Arabic for Religious Studies: Understand the Quran from Its Roots

I have been able to recite since childhood, but never understood the meaning. After a few months of word-by-word translation, my prayer feels different because I know what I am saying.

My goal was clear: to read the yellow classical books like in pesantren. The scholar did not rush, strengthening morphology and syntax first, and now I can add the vowels myself.

My child memorized Juz 30 but often asked what it meant. This program fit perfectly, guiding him to translate the surahs he had memorized, so memorization and understanding moved together.

At first I thought this was an ordinary Arabic course for chatting. It turned out to focus on understanding verses and hadith, exactly what I was looking for. Now reading the Quran translation feels far more connected.

As a revert, I needed a patient scholar to explain from scratch. Starting with the meaning of daily prayers, I slowly understood my prayer recitations. It truly helped my journey.

I teach at a TPQ and wanted to explain meaning as well as how to read. Learning practical nahwu here made me more confident when teaching students about the meaning of verses.