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Category Archives: Arabic Language
Learning Tajweed, Part Five
Learning Tajweed, Part Five My tenacity brought a big blessing. I inserted myself firmly into that madrassa, never missing a day, and always fully prepared for the lesson. I was surprised to discover that most of the ladies had no … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabic Language, madrassa, Qur'an, Tajweed
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Learning Tajweed, Part Four
Reinstated At home, we poured out the whole story to my husband, who then said,”I know the husband of the mudeera. I will go pray Isha with him and find out what’s going on.” He was gone longer than usual … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabic, madrassa, Qur'an, Tajweed
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Learning Tajweed– Part Three
Kicked Out! I spent a fruitful term sitting in the circle with the “literate” ladies. We read, but the class focused on memorization. That was fine. I wanted more, however. I knew that tajweed had rules of its own apart … Continue reading
Posted in Arabic Language, Islam, Memoir, Saudi Arabia, Tajweed
Tagged Arabic, madrassa, Qur'an, Tajweed
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Learning Tajweed, Part Two
The class met every weekday after Asr prayer til Maghreb. Basically, it was a memorization class. The teacher would recite a phrase, and we’d repeat it in unison. When her sensitive ear perceived improper pronunciation, the offender was singled … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, Arabic, madrassa, Qur'an, Tajweed
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Learning Tajweed
Hijab, women’s rights, Islam, and East vs. West are subjects that never fail to stimulate a good, often repetitive, conversation. Learning Arabic is another such topic. I am tempted to repeat my laments about my failure to achieve fluency, and … Continue reading
Posted in Arabic Language, Islam, Memoir, Saudi Arabia, Tajweed
Tagged Arabic, madrassa, Saudi Arabia, Tajweed
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Introduction to Arabic
Before going to Saudi Arabia for the first time in 1986, I bought an Arabic phrase book with a cassette. The words to be learned were written in both transliteration and Arabic script. Even then, I ignored the transliteration. What … Continue reading
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