Learn Arabic
through the Quran
Based on Sh. Nadwis Lughatul Quran
Foreword
Written for the original Urdu version of Lughatul-Qur’aan)
All praise and thanks be to Allah, and peace be upon His chosen
bondsmen and women!
The Qur’aan is the final revealed Book that contains the message
of guidance from Allah for all humankind. Accordingly, the
salvation as well as worldly welfare of the entire humanity
depends upon following the guidance ordained in this Divine
Book. In other words, success in this world as well as the
Hereafter for humankind is treasured in this great Book.
Therefore, there is an endless need to compile Qur’aanic
expositions (in the context of modern challenges and evolving
circumstances) while calling people towards understanding its
eternal message.
Indeed, blessed are those who have been given the opportunity to
serve the Qur’aan in one way or another, and more so if the
effort receives general acceptance among the public. This
recognition fulfills the very objective of providing an easy way
for reading and understanding the Qur’aan.
Our beloved Al-Haaj AbdulKarim Parekh is one of these fortunate
men who has served the Qur’aan. He is well-known through his
popular lectures and lifelong service of propagating the message
of Islam. He is an ardent caller towards the Qur’aan. In the
city of Nagpur, India, his regular Qur’aanic lessons (Dars-e-Qur’aan)
have affected the Muslim youth, especially the educated class,
and kindled in them the spirit of servitude to Islam and living
according to the tenets of the Qur’aan in everyday life. Till
this day Shaikh Parekh is engaged in this sterling service to
Islam despite his demanding occupation as a merchant.
His book, entitled Lughatul-Qur’aan, is part of his literary
service which he wrote in Urdu in order to convey the message of
the Qur’aan among the common and educated class alike so as to
make understanding the Qur’aan easy for them. The evidence of
its wide acceptance is that within 15 to 20 years, more than a
dozen editions of the book have been printed. He has translated
the difficult words of each Juz’ (parah) with the help of
authentic translations and according to the context in which the
word is used. He has also provided the root of the word (verb)
wherever necessary. Brief rules of Arabic grammar are also
provided at the beginning of the book. This way, the book has
become a key for Arabic words as well as a guide to studying the
Qur’aan with the least effort.
It may be mentioned here that because of my busy schedule, I
could only browse through the book casually. May Allah reward
the author and increase the usefulness and acceptance of the
book, Ameen!
Syed Abul-Hasan Ali Nadwi
Rector, Nadwatul Ulama
Lukhnow, India Content In order to use
this book effectively
- Start with Part I and be thorough with it. Spend a couple
of days with Part II, since it will be extremely helpful later
on. After that you will be ready to study the main part. Just
follow these steps:
- Start from the beginning (Surah Al-Baqarah, Al-e-Imran,
and so on).
- Go page by page or Ruku by Ruku or whatever part of the
Qur’aan you are comfortable with.
- For each part, (a) memorize the meanings of new words; (b)
read the translation and try to connect the Arabic words and
their meanings with the translation.
- You will find that as you progress through the Quran less
and less words are new becuase of repetition of known verbs
Read the Tafseer of that part. The Tafseer will remind you of
the meanings, and meanings will remind you of the Tafseer. For
example, while reciting Surah “the elephant”, if you remember
the meaning of just one word, Fil, the whole story of Abraha
will come to your mind instantly (if you had read the Tafseer).
Further, once the story is there in your mind, it will help
you remember the meanings of some of those words in the Surah
which you may have forgotten.
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