ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY MADE EASY

'Arabic Calligraphy Made Easy' is the first of the 7-book children s series 'Medinah Arabic Course for Children'. The others being three textbooks, and three workbooks.

It has been developed, modified, improved and tested over a period of several years to make it as suitable as possible for elementary school children.

'Arabic Calligraphy Made Easy', in English, was made with Dr V. Abdur Rahim's famous adults 'Medinah Arabic Course' series in mind. It will get you started on your way to writing proper Arabic calligraphy, even by yourself. It is an excellent hands-on, practical, and basic calligraphy book with plenty of space for practice.

An A-4 sized book, it contains ample room to be put into practice, and is very suitable for the classroom. It was originally designed for adults who wish to learn practically and independent of a teacher, it was then modified to be more suitable for children. The book makes use of large, clear Arabic fonts and the design accommodates generous spacing for the required writing practice. Additionally, it has been printed on non-glossy paper and therefore can be written on in pencil, and allows for easy erasing.

'Arabic Calligraphy Made Easy' deals with the most basic of fonts, Traditional Arabic, which is the most common computer font, as well as the easiest to read and write.

CONTENTS: Preface The Arabic Alphabet The Fundamental Arabic Letter Shapes The Fundamental Arabic Letter Shapes (Outline) Part One: The Letters in Their Isolated Forms Part Two: The Letters in Their Connected Forms Part Three: Difficult Letters Part Four: Various Exercises Oral Exercise (1): Isolated Letters Oral Exercise (2): Connected Letters The book is 56 pages long, and is in black and white.

PLEASE SEE MY WEBSITE: WWW.TAHA-ARABIC.COM FOR THE FOLLOWING: Discounts for large orders of this series (the children s set) of 'Medinah Arabic Course for Children'. A complete teacher's module. Highly effective PowerPoint downloads (in flash format) for the months preceding the children's books. Additional material and tips relating to calligraphy, the Arabic language, and overall teaching methodology. Samples of the other books in this series. Samples of the latest new-edition printing of Dr V. Abdur Rahim's adult 'Medinah Arabic Course'.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Muhammad Taha Abdullah is an American convert to Islam since 1989. He studied at the Islamic University of Medinah, Saudi Arabia in the early 1990's and has been teaching Arabic for almost 20 years. He has written over 25 books related to Arabic and Dr V. Abdur Rahim's revolutionary books and methodology. Muhammad Taha resides in Malaysia.

His website is: WWW.TAHA-ARABIC.COM

ABOUT THE REVISER:

Dr V. Abdur Rahim, a scholar of the Arabic language, has revolutionized the way non-native speakers throughout the world perceive, learn, and master the Arabic language. He has 50 years of experience teaching Arabic to non-native speakers as well as Arabs themselves. For 30 years he was Professor of Arabic at the world-renowned Islamic University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. With his knowledge of foreign languages he is acutely aware of the learning needs of non-native speakers, particularly first-time learners.

Based on precise teaching methods, a crisp writing style, and techniques that ensure that students are grounded on the fundamentals first before the details, Dr V. Abdur Rahim has authored many books teaching classical and modern Arabic to a range of audiences; children, students, teachers, professionals and laymen. His books are currently being used in schools, colleges and universities all over the world.

Dr V. s website is: WWW.DRVANIYA.COM

Thank you Shukran

THE MADINAH ARABIC COURSE FOR CHILDREN:

WORKBOOK LEVEL TWO

This is 'Workbook Level Two' of the 7-book series 'Madinah Arabic Course for Children' aimed for second year elementary school children. The series contains three textbooks, three workbooks and a calligraphy skills book. ('Arabic Calligraphy Made Easy')

It has been developed, modified, improved and tested over a period of several years to make it as suitable as possible for children learning Arabic for the first time (specifically non-native speakers) and particularly for those who are just able to recognize Arabic letters and sounds.

It is a full-color, A-4 sized book filled with pictures, illustrations, and large sized fonts appropriate for children, as well as extra pages for dictation at the end of the book. Additionally, it has been printed on non-glossy paper and therefore can be written on in pencil, and allows for easy erasing.

'Workbook Level Two' is so easy that virtually anyone with basic Arabic skills can teach it. This is especially true for those who have undergone Dr V. Abdur Rahim's famous 'Madinah Arabic Course' (the adult series). It does not contain random exercises, but rather drills the student to read and think in an Arabic medium.

It contains 17 chapters corresponding to the chapters of 'Textbook Level Two, and is 68 pages long.

PLEASE SEE MY WEBSITE: WWW.TAHA-ARABIC.COM FOR THE FOLLOWING: Discounts for large orders of this series (the children's set) of 'Madinah Arabic Course for Children'. A complete teacher's module. Highly effective PowerPoint downloads (in flash format) for the months preceding the children's books. Additional material and tips relating to calligraphy, the Arabic language, and overall teaching methodology. Samples of the other books in this series. Samples of the latest new-edition printing of Dr V. Abdur Rahim's adult 'Madinah Arabic Course'.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Muhammad Taha Abdullah is an American convert to Islam since 1989. He studied at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia in the early 1990's and has been teaching Arabic for almost 20 years. He has written over 25 books related to Arabic and Dr V. Abdur Rahim's revolutionary books and methodology. Muhammad Taha resides in Malaysia.

His website is: WWW.TAHA-ARABIC.COM

ABOUT THE REVISER:

Dr V. Abdur Rahim, a scholar of the Arabic language, has revolutionized the way non-native speakers throughout the world perceive, learn, and master the Arabic language. He has 50 years of experience teaching Arabic to non-native speakers as well as Arabs themselves. For 30 years he was Professor of Arabic at the world-renowned Islamic University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. With his knowledge of foreign languages he is acutely aware of the learning needs of non-native speakers, particularly first-time learners.

Based on precise teaching methods, a crisp writing style, and techniques that ensure that students are grounded on the fundamentals first before the details, Dr V. Abdur Rahim has successfully authored many books teaching classical and modern Arabic to a range of audiences; children, students, teachers, professionals and laymen. His books are currently being used in schools, colleges and universities all over the world.

Dr V.'s website is: WWW.DRVANIYA.COM

HOW THIS BOOK WAS MADE:

This book was created with Microsoft Word 2007. Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (Middle Eastern versions) were used for the drawings, illustrations and pictures which were then inserted into Word. The Word document was converted into a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Traditional Arabic Bold was used for text with font size 30. For page numbers I've used Simplified Arabic as I've found it to be a bit easier to distinguish.

Thank you Shukran

THE MEDINAH ARABIC COURSE FOR CHILDREN:

WORKBOOK LEVEL ONE

This is 'Workbook Level One' of the 7-book series 'Medinah Arabic Course for Children' aimed for first year elementary school children. The series contains three textbooks, three workbooks and a calligraphy skills book. ('Arabic Calligraphy Made Easy')

It has been developed, modified, improved and tested over a period of several years to make it as suitable as possible for children learning Arabic for the first time (specifically non-native speakers) and particularly for those who are just able to recognize Arabic letters and sounds.

It is a full-color, A-4 sized book filled with pictures, illustrations, and large sized fonts appropriate for children, as well as extra pages for dictation at the end of the book. Additionally, it has been printed on non-glossy paper and therefore can be written on in pencil, and allows for easy erasing.

'Workbook Level One' is so easy that virtually anyone with basic Arabic skills can teach it. This is especially true for those who have undergone Dr V. Abdur Rahim's famous 'Medinah Arabic Course' (the adult series). It does not contain random exercises, but rather drills the student to read and think in an Arabic medium.

It contains 11 chapters corresponding to the chapters of 'Textbook Level One', and is 54 pages long.

PLEASE SEE MY WEBSITE: WWW.TAHA-ARABIC.COM FOR THE FOLLOWING: Discounts for large orders of this series (the children's set) of 'Medinah Arabic Course for Children'. A complete teacher's module. Highly effective PowerPoint downloads (in flash format) for the months preceding the children's books. Additional material and tips relating to calligraphy, the Arabic language, and overall teaching methodology. Samples of the other books in this series. Samples of the latest new-edition printing of Dr V. Abdur Rahim's adult 'Medinah Arabic Course'.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Muhammad Taha Abdullah is an American convert to Islam since 1989. He studied at the Islamic University of Medinah, Saudi Arabia in the early 1990's and has been teaching Arabic for almost 20 years. He has written over 25 books related to Arabic and Dr V. Abdur Rahim's revolutionary books and methodology. Muhammad Taha resides in Malaysia.

His website is: WWW.TAHA-ARABIC.COM

ABOUT THE REVISER:

Dr V. Abdur Rahim, a scholar of the Arabic language, has revolutionized the way non-native speakers throughout the world perceive, learn, and master the Arabic language. He has 50 years of experience teaching Arabic to non-native speakers as well as Arabs themselves. For 30 years he was Professor of Arabic at the world-renowned Islamic University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. With his knowledge of foreign languages he is acutely aware of the learning needs of non-native speakers, particularly first-time learners.

Based on precise teaching methods, a crisp writing style, and techniques that ensure that students are grounded on the fundamentals first before the details, Dr V. Abdur Rahim has successfully authored many books teaching classical and modern Arabic to a range of audiences; children, students, teachers, professionals and laymen. His books are currently being used in schools, colleges and universities all over the world.

Dr V.'s website is: WWW.DRVANIYA.COM

HOW THIS BOOK WAS MADE

This book was created with Microsoft Word 2007. Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (Middle Eastern versions) were used for the drawings, illustrations and pictures which were then inserted into Word. The Word document was converted into a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Traditional Arabic Bold was used for text, and Uthman Taha Naskh for tracing. Font size begins at 40, and ends at 32.

Thank you Shukran