Conversation in Arabic 101 Class

Arabic 101 Conversation Class

Graduation Party of 2009 - 2010

UQBAH 'S ONLINE SCHOOL

Online Cllass[1]

Slide Quran and Language School(2)

A Survey to Improve the School Performance

As Salaamu Alaikum

Dear Students,

                  In an effort to evaluate and improve on the functioning of our school please take the time to fill out the questionnaire.

1.     Do you believe that the syllabus is for each class is adequate? ___________

If not please explain.

2.     Are the timelines of the syllabus realistic? ________________

3.     Do you believe there is enough, not enough or too much homework? ______________________

4.     What can the administration do to improve your experience at the school?

5.     What are your thoughts on the tuition rate?

6.     If you are having difficulty paying tuition, are you willing to participate in fund raising?

7.     What do you believe is the reason for the high absentee rate?

8.     What suggestions do you have to improve the attendance rate?

Additional comments:

School International relationship (2)

We had a relationship with a Quran School in Saudi through Dr Sana, who helped create communication between the two schools. The Saudi Quran School provided us with advice, help in structuring the school, technics on how to teach adults Quran memorization and books for all the classes of different levels.
They also helped provided online classes as a professional training to all our teachers in Qaydah Nouraniyah with the purpose of getting Ijazah in Tajweed Rules through Qaydah Nouraniyah.
This is the blog where all online classes with the teachers are published:
http://teachersclasses.blogspot.com/

International Relationships with other Quran Schools

In the summer of 2010, the school tried to have relationship with Dar Al Quran for girls in Mekness in Morocco, they helped providing us with technics on how to conduct a Quran class, we learned from their experience and we discussed the possibility of creating an alliance between the two schools.

Arabic Language Caligraphic Styles

Deewani script is an Ottoman development parallel to Shikasteh (broken style). The script was largely developed by the accomplished calligrapher Ibrahim Munif in the late 15th century from the Turkish/Persian Ta'liq. Deewani reached its zenith in the 17th century, thanks to the famous calligrapher Shala Pasha.

Like Riq'a, Deewani became a favorite script for writing in the Ottoman chancellery. Deewani is excessively cursive and highly structured with its letters undotted and unconventionally joined together. It uses no vowel marks. Deewani also developed an ornamental variety called Deewani Jali which also was known as Humayuni (Imperial). The development of Deewani Jali is credited to Hafiz Uthman. The spaces between the letters are spangled with decorative devices which do not necessarily have any orthographic value. Deewani Jali is highly favored for ornamental purposes.


Click here to see a gallery of Deewani Style

Kufi was the dominant priestly script in early times. It was created after the establishment of the two Muslim cities of Basrah and Kufah in the second decade of the Islamic era (8th century A.D.). The script has specific proportional measurements, along with pronounced angularity and squareness. It became known as al-Khat al-Kufi (Kufi script).

Kufi script had a profound effect on all Islamic calligraphy. In contrast to its low verticals, Kufi has horizontal lines that are extended. The script is considerably wider than it is high. This gives it a certain dynamic momentum. The script often is chosen for use on oblong surfaces. With its glorious Handasi (geometrical) construction, Kufi could be adapted to any space and material -- from silk squares to the architectural monuments left by Timur at Samarqand.

Because Kufi script was not subjected to strict rules, calligraphers employing it had virtually a free hand in the conception and execution of its ornamental forms.


click here for more Kufi
images
For more information about other Arabic Calligraphy Styles visit these websites:
Islamicart website
Al Bab website
Arabic Calligraphy website to see more galleries

Some Of My Personal Arabic Caligraphy Art Works

Let's Learn the Arabic Alphabet

These are different Arabic Alphabet video songs as a learning tool :

Nawras Al Amal Arabic Language CD 1

Introduction to Arabic Level 1 By Hajiba Jonahi-Ivey

(Audio CD 2007-2008)
In this CD you will be able to learn: Letters, Numbers, Body parts,Greetings, common expressions and more in Arabic Language.
Buy: $14

2008-2009 The Sisters Arabic School

The school Started on September 2008.We have have had more students this year: around 40 students and six class: Arabic for beginners class, Conversational Arabic and Quran Memorization. For the intermediate level, we had conversational Arabic class, Arabic grammar class and Quran Memorization long ‘Surats’. This was with help of four teachers:Imani Hassinah Firdaws and Hajiba.
By the end of the year, students of the beginners level were able to read and write Arabic and to know basic tools of conversation. Besides this, they had to present an Arabic Presentation as a final project on the video. They were also able to memorize some short’s’ in Quran.
The students in the intermediate level were able to study some Arabic Grammatical rules, Tajweed rules and Memorized long ‘suar’ in Quran and did their Arabic presentation project for the finals.

2008-2009 Sisters Arabic School Graduation Party

Around 70 sisters had attended the party the 7th June at 2:00pm in the activity room in Uqbah foundation.Here are some pictures:



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The Graduates'Arabic Presentation Videos 2008-2009

The students who have passed the Arabic Class for beginners this year have had to make Arabic Presentation videos introducing themselves and their activities here are some samlples

More Videos Presentation

2008-2009 The Sisters Arabic School activities

Henna design offered to the Arabic School Sisters 2008-2009

2007-2008The sisters’ Arabic school

We had two classes going on: Tajweed Class Second Level, Conversational Arabic class and Arabic for beginners. I was teaching Tajweed rules class, which consists of learning the correct way of reading The Arabic language but this time, under my supervision, all the students who have completed first year of Tajweed Rules had to do there own extended research on one of the Tajweed Rules and to present their topic in the classroom to everybody. The other class was taught by Ustathah Umm Naser .She was teaching the students The Arabic Alphabet and how to read and write Arabic. I was teaching Conversational Arabic every the third week of every month .The class was consisted of presenting recipes by the students in Arabic language and helping the others learn the ingredients in Arabic and enjoying the food at the end of the class.
The test at the end of the year consisted of written test about Tajweed rules and the vocabulary they learnt from the recipes and Quran recitation of the ‘Suraat’ Studied with the proper rules and reading any page of Quran with Tajweed rules. Conserning Arabic for beginners, Students had a written test with reading and writing exercises.
The graduation party was held at the end of the year with the students reading Quran with the proper rules and reciting some Quran verses. More than 50 sisters attended the party .The teachers had gifts and the students had their certificates of completion signed by their teachers, the Imam of the mosque, and the President of the mosque.

THE ARABIC SISTER CLASS SCHEDUAL FOR THE YEAR: 2008 The Beginners Class

THE ARABIC SISTER CLASS SCHEDUAL FOR THE YEAR 2008

-The Beginners Class-


FEBRUARY 17 :Reviewing of The Arabic Alphabet

FEBRUARY 24 :Reading & joining letters

MARCH 02 :The family (reading/writing)

March 09 :Conversational Arabic Experience (cooking activity)
:Pasta Salad (Najma Nur/sister Waheedah)
:Turkey Sandwich(Tahiyah Abdul Zahir/Najwah Abdul-Adil)

March 16 :In the Kitchen (reading/writing)

March 23 :Food (reading/writing)

March 30 :Conversational Arabic Experience (cooking activity)
:Fruit Salad (Hassinah Seargent/.......)
:Ice tea (Sara Mohammed/.........)

April 06 :Home & Place

April 13 :Impotant Verbs we need in every day life

April 20 :Conversational Arabic Experience (cooking activity)
:Banana Pudding (Fadeelah Nur/..........)
:A Salad (........... / .............)

April 27 :Make a sentence

May 04 :Reading practice

May 11 :Preparation for The Exam
May 18 :The Oral Exam

May 25 :The Written Exam

June 01 :The Graduation Party

THE SISTER ARABIC CLASS SCHEDUAL FOR THE YEAR 2008 THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

THE SISTER QURANIC CLASS SCHEDUAL FOR THE YEAR 2008


FEBRUARY 17 :Introduction about the class and schedualing the topics

FEBRUARY 24 :Introduction about Tajweed (Fadeelah Nur)
:The rules of Basmalah (Fadeelah Nur)
:The rules of Istiaathah (Fadeelah Nur)

MARCH 02 :Al Qalb (Najwah Abdul-Adil)
:Izhaar (Hassinah Sargeant)

March 09 :Conversational Arabic Experience (cooking activity)
:Pasta Salad (Najma Nur/sister Waheedah)
:Turkey Sandwitch(Tahiyah Abdul Zahir/Najwah Abdul-Adil)

March 16 :Ikhfaa (Racheedah Bashir/Nasima Akhter)

March 23 :Idgham (Maryam Sabur/Ibtihaj Mcpherson)

March 30 :Conversational Arabic Experience (cooking activity)
:Fruit Salad (Hassinah Seargent/.......)
:Ice tea (Sara Mohammed/.........)

April 06 :The Rules of Mad (Najma Nur/.......)

April 13 :Intoduction to Thick letters (Sara Mohammed)
The Rules of Raa (Sara Mohammed)
Qalqalah (Imani Abdul Zahir)

April 20 :Conversational Arabic Experience (cooking activity)
Banana Pudding (Fadeelah Nur/..........)
A Salad (........... / .............)

April 27 :The rules of Laam (Karimah Shabazz)

May 04 :The Rules of Waqf and Ibtdaa (Fadeelah Nur/..........)

May 11 :Preparation for The Exam

May 18 :The Oral Exam

May 25 :The Written Exam

May 01 :The Graduation Party

2007-2008 Recipes Presentation in Arabic with the English Translation

Part of the students assignments was to prepare a recipe of their choice and to present it in Arabic and English in front of other students.
Here are some pictures of some recipes presentation: