Introduction to Qur'anic ScriptRoutledge, 2013 M01 11 - 184 pages 'Masterly work ... Leads the reader patiently but directly not merely into Qur'anic writing but into the heart of that Holy Book itself ... By the time we have followed Dr Ahmad to the end of this splendid work we have learned something new and indeed something uplifting about one of the world's great books.' Prof. F. E. Peters, New York University. |
Contents
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ENGLISH SYMBOLS FOR ARABIC VOWELS | 4 |
LESSON 1 Consonants Jim Sin Lām and Mim The Vowel Sign Fathah | 5 |
LESSON 2 Bā Khā Ayn and Qāf The Vowel Sign Kasrah | 9 |
LESSON 3 Hā and Nūn The Sukūn Sign | 15 |
LESSON 4 Tā and Kāf The Vowel Sign Dammah | 19 |
LESSON 5 Fā and Thā Doubled Letters | 23 |
LESSON 6 Review | 27 |
LESSON 17 Hā continued Tā Marbūtah | 70 |
LESSON 18 The Signs of Vowel Length The Pronunciation of Allāh | 73 |
LESSON 19 Hamzah continued | 78 |
LESSON 20 Sun and Moon Letters | 80 |
LESSON 21 The silent Alif Wāw and Yā | 86 |
LESSON 22 Review | 88 |
LESSON 23 Assimilation | 94 |
LESSON 24 Nasalization | 96 |
LESSON 7 Shin Sād and Tā | 30 |
LESSON 8 Hā and Yā Diphthong ay | 36 |
LESSON 9 Zā and Ghain | 40 |
LESSON 10 Dād | 42 |
LESSON 11 Nunnation | 45 |
LESSON 12 NonConnectors Alif | 48 |
LESSON 13 Hamzah | 53 |
LESSON 14 Wāw | 56 |
LESSON 15 Dāl and Rā | 60 |
LESSON 16 Dhāl and Zā Hamzah and Alif continued | 65 |
LESSON 25 Quranic spellings The Redundant stroke The Dagger Alif | 100 |
LESSON 26 Punctuation | 104 |
LESSON 27 Muqattaāt or Isolated Letters Hurūfulabjad | 111 |
LESSON 28 Mistakes to be Avoided | 115 |
LESSON 29 The Development of the Naskh | 119 |
LESSON 30 Conclusion | 135 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE | 154 |
APPENDIX Persian and Urdu Script | 158 |
TRANSLITERATION OF PRACTICE TEXT | 167 |
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Common terms and phrases
alif aliyah Allah Arabic alphabet Arabic calligraphy Arabic language Arabic script Author’s collection BARAKAT AHMAD Basmalah calligrapher circle consonant conventional copied cursive curves dammah definite article diphthong dyah fathah final form find first first lesson five following combinations following letter given halaka hamzah I I I ILLUSTRATIVE TEXT India Indo-Pakistani initial Introduction to Qur’anic iyyaka ja‘ala join the following kasrah Kufic language learner ligatures long vowel maddah Makkiyyatun Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim masculine plural meaning medial form messenger modification movable type Muhammad Muslim nasalization Nask_h non-connector Note noun Observe the following pause Persian PRACTICE TEXT preceding letter pronounced like English pronunciation Qur'anic Qur’anic Script reading the Qur’an recitation sajdah shaddah shape sound stop stroke student style thee three dots tongue tooth upper teeth Urdu verb verse vowel sign writing written like Arabic