Arabic Through the Qur'an (Islamic Texts Society) Paperback – 29 Sept. 2003

This book is well ordered and accessible. It is written (mainly, I think) for people who have English as a first language and it is in standard English. The author is truly knowledgeable in English and Qur'anic Arabic. It is clear that his many years of teaching experience have honed his skills of explaining, so that he knows what the student needs to know and his explanations are clear, relevant and as simple as the topic allows. Provided that the reader/student follows his instructions and LEARNS what he/she is told to learn while working through the book, progress should be surprisingly good!The author also makes clear that we must keep in mind that The Qur'an was originally a spoken text and that the language is a spoken, not originally, a written language. What we may call "dramatic texts" differ considerably in their language structures from formal written texts. The author rightly advises us to take this into account.The exercises are extremely useful. It is also possible to look up aspects of the language that may have been unclear before, such as "the jussive".For anyone who has been taught grammar in the "English" way, this book provides a far easier entry to the Qur'anic language than books where perhaps the explanations have been translated from Arabic into Urdu and then from Urdu into English, which is a problem for many English mother tongue speakers. Such books create unnecessary difficulties, causing much to be convoluted in translation, if not exactly "lost."In my case I have already been studying Qur'anic Arabic on my own for some time and I cannot say how suitable this book would be for a beginner or for someone with no formal English grammar background. For those with some solid background in English, however, this book is excellent!

I have learned some languages in the past, namely Japanese and French. A casual learner, but I always go for the grammar side instead of memorizing vocabulary. This Arabic Through the Qur'an is an excellent one. It is very clear on grammar, but it also gives vocabulary. However the most important thing is the examples were taken from the Qur'an, from verses that some are already very well-known.True, I do skip some part too deep in grammar such as derivative word, but this book is a joy to read during my commuting hours. But, it may happen that I'm cheating a little bit here since my mother tongue is Indonesian and many Arabic words are the same as Indonesian ones.

this book needs to be used in conjunction with some audio lectures or live classes.. too difficult to comprehend on it's own

This a good book for grammer and vocabulary. I have done grammer a little bit with a different method. So find it difficult at start as the method of the author of this book is different but now i am settles with it

The book is being used as a core textbook for a course I am currently undertaking and I must say is a great resource for those wishing to look at the depths of Arabic grammar in a lesson by lesson format.

If you are looking to understand the Qur'an without any translation then buy this book. The author slowly builds up your vocabulary before you know it you can recognise and translate the Qur'an.Excellent.

This is an excellent way to work through the basic elements of understanding Quranic grammar and Arabic, and then it progresses deeper with a 40 lesson curriculum. Thank you to the author.

Awesome book - bought it as a learning tool for an online arabic course I'm doing via Arabic Gems. Thanks Prof. Jones for simplifying the concept of CASE!! :)