اللُّغَةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ لُغَةٌ عَرِيقَةٌ لَهَا تَارِيخٌ طَوِيلٌ وَتُرَاثٌ غَنِيٌّ.
Arabic is an ancient language with a long history and a rich heritage.
Arabic — Language of the Quran in Arabic
اللغة العربية لغة القرآن
Arabic — Language of the Quran is a Advanced-level Arabic reading text about Arabic’s history, global use and cultural importance. Its fully vocalized Arabic helps learners read each word accurately, while the sentence-by-sentence English translation supports understanding. The story also includes optional Arabic audio, useful vocabulary, comprehension practice and a focused language point. It works well for independent reading, a short classroom lesson or shared practice with a parent.
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Read each Arabic sentence from right to left. Use the speaker button to hear the sentence, then check its English meaning underneath.
نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُ بِاللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ، فَكَانَ لَهَا بِذَلِكَ مَكَانَةٌ خَاصَّةٌ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.
The Holy Quran was revealed in Arabic, giving the language a special place in the hearts of Muslims.
يَتَحَدَّثُ بِالْعَرَبِيَّةِ مِئَاتُ الْمَلَايِينِ مِنَ النَّاسِ فِي بِلَادٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.
Hundreds of millions of people speak Arabic in many countries.
وَهِيَ إِحْدَى اللُّغَاتِ الرَّسْمِيَّةِ السِّتِّ فِي الْأُمَمِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ.
It is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.
تَتَمَيَّزُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ بِثَرَاءِ مُفْرَدَاتِهَا وَجَمَالِ أَسَالِيبِهَا وَتَنَوُّعِ خُطُوطِهَا.
Arabic is distinguished by its rich vocabulary, beautiful styles, and varied calligraphy.
كَانَتْ لِقُرُونٍ لُغَةً مُهِمَّةً فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالطِّبِّ وَالْفَلْسَفَةِ وَالْأَدَبِ.
For centuries, it was an important language of science, medicine, philosophy, and literature.
وَدَخَلَتْ كَلِمَاتٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ إِلَى لُغَاتٍ أُخْرَى عَبْرَ التِّجَارَةِ وَالتَّرْجَمَةِ وَالْعِلْمِ.
Many Arabic words entered other languages through trade, translation, and scholarship.
وَالْيَوْمَ، يَتَعَلَّمُهَا النَّاسُ لِلدِّينِ أَوِ الدِّرَاسَةِ أَوِ الْعَمَلِ أَوِ التَّوَاصُلِ.
Today, people learn Arabic for religion, study, work, or communication.
إِنَّ تَعَلُّمَ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ يَفْتَحُ بَابًا إِلَى ثَقَافَاتٍ وَكُتُبٍ وَتَجَارِبَ إِنْسَانِيَّةٍ وَاسِعَةٍ.
Learning Arabic opens a door to wide-ranging cultures, books, and human experiences.
New Arabic words from the story
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- عَرِيقَةٌ Ancient / deep-rooted
- تُرَاثٌ Heritage
- مَكَانَةٌ Status / place
- رَسْمِيَّةٌ Official
- ثَرَاءٌ Richness
- مُفْرَدَاتٌ Vocabulary
- خُطُوطٌ Calligraphic scripts
- التَّوَاصُلُ Communication
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إِنَّ adds emphasis and changes the noun ending
إِنَّ تَعَلُّمَ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ يَفْتَحُ بَابًا إِلَى ثَقَافَاتٍ وَكُتُبٍ وَتَجَارِبَ إِنْسَانِيَّةٍ وَاسِعَةٍ.
Learning Arabic opens a door to wide-ranging cultures, books, and human experiences.
إِنَّ adds emphasis. The verbal noun تَعَلُّمَ takes the accusative ending because it is the noun governed by إِنَّ.
Another example: إِنَّ تَعَلُّمَ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ مُفِيدٌ. — Indeed, learning Arabic is useful.
For parents and teachers
Read the story in sections and discuss the ideas connected with language, heritage and formal descriptive sentences. Ask the learner to summarize each section, explain character motives or causes, support inferences with evidence from the Arabic, answer the comprehension questions, and finish with a short written or creative response.
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Questions about Arabic — Language of the Quran
What level is Arabic — Language of the Quran?
Arabic — Language of the Quran is marked Advanced. The full tashkīl, English translation and sentence audio provide extra support for developing readers.
What can learners practise in Arabic — Language of the Quran?
Learners practise connected reading, listening, comprehension and vocabulary related to language, heritage and formal descriptive sentences.
How should this Arabic story be used?
Read one sentence at a time, listen to the audio, repeat the Arabic aloud, check the English only when needed, and then answer the questions from memory.