11
Levels
220
Lessons
460h
Average duration
None
Level required
Arabic
Language
Presentation
Because the Al-Isbaah Institute cares about its students' success, we have designed for you a method that has proven itself over several years now.
This method, “Ad-Durus Al-Fisah bi Markaz Al-Isbaah”, designed by the Al-Isbaah Institute, is intended for a non-Arabic-speaking audience.
In this programme, the student will study (with Allah's permission) various subjects of the Arabic language such as:
- Conversation (Al-Muhadathah)
- Text comprehension (Fahm An-Nusus)
- Al-Hadith
- Al-Qur'an
- Grammar (An-Nahw)
- Morphology (As-Sarf)
- Rhetoric (Al-Balaghah)
So as to reach (with Allah's permission) mastery of the fundamental bases of the Arabic language.
The programme
The programme comprises 11 levels (or sessions) in total:
+−Level 0The fundamentals — Complete initiation
Part one · 10 lessons + 1 review
Learning to read and write, a few fundamental rules, along with many exercises to anchor what is learned.
- Recognising and writing the Arabic alphabet
- Short vowels (fatha, kasra, damma) and long vowels
- Sukun, shadda, tanwin
- First words and simple sentences
Part two · 10 lessons + 1 review
133 vocabulary words, 80 sentences, first rules of grammar and conjugation.
- Conjugation of the imperfect verb (مضارع)
- Elementary Tajwid rules
- Reading the last surahs (starting with Al-Fatihah)
- Reading the Quran with the basic rules
By the end of Level 0, the student can read Arabic fluently, understand simple sentences and recite short surahs with correct Tajwid.
+−Levels 1 - 2Consolidation and oral expression
Each of the two levels comprises 10 lessons, with a review every 5 lessons to validate progress.
Structure of a lesson · 2 sessions
- Session 1 — Acquisition: new vocabulary, grammar rules, conjugation, reading the book, the teacher's explanation.
- Session 2 — Oral practice: exercises, dialogues, oral expression, pronunciation correction, questions and answers.
Subjects covered: grammar (An-Nahw), morphology (As-Sarf), text comprehension (Fahm An-Nusus), oral expression (Al-Muhadathah), Al-Qur'an, Al-Hadith.
By the end of Levels 1-2, the student can hold simple everyday conversations, understand short texts and conjugate the main verbs.
+−Levels 3 - 10Deepening — 8 levels to reach mastery
The 8 deepening levels allow the student to master the fundamental bases of the Arabic language and to tackle more complex texts.
📖 Texts studied
Numerous texts on Arab culture, religion, history and literature, chosen for their pedagogical richness.
📝 Grammar (An-Nahw)
Course based on “Al-Muqaddimah Al-Ajurrumiyyah”, one of the reference works for teaching Arabic grammar.
🔤 Morphology (As-Sarf)
In-depth study of conjugation and derivation, based on the book designed by the Institute.
🎯 Rhetoric (Al-Balaghah)
Based on “Durus Al-Balaghah” to master the art of eloquence and classical Arabic expression.
At the end of these 8 levels, the student reaches an excellent level in the Arabic language and is able to attend the gatherings of scholars and understand lessons without a translator, in shaa Allah.
Note: Despite all the efforts made by the institute to ease the learning of the Arabic language for its students, it remains essential for them to be sincere, serious and motivated — and success belongs to Allah.
View the books
To give an overview of the different levels, the Al-Isbaah Institute provides book excerpts so you can get a clearer idea of the levels and programmes.