QUR'ANIC ARABIC AT CAI
Areas of Study
Within Qurʾānic Arabic Program (CLICK HERE for website), there are seven major areas of study:
1. Reading - القراءة (ability to read the Qurʾān in its ʿuthmāniyy script)
2. Elocution - التجويد (ability to understand and apply the rules governing the proper pronunciation of the Qurʾān)
3. Memorization, Revision, and Review - الحفظ والتمكين
والمراجعة (ability to memorize new Qurʾān, revise recently memorized Qurʾān, and maintain what has been memorized in the past by following a consistent, organized schedule of review)
4. Exegesis - التفسير (ability to deeply understand the Qurʾān from what has been memorized with a focus on depth and not breadth)
5. Vocabulary - المفردات (ability to understand basic Arabic vocabulary along with Qurʾānic vocabulary from sūrahs previously memorized)
6. Linguistics - اللغة (ability to notice the patterns of Qurʾānic Arabic grammar, understand their significance, and apply them)
7. Handwriting - الخط (ability to write in naskh, the calligraphic script of the muṣḥaf used at Crescent Academy International)
All of the above relate directly to the Qurʾān or skills building up to ones relating directly to the Qurʾān. Please note that Conversational Arabic (المحادثة), Colloquial Arabic (العامية), and Modern Standard Arabic (اللغة العربية المعاصرة) are not major areas of focus of the Qurʾānic Arabic curriculum, although they may be indirect outcomes.
Please also visit the Sr. Rajaa's Weebly Page for more information, and to stay up to date with due dates...........
PRAYER OBJECTIVES - FIQA APPROACH
Indeed the Ummah of Islam is blessed with a rich legacy of scholarship, from which—by the mercy of Allah—we inherit a multiplicity of understandings pertaining to the Qur’an and Sunnah. In order to appreciate respected scholarly differences and equip our students with gems of tolerance and mutual respect, the Fiqh component Crescent Academy’s Islamic studies curriculum comprises two valid options. Although these options accommodate significant differences relevant to the majority of our community, we do acknowledge that there are other valid, authentic understandings which may be practiced. Please visit the Fiqh of Prayer Objectives for more information ......
Areas of Study
Within Qurʾānic Arabic Program (CLICK HERE for website), there are seven major areas of study:
1. Reading - القراءة (ability to read the Qurʾān in its ʿuthmāniyy script)
2. Elocution - التجويد (ability to understand and apply the rules governing the proper pronunciation of the Qurʾān)
3. Memorization, Revision, and Review - الحفظ والتمكين
والمراجعة (ability to memorize new Qurʾān, revise recently memorized Qurʾān, and maintain what has been memorized in the past by following a consistent, organized schedule of review)
4. Exegesis - التفسير (ability to deeply understand the Qurʾān from what has been memorized with a focus on depth and not breadth)
5. Vocabulary - المفردات (ability to understand basic Arabic vocabulary along with Qurʾānic vocabulary from sūrahs previously memorized)
6. Linguistics - اللغة (ability to notice the patterns of Qurʾānic Arabic grammar, understand their significance, and apply them)
7. Handwriting - الخط (ability to write in naskh, the calligraphic script of the muṣḥaf used at Crescent Academy International)
All of the above relate directly to the Qurʾān or skills building up to ones relating directly to the Qurʾān. Please note that Conversational Arabic (المحادثة), Colloquial Arabic (العامية), and Modern Standard Arabic (اللغة العربية المعاصرة) are not major areas of focus of the Qurʾānic Arabic curriculum, although they may be indirect outcomes.
Please also visit the Sr. Rajaa's Weebly Page for more information, and to stay up to date with due dates...........
PRAYER OBJECTIVES - FIQA APPROACH
Indeed the Ummah of Islam is blessed with a rich legacy of scholarship, from which—by the mercy of Allah—we inherit a multiplicity of understandings pertaining to the Qur’an and Sunnah. In order to appreciate respected scholarly differences and equip our students with gems of tolerance and mutual respect, the Fiqh component Crescent Academy’s Islamic studies curriculum comprises two valid options. Although these options accommodate significant differences relevant to the majority of our community, we do acknowledge that there are other valid, authentic understandings which may be practiced. Please visit the Fiqh of Prayer Objectives for more information ......