Curriculum
One path, taught in order.
Every Arabic program at Afsah follows the same curriculum, Lisān al-Qur’ān, from the first letters to reading the Qur’ān in its own language. Students are placed at the stage that fits them and move up as they are ready.
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Lisān al-Qur’ān
Lisān al-Qur’ān is the Arabic curriculum developed at Jamia Ayesha Siddiqua in Karachi, Pakistan, where Ustadha Rumsha Karim completed her studies. It teaches Arabic as the language of the Qur’ān: vocabulary and grammar are learned so that students can read and understand revelation.
Why one curriculum
Teaching every class from the same text means each stage builds directly on the last. A student who finishes Elementary is ready for Intermediate, whichever cohort or teacher they studied with, and private tutoring can pick up exactly where a class left off.
Admissions tells enrolled students which materials they need before the first class.
Arabic
The three stages
Each stage lists the programs that teach it now. A stage with no open program is still part of the path; join a waitlist to hear when it opens.
Stage 1
Elementary
Read Arabic with confidence and understand how a simple sentence is built.
- Reading fluency and pronunciation
- High-frequency Qur’ānic vocabulary
- Nouns, verbs, and particles
- The foundations of grammar and i‘rāb
Taught in
Stage 2
Intermediate
Move from sentences to passages, with grammar strong enough to analyze what you read.
- Deeper grammar and verb forms
- Longer guided readings
- Wider vocabulary and retention
- First engagement with classical and Qur’ānic passages
Taught in
Stage 3
Advanced
Read classical and Qur’ānic Arabic with accuracy, and begin to hear its eloquence.
- Morphology and rhetoric
- Unvoweled text with support
- Translation and close reading
- Preparation for specialized Islamic texts
Taught in
No program is scheduled for this stage yet.
Or take the whole path in one cohort
These programs carry the same students through several stages over one longer course.
Private Arabic tutoring follows the same curriculum at any stage, at the student’s own pace: Private Arabic Tutoring.
Qur’ān
Recitation, tajwīd, and Hifdh
Studied alongside Arabic or on its own, and placed by a short assessment of where the student is now.
Recitation and tajwīd
Correct pronunciation and the rules of recitation, under a teacher’s ear.
Hifdh
Memorization with a set plan, daily review, and accountability.
Review
Keeping what has been memorized, with regular revision and correction.
Admissions
Not sure which stage you are at?
Apply and choose “Custom / unsure” as your level. Admissions will place you before your first class.