies of Hadith narrators studied in the course.
This intensive study will enable you to easily apply theory as well as read and understand other hadiths of the same level. You will have had vast exposure to Arabic vocabulary and eloquence, and be able to use a dictionary to decipher the meaning and context of other unfamiliar words.
This course is perfect for anyone who wants to further Arabic language skills and/or pursue Hadith studies.
Module 1: Lessons 1.1 to 1.8
- Lesson 1.1: Constructions
- Grammar as the study of murakkabat, not mufradat
- New analysis method: tarkib will be presupposed but not made explicit
- Arabic Terms: murakkab, fa`il, maf`ul bihi, fi`l madi, fi`l mudari`, mabni li al-ma`lum, mabni li al-majhul
- Lesson 1.2: Embedded Sentences
- Embedded sentences are effectively singular words and thus go into states
- Arabic Terms: mudaf, mudaf ilayhi, mubtada, khabar, harf al-jarr, al-jarr wa’l-majrur
- Lesson 1.3: Embedded Sentences and Oaths
- Waw al-hal
- Waw al-qasam
- Arabic Terms: ism Mawsul, silat al-mawsul, damir bariz, damir mustatir
- Lesson 1.4: Abrogators of Noun Sentences [1]
- La`alla
- Arabic Terms: akhawat inna, ism inna, khabar inna
- Lesson 1.5: Abrogators of Noun Sentences [2]
- Lesson 1.6: Verbs in the Nasb State [1]
- Lesson 1.7: Reading Long Hadiths
- Lesson 1.8: Reading Long Hadiths
Module 2: Lesson 2.1 to 2.8
- Lesson 2.1: Parenthetical Sentences (jumal i`tiradiyya) [1]
- The difference between embedded sentences and parenthetical sentences
- Common parenthetical sentences in hadiths
- Lesson 2.2: Parenthetical Sentences (jumal i`tiradiyya) [2]
- More examples of parenthetical sentences
- The waw that signals parenthesis
- Lesson 2.3
- Lesson 2.4
- Qala and maqul al-qawl
- Embedded quotations
- Lesson 2.5: Af`al al-Muqaraba [1]
- Lesson 2.6: Af`al al-Muqaraba [2]
- Lesson 2.7: Af`al al-Shuru` [1]
- Lesson 2.8: Af`al al-Shuru` [2]
Module 3: Lessons 3.1 to 3.8
- Lesson 3.1: Tahdid
- Lesson 3.2: `Ard
- Lesson 3.3: Nida’ [1]
- Lesson 3.4: Nida’ [2]
- Ya before an association construction
- Lesson 3.5: Nida’ [3]
- Lesson 3.6: Mufaja’a
- Lesson 3.7: Maf`ul Mutlaq
- The role and meaning of the maf`ul mutlaq
- Lesson 3.8: Masdar
