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Introduction
We thank Allaah The Most High for making it possible to produce this work and then we thank
everybody who helped contribute to this final piece. This book was developed in order to help to
student better understand the book and can be used in conjunction with the English Key. The student
may also refer to the Lessons in Reading_English Translation, should he/she need to.
Each verb that is present in the book is displayed at the bottom of each page. The verbs will be
presented in the third person masculine, the third person masculine present, the command form of
the verb and also the source. These four forms should be learnt and memorised. For example:

(Source)

(Command)

(Present tense)

(Past tense)

Study

He is studying

He studied (to study)

Begin

He/it is beginning

He began (to begin)

Studies

Beginning

Please review the English Key to this book for a translation of some of the other words that come in the
book.
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Unit One
The First Lesson
Acquaintance
The dialogue:
Muhammad: May the peace and mercy of Allaah be upon you.
Hasan: And may the peace and mercy of Allaah be upon you.
Muhammad: I am Muhammad from China.
Hasan: And I am Hasan from India.
Muhammad: Are you a new student?
Hasan: Yes. I am a new student.
Muhammad: Welcome to the Islamic University.
Exercises
1. Answer from the following questions.
- Where is Hasan from?
- Where is Muhammad from?
- Where are you from?

2. Replace the word as seen in the two examples.

Example 1: I am from India.

Example 2:

(China)

I am from China.

(Uganda)

I am from Uganda.


Now replace the words as seen in the two previous examples:

1 - Japan
.....................................................

5 - France
.....................................................

2 - Turkey
.....................................................

6 - Sweden
.....................................................

3 Senegal
......................................................

7 - America
.....................................................

4 - Holland
......................................................

8 - Zambia
.....................................................

3. Continuous dialogue
(a) Perform the conversation that follows with your partner
Student 1: May the peace and mercy of Allaah be upon you.
Student 2: And may the peace and mercy of Allaah be upon you.
Student 1: I am (Muhammad) from (India).
Student 2: And I am (Ali) from (Turkey)
Student 1: Welcome to the Islamic University.


(b) Ask your partner then inform the teacher as seen in the example.
Student 1: Where are you from?
Student 2: I am from (Kenya).
Student 1: He is from Kenya o teacher
Student 1: What is your name?
Student 2: My name is (Muhammad).
Student 1: His name is Muhammad o teacher.

The Second Lesson

The Islamic University
The studies began at the Islamic University in Medina on the second Sunday of Jumada Al Aakhirah in the
year 1381 AH. There are five faculties which are: the Faculty of the Holy Quran, the Faculty of Hadeeth, the
Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Da'wa and the Faculty of Arabic Language. There are many students at the
university who come from different countries studying the Arabic language and Islamic sciences.

Exercises:
(1) Say true if the sentence is true and false if the sentence is false. (Guide)


(2) Answer the following questions with a complete answer.
- When did the studies begin at the Islamic University?
.
- What are the faculties of the university?
.
- Where did the students from come?
.
- What are the students studying in the Islamic University of Madinah?
.

(3) Give the plural form of the singular words that follow:
1 University ............................................. 2 Country ..........................................
3 Science .................................................. 4 Student ..........................................

(4) Put a mark () in front of the synonym to every word:

a) He came:
- He walked ( ).

He went ( ).

- He arrived ( ).
This isnt a best translation for this word.

b) Studying:
- Saying ( ).

Learning ( ).

- Reading ( ).

c) Different
- One ( ).

Numerous ( ).

- Close ( ).


(5) Arrange the words to make a beneficial sentence.
1. in -

of Shariah

- the Faculty

study

...................................................................................................................................
2. university

faculties

in

the Islamic

there are five

...................................................................................................................................
3. the students

different

from

come

countries

...................................................................................................................................


The Second Unit
The First Lesson
The Deanship of Admission
The dialogue:
Hasan: May the peace and mercy of Allaah be upon you.
Officer: And may the peace and mercy of Allaah be upon you.
Hasan: I am a new student from Japan.
Officer: Welcome: Fill in this application form.
(Hasan is filling in the application form)
Officer: Beautiful. Go now to the department of housing in the Deanship of student affairs.
Hasan: Thank you very much.
Officer: No problem...May Allaah help you.

Exercises:
(1) Answer the following questions with a complete answer.
-

Where is Hasan from?

...............................................................................................................................................
-

Why did Hasan fill in the application form?

...............................................................................................................................................
-

Where is the department of housing?

...............................................................................................................................................
-

Have you been to the Deanship of admission?

...............................................................................................................................................


2. Replace the word as seen in the example.
Example: Go to the departing of housing.
(Classroom)
: Go to the classroom
Now replace the words as seen in the previous example.
-

The university.

...................................................................................................................................................
-

The country

...................................................................................................................................................
-

The faculty

...................................................................................................................................................
-

The Mosque

...................................................................................................................................................

3. Perform the following dialogue with your partner:

Student 1: I am Muhammad from Japan
Student 2: Welcome
Student 1: Where is the department of housing?
Student 1: The department of housing is in the Deanship of student affairs.
Student 2: Thank you.
Student 1: No problem.


The Second Lesson
The Muslim is the brother of the Muslim
Hasan is a new student studying in the Islamic University. He is from Japan. Hasan lives in the
university dorms, in the first building, on the second floor, room number 10. Hasan says: Living in my
room with me is Ali and he is from America and Muhammad and he is from Ghana. Our countries are
different and All Praises are due to Allaah we are brothers in Islam. Allaah says, Verily the believers
are brothers and the Prophet upon him be peace says, The Muslim is the brother of another
Muslim. The Prophet also says, None of you truly believe until he loves for his brother, what he
loves for himself- Bukhari and Muslim

Exercises:
(1) True or false. (Teachers Guide)
(2) Answer from the following questions with complete answers.
-

Is Hasan from Japan? .....................................................................................................

Where is the room of the students? ..............................................................................

Who lives with Hasan? ...................................................................................................

Where do you live? ........................................................................................................

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(3) Choose the correct phrase which completes the meaning then put a mark () in front of it:
1 The three students came
a) from China ( )

b) from America ( )

c) from different countries ( )

2 The three students live in

a) the first dormitory ( )

b) the second dormitory ( )

c) the third dormitory ( )

2 The Muslim to the Muslim is like:

a) the father to his brother ( )

b) the brother to his brother ( )

c) the friend to his friend ( )

(4) Give the singular form to each word that follows:

1 brothers ..............................................................
..................................................

2 believers

3 muslims ..............................................................
............................................

4 dormitories

5 rooms ................................................................

(5) Listen and then repeat:

The dormitory: the first the second the third the fourth the fifth the sixth the seventh the
eighth
The floor: the first the second the third the fourth the fifth the sixth the seventh the
eighth
The room: the first the second the third the fourth the fifth the sixth the seventh the
eighth

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(6) Rearrange the words in order to make a beneficial sentence:
1

in

brothers

Islam

we are

.....................................................................................................................................................
2-

in

room

I live

the eighth

.....................................................................................................................................................
3-

myself

I love

for my brother

what

I love

.....................................................................................................................................................
4-

Im

in

a new

student

the Islamic

- University

.....................................................................................................................................................

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The Third Unit
The First Lesson
To the Institute of teaching the Arabic Language.

The dialogue:
Ali and Hasan: May the peace and mercy of Allaah be upon you.
Khalid: And may the peace and mercy of Allaah be upon you.
Hasan: Lets go to the Institute of teaching the Arabic Language.
Khalid: Are we in one class room?
Ali: Yes and we are in the first level (a)
Hasan: All praises are due to Allaah we are in the Islamic University.
Khalid: And much praise is due to Allaah we are in Al Madinah.
Ali: Lets go.

Exercises:
(1) Answer the following questions with complete answers:
-

Are Khalid, Hasan and Ali in the same class?

.............................................................................................................................................................
-

Where are the students now?

.............................................................................................................................................................
-

Where are the students going?

.............................................................................................................................................................

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2. Replace the word as seen in the example.
Example 1: Lets go to the institute.
(The classroom)

Lets go to the classroom.

Now replace the words as seen in the example:

1 The university

4 The house

....................................................................

...................................................................

2 The mosque

5 The cafeteria

....................................................................

...................................................................

3 The library

6 The classroom

.....................................................................

...................................................................

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(3) Make a question as seen in the two examples.
Example 1: (classroom/one)
Are we in one classroom?
Example 2: (room/one)
Are we in one room?

Now make a question as seen in the two previous examples:

1 street/one

4 university/one

.........................................................................

.........................................................................

2 house/one

5 building/one

.........................................................................

.........................................................................

3 train/one
.........................................................................

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The Second Lesson
The Migration
Allaah the Glorified ordered the Prophet peace be upon him to migrate from Makkah to Al
Madinah. During the night of the migration the disbelievers waited around the house of the
Messenger peace be upon him in order to kill him. The Prophet peace be upon him left him left his
home without any of them seeing him by the decree of Allaah. The Prophet and his companion
abu Bakr As Sadeeq May Allaah be pleased with him migrated to Al Madinah. They arrived soundly
and were greeted by the Ansaar and Al Muhaajirun with happiness.
Since the Messenger peace be upon him entered into Al Madinah, he established a brotherhood
between every Muhaajir and Ansaree... and he and his companions built Masjid Quba in the South
of Al Madinah and this was the first Mosque in Islam. Afterwards, they built the Prophets mosque
in the middle of Al Madinah.
The Prophet peace be upon him lived for ten years in Al Madinah delivering the message to the
people and performing Jihad against the disbelievers until Islam had spread and arrived in every
place in the world.

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Exercises:
(1) True or false. (Teachers guide)
(2) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
-

Where did the Messenger (peace be upon him) migrate from?

..
-

Where did the Messenger (peace be upon him) migrate to?

..
-

Why did the disbelievers stand around the house of the Messenger (peace be upon him)?

..
-

What did our generous Messenger do (peace be upon him) when he entered into Al
Madinah?

..
(3) Fill in the spaces with a suitable word:
- ................................................ in this city for seven years.
- ................................................ the entrance I prayed the greeting of the Mosque prayer.
- ................................................ to the institute late.
- I arrived to my country ........................ and ...................................by my family in happiness.
- ................................................. the news and it arrived in every place.

soundly

I lived

I arrived

was welcomed

since

he spread

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(4) Rearrange the words in order to make a beneficial sentence:
1 my country

another

from

country

to

I migrated

.............................................................................................................................................................
..
2 - Masjid -

Quba

was the first

Islam

mosque

in

.............................................................................................................................................................
.
3 - every - the Messenger (PBUH) - between - established brotherhood Muhaajir and
Ansaaree
.............................................................................................................................................................
.

(5) Give the singular form to every word that follows:

1 Disbelievers ...............................................

2 The Muhaajiruun ............................................

3 The Ansaaru ..............................................

4 Companions ....................................................

5 Years .........................................................

5 Places ..............................................................

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The Fourth Unit
The First Lesson
What did Yaasir do?
Dialogue:
Muhammad: May the peace and mercy of Allaah be upon you.
Qaasim: And may the peace and mercy of Allaah be upon you.
Muhammad: What did Yaasir do yesterday O Qaasim?
Qaasim: He woke early and prayed Fajr.
Muhammad: What did he do after that?
Qaasim: He recited the Glorious Quran and he wrote his homework.
Muhammad: Where did he take his breakfast?
Qaasim: He took his breakfast in the restaurant.
Muhammad: Did he wash the thobe?
Qaasim: Yes he washed the thobe?

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(1) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
-

When did Yaasir wake up?

......................................................................................................................................................

What did Yaasir do after Fajr?

......................................................................................................................................................

Where did Yaasir take his breakfast?

......................................................................................................................................................

Did you wash your shirt?

......................................................................................................................................................

(2) Join between the statements in column (a) and the words in column (b) to make a beneficial
sentence:

(b)

(a)

the water

Muhammad washed

the classroom

Saalih drank

the Glorious Quran

Haamid played

football

Haamid took

the shirt

Ameen read/recited

the dinner

The teacher entered

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(3) Give a question for every answer that follows:
-

..........................................................................................................................................?

Yes, Saalih washed the shirt.

..........................................................................................................................................?

Muhammad took his breakfast at his house.

..........................................................................................................................................?

Hamid woke up early.

(4) Make sentences from this schedule (using the words from each column once):
NOTE: When translating exercises like this, we have chosen to do them word for word. If
you try and construct sentence from the table below, it will not make sense due to the
difference in the grammatical structure.
)4( Column

)3( Column
The Quran

)2( Column
Yaasir

)1( Column
what

The Glorious

work

the student

Read/recited

with the soap

Yaasir

woke up

wrote

O Qaasim?

The shirt

He done

washed

home

Saalih?

Khalid

when

1 - ...........................................................................................................................................................

2 - ...........................................................................................................................................................

3 - ...........................................................................................................................................................

4 - ...........................................................................................................................................................

5 - ...........................................................................................................................................................

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The Second Lesson
The Glorious Quran
The Glorious Quran is the book of Allaah which was brought down upon the illiterate Prophet peace
be upon him by Jibraeel The Trust-Worthy, to warn the people from the punishment of the Hell Fire
and to give them the glad tidings of the bounties of Paradise. In it (the Quran) are narrations of the
previous nations and stories of the Prophets and the Messengers. The Prophet peace be upon him
said, the best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it. And the Prophet peace be upon
him said, Whoever recites one letter from the Book of Allaah then he will receive a good reward, and every
good deed is rewarded with ten times its like. I do not say that Alif Laam Meem is one letter, but Alif is one
letter, Laam is letter word and Meem is one letter. And the Jinn said when they heard the Glorious Quran,

Indeed, we have heard a marvelous Quran. It guides us unto righteousness so we have believed it,
and we will never make partners with our Lord. Chapter Al-Jin Verse: 1, 2

Exercises:
(1) True or false (Teachers Guide)
(2) Answer the following questions with complete answers:
-

What is the Glorious Quran warning the people from?

...........................................................................................................................................................
-

What glad tidings does the Glorious Quran inform people of?

...........................................................................................................................................................
-

What is the reward for the one who reads one letter from the Glorious Quran?

...........................................................................................................................................................
-

What did the Jins say when they heard the Glorious Quran?

...........................................................................................................................................................

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(3) Give the plural form of every singular word that follows:
1- news .............................

2- nation ...........................

3 story .................................

4 prophet ........................

5 reward .......................

6 letter .................................

(4) Give the opposite meaning for the following words:

1 punishment .............................

2 to guide .......................... 3 the fire .............................

(5) Arrange the following words to make a beneficial sentence:

-

to

the Quran

the right way

guides

...........................................................................................................................................................
-

the Jin

believed in

the Glorious

Quran

...........................................................................................................................................................
-

letter

from

is multiplied by ten

- rewards

every

the Quran

...........................................................................................................................................................

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The Fifth Unit
The First Lesson
What are you doing O Hishaam?

Dialogue:
Faisal: May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allaah be upon you.
Hishaam: and may the peace, mercy and blessings of Allaah be upon you.
Faisal: When time do you wake up O Hishaam?
Hishaam: I wake up at 4am in the morning.
Faisal: What do you do first?
Hishaam: I take a shower and then I pray Fajr in congregation in the Mosque and then I read the
Quran.
Faisal: and what do you do after that?
Hishaam: I eat breakfast and then I go to the university.

Exercises:
(1) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
-

What time does Hishaam wake up?

What does Hishaam do first?

..

Where does Hishaam pray Fajr?

Where do you pray Zuhur?

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(2) Link the two sentences as seen in the example:
Example 1: 1 I wash my clothes

2 I write my homework

I wash my clothes then I write my homework.

Now link the sentences as seen in the previous example:

1 I eat my breakfast in the restaurant.

2 I go to the university.

3 I pray Asr.

4 I read the Quran.

5 I read for a little bit.

6 I sleep.

7 I make wudhu.

8 I pray.

(3) Substitute the word as in the example:

Example 1: I wake up at 1 o clock. In the book it literally says the first hour
(2)
I wake up at 2 o clock.

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Now replace the words as in the example:
1 3 (the third hour)

2 7 (the seventh hour)

...................................................................

..........................................................................

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48

...................................................................

..........................................................................

55

69

...................................................................

..........................................................................

The Second Lesson

Hishaam is Speaking
Hishaam said: Every day I wake up early before the morning call to prayer and I prepare for prayer
and then I pray of the universitys mosque. I then read the Glorious Quran and then eat my breakfast.
I then make my way to the institute. The studies finish at one o clock so I then pray the mid-day
prayer in the Mosque of the Faculty of the Arabic Language. I then eat my lunch and rest for a short
period. I then pray the afternoon prayer in the Mosque. I then go to the sports centre to play
basketball.
Before sunset I catch the university bus with the other students to the Prophets Mosque to perform
the Magrib and Esha prayers there. After I return to the university, I do my homework and revise my
notes and speak with my friends. After that I go to sleep at eleven o clock.
Exercises:
(1) True or false: (Teachers Guide)

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(2) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
- When does Hishaam wake up? ...........................................................................................................
- What does Hishaam do after Fajr? ......................................................................................................
- Where does he pray Magrib and Esha? ...............................................................................................

(3) Connect the words opposite in meaning:

(b)

(a)

After

I wake up

I Sleep

You end

You begin

Before

Sunrise

Sunset

A lot

A little

(4) Fill in the spaces with the suitable word:

-

I ....................................................for the prayer before the call to prayer.

I went for the ..................................... of the prayer in the Mosque.

Why did you go to the ..?

you do

What do ......................................... O Hishaam every day?

prepare

Where do ..................................................... O Saalih?

NOTE:

is translated as the gym

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performance
gym

you eat breakfast


(5) Arrange the words to make a beneficial sentence:
-

hour

- in

I wake up

a.m

the eighth

..........................................................................................................................................................
-

the institute

I sleep

returning

after

from

..........................................................................................................................................................
-

in

foot

every

I play

ball

day

the playground

..........................................................................................................................................................

NOTE:

is translated as the football.

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The Sixth Unit
The First Lesson
The Prayer (A)
The dialogue:
The teacher: May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allaah be upon you.
The students: and may the peace, mercy and blessings of Allaah be upon you.
The teacher: Why do you perform ablution before prayer O Faisal?
Faisal: I perform ablution in order to stand pure in front of my Lord.
The teacher: Well done, and where do you pray O Muhammad?
Muhammad: I pray with the congregation in the Mosque. The Messenger (peace be upon him)
said, The prayer in congregation is more virtuous than the prayer of an individual by twenty
seven levels Bukhari
The teacher: Well done... our lesson today was about the prayer.

Exercises:
(1) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
-

Why does Faisal perform ablution before the prayer?

................................................................................................................................................
-

How many more times virtuous is the prayer in congregation to that of the prayer of an
individual?

................................................................................................................................................
-

Where do you pray Magrib?

................................................................................................................................................

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(2) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:

Example 1: Why do you perform ablution before the prayer?

(I am standing pure in front of my

Lord)

I perform wudhu in order to stand pure in front of my Lord.

Now answer from the following questions as seen in the example:

1 Why are you entering the library?

(I am reading the books)

...................................................................................................................................................................
2 Why are you opening the bag?

(I am taking the pen)

...................................................................................................................................................................
3 Why are you sleeping early?

(I am waking up early)

...................................................................................................................................................................
4 Why are you standing here?

(I am getting on the bus)

...................................................................................................................................................................
5 Why are you going to the restaurant?

(I am taking my breakfast)

...................................................................................................................................................................

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The Second Lesson
The Prayer (B)
The teacher said: The prayer is the second pillar from the five pillars of Islam and it is obligatory upon
every sane Muslim mature of age. It is forbidden to delay it past its time. Allaah the Most High says,
Verily the prayer has been prescribe for the believers and fix times. It is permissible for the traveler
and the one who is sick to delay (combine) Zhur with Asr and Magrib with Esha with the intention of
combination.
When the Muslim enters his prayer, it is disliked for him to turn his head from right to left and to click
his fingers and to raise his sight to the sky. Rather, he should fix his sight on the place of prostration.
It is disliked that he puts his hands by his sides. Rather, he should place his right hand over the left
above his chest. It is disliked for him (to pray) whilst withholding his excrement and his urine.

Exercises:
(1) True or false. (Teachers guide)
(2) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
-

Who is the prayer obligatory upon?

...................................................................................................................................................................
-

What is permissible for the traveler?

...................................................................................................................................................................
-

What are the disliked actions during the prayer?

...................................................................................................................................................................

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(3) Put a () in front of the synonym for every word:
1: permissible:
-

obligatory ( )

- allows ( )

- prevents ( )

2: Turning:
-

moving his head right and left ( )

looking to the place of prostration ( )
raising his eyes to the sky ( )

3: Waist:
-

the chest ( )

- the side ( )

- the head ( )

(4) Enter each word that follows in a beneficial sentence:

-

It is disliked: ...

It is permissible: ..

Obligatory:

Witholding: .

He puts: ..

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(5) Arrange the words in order to make a beneficial sentence:
-

to delay

from

the prayer -

its forbidden

its time.

.............................................................................................................................................................
-

to

for the praying person

it is disliked

his fingers

crack

.............................................................................................................................................................
-

putting - the right - on - hand - the left - the prayer - in - obligatory

.............................................................................................................................................................
NOTE: With these particular exercises (above), when translating the sentences, they will not make
sense because of the grammatical structure difference. Please bare this in mind.

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The Seventh Unit
The First Lesson
The Hobbies

The dialogue:
Haashim: May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allaah be upon you.
Saalih: and may the peace, mercy and blessings of Allaah be upon you.
Haashim: What are you hobbies O Saalih?
Saalih: My hobbies are many for example: reading, sending letters, collecting stamps and going
on journeys.
Haashim: I also have many hobbies for example: drawing, sports and reading.
Saalih: When do you practice these hobbies?
Haashim: I practice these sports in my free time.

Exercises:
(1) Answer the following questions with complete answers:
-

What are Saalihs sports? .......................................................................................................

What are Haashims sports? ...................................................................................................

When does Haashim practice his sports? ...............................................................................

What are your sports? ............................................................................................................

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(2) Continuous conversation: Ask your partner as seen in the example (use the words that are
between the brackets)
Example:
Student 1: What are your hobbies?
(Basketball and football)
Student 2: My hobby is basketball, what are your hobbies?
Student 1: My hobby is football.

Now ask your partner: What are your hobbies?

-

(handball and volleyball).

(collecting stamps and reading).

(sending letters and drawing).

(reading and going to journeys).

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The Second Lesson
Saalihs Hobbies
Saalih has many hobbies for example, reading, sending letters to friends, collecting stamps and
exercising. Saalih reads books and magazines and newspapers in his free time and he owns a very
larger library in his house. Saalih writes letters to his friends and they write back to him. Saalih
collects stamps from all over the world and he has a large book where he puts them in...This stamp in
from Japan, this stamp is from Britain and this group of stamps are from Indonesia.
After the prayer of Asr, Saalih plays football or sometimes he plays tennis or basketball or volleyball.

Exercises:
(1) True or false. (Teachers Guide)
(2) Answer the following questions with complete answers:
-

What are Saalihs hobbies? ..................................................................................................

What does Saalih possess? ..................................................................................................
Where does Saalih put his stamps? .....................................................................................
What is the sport that Saalih practices? ...............................................................................

(3) Give the singular form the every word that follows:
1 - sports: .............................

2 times: ........................

4 messages: ...............................

5 friends: ......................... 6 stamps: ................................

7 states: ........................................

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3 magazines: ...........................


many
(4) Fill in the space with the suitable word:
-

big
I buy the newspaper .................................. from this library.
The books of my brother are .................................... .
I own a house ........................................................... .
Saalih has friends ...................................................... .
I go to the market every ............................................. .

daily
many
day

NOTE: With these particular exercises (above), when translating the sentences, they will not make
sense because of the grammatical structure difference. Please bare this in mind.

(5) Enter each word that follows into a beneficial sentence:

-

puts: .............................................................................................................................

group: ............................................................................................................................

sometimes: ....................................................................................................................

I have: ............................................................................................................................

states: ............................................................................................................................

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The Eighth Unit
The First Lesson
The dialogue:
Muhammad: May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allaah be upon you.
Hasan: and may the peace, mercy and blessings of Allaah be upon you. How did you perform
Umrah O Muhammad?
Muhammad: I wore the clothes of ihram and I prayed two units of prayer at the Mosque of
Meeqaat bi-thil Hulayfa and I made my intention for Umrah.
Hasan: What did you do after that?
Muhammad: I went to Makkah and when I arrived at the Masjid Al Haraam, I entered from the
gate of peace, then I circumambulate the Kabah seven times, then I prayed two units of prayer
behind the station of Ibrahim and then I walked between mount Safa and Marwah seven times
and I cut my hair and took off my clothes of Ihraam.
Hasan: May Allaah accept your Umrah.

Exercises:
(1) Answer the following with complete answers:
-

Where did Muhammad become in a state of Ihram?

How many times did Muhammad circumambulate the Kabah?

When did Muhammad take off the clothes of Ihram?

Have you performed Umrah?

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(2) Change the sentences as seen in the example:
Example:
I went to Makkah for Umrah.

We went to Makkah for Umrah.

Now change the sentences that follow as seen in the previous example:
1. I prayed in the Mosque of the Meqaat (station).
.........................................................................
2. I met the director.
.........................................................................
3. I walked between Safa and Marwah.
.........................................................................
4. I went to Al Madinah.
.........................................................................
5. I circumambulated the Kabah.
.........................................................................

(3) Give a question to every answer that follows:

1. ......................................................................... .........................................................................?
1. Yes. I went to Makkah.
2. ......................................................................... .........................................................................?
2. I circumambulated the Kabah seven times.
3. ......................................................................... .........................................................................?
3. I prayed behind the station of Ibrahim peace be upon him.

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(4) Enter each word that follows in a beneficial sentence:
1. between
...............................................................................................................................................
2. behind
...............................................................................................................................................
3. in front
...............................................................................................................................................

The Second Lesson

Makkah
Makkah is a very old and sacred city. In it (Makkah) is the Holy Kabah which was built by Ibrahim and
his son Ismaeel upon them both be peace, by the command of Allaah Glorified be the Most High.
Around the Holy Kabah is a great Mosque, it is called (Al Masjid Al Haraam).
In front of the door of the Holy Kabah is the station of Ibrahim upon him be peace. In the eastern
direction from the Mosque is mount Safa and Marwah, and the blessed well of zam zam. Around
Makkah there is spacious vicinity called (Al Haram). Allah has made fighting and hunting forbidden
inside this area.
The Muslims face the Kabah in their prayers and they perform Hajj to it every year.
We love Makkah and it is the land of revelation and it is the birth place of the Prophet peace be upon
him.

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Exercises:
(1) Say (True) if the sentence is true and say (False) is the sentence is false. (Teachers Guide).
(2) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
-

What is the Qibla of the Muslims? ..

Who built the Kabah? .

Where is the station of Ibrahim? .

(3) Fill in the spaces with the suitable word:

NOTE: With these particular exercises, when translating the sentences, they will not make sense
because of the grammatical structure difference. Please bare this in mind.
-

.Allaah the hunting in Makkah.

. did you perform Hajj?

As-Safa

I walked (specific for Umrah) between and Al Marwah.

Forbade

Where was the .of the revelation?

The station of Ibrahim is the door of the Kabah.

Place of descent

How
In front of

(4) Arrange the words in order to make a beneficial sentence:

-

direction

(the) well

(of) zam zam

(is) in

- the eastern

...
-

Ibrahim - built - the honourable - and his son - upon them be peace - Kabah Ismaeel

...
-

the Muslims - to - face - in - Kabah -

their prayers

- the honourable

...

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The Ninth Unit
The First Lesson
The Language of the Quran

The dialogue:
The teacher: May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Salaah: and may the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
The teacher: Where do you study O Salaah?
Salaah: I study in the institute of the Arabic Language.
The teacher: Why do you study the Arabic Language?
Salaah: I study the Arabic Language in order to understand the language of the Glorious Quran
and Hadeeth.
The teacher: Yes, indeed the Arabic Language is the language of Islamic Sciences and it is today a
universal language.
Salaah: I love the Arabic Language.
The teacher: May Allah grant you success.

Exercises:
(1) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
-

Where does Salaah study?

What is he studying?

Why is Salaah studying the Arabic Language?

What are you studying the Arabic Language?

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(2) Connect the sentences as seen in the example:
The Example:
1 (I study Arabic)

2 (I understand the Glorious Quran)

I study Arabic in order to understand the Glorious Quran.

Now connect between the two sentences as seen in the previous example:

1 I enter the library.

2 I read the newspaper.

..................................................................................................................................................................
3 I open the door.

4 I exit from the class.

..................................................................................................................................................................
5 I get on the airplane.

6 I go to Riyadh.

..................................................................................................................................................................
7 I go to the hospital.

8 I visit my friend.

..................................................................................................................................................................

(3) Ask your partner about:

- the place of his studies.
- the type of his studies.
- the reason of his studies in that topic.

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The Second Lesson
The Arabic Language
Ali says: I am a Malaysian student. I came to the Islamic University four years ago to study the Arabic
Language and the Islamic Sciences. All praises due to Allaah, I am speaking the Arabic Language well, I
am reading the Arabic books, I understand the Glorious Quran and I am memorising it. Also, I am
memorising the statements/narrations of the Messenger peace be upon him and I understand them.
I studied in the university a lot from the different branches of the Arabic Language for example,
reading, grammar, morphology, expression and dictation.

Exercises
(1) Say (True) if the sentence is true and say (False) is the sentence is false. (Teachers Guide).
(2) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
-

When did Ali come to Al Madinah?

.

Does Ali understand the Glorious Quran?

What did you study from the brances of the Arabic Language?
.
.
...

(3) Use the word as seen in the two examples:

Example 1:

I am an Idian student.
(China)
I am a Chinese student.

Example 2:

(Malaysian)
I am a Malaysian student.

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Now: Use the words as seen in the previous two examples:
1 Jordan

5 Cameroon

....................................................

.............................................................

2 Turish

6 France

....................................................

...............................................................

3 Senegal

7 Pakistani

....................................................

...............................................................

4 Japan

8 Indonesia

....................................................

...............................................................

(4) Put a sign () in front of the correct meaning:

1 I read the Prophetic Hadeeth and ............................................................ well.
a he is memorising it ( ). b I memorised it ( ).

c I am memorising it ( ).

2 All praise due to Allah I ........................................... the Glorious Quran.

a he understands ( ). b I understand ( ).

c We understand ( ).

3 I studied reading ........................................... I studied grammar.

a that (masculine) ( ). b also ( ).

c that (feminine) ( ).

4 I came here ........................................... an hour.

a after ( ). b before ( ).

c now ( ).

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The Tenth Unit
The First Lesson
The Restaurant of the University
The dialogue:
Qaasim: May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Faisal: and may the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Qaasim: I feel hungry. Lets go to the restaurant of the university.
Faisal: and me too hungry lets go.
Qaasim: Look at the students taking their lunch.
Faisal: Do you have your ticket for the restaurant.
Qaasim: Yes I have.
Faisal: Do you prefer chicken or fish?
Qaasim: I prefer chicken.

Exercises
(1) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
-

With what does Qaasim feel? .......................................................................................................

meaning, How does Qaasim feel?

What are the students taking? ......................................................................................................

What does Qaasim prefer? ...........................................................................................................

Do you like fish? ............................................................................................................................

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(2) Make a question using the words as seen in the example:
The example: (chiken/fish)
Do you prefer chicken or fish?
Now: make a question as seen in the previous example:
1. (Orange/banana)
....................................................................................................................................................................
..
2. (Juice/tea)
....................................................................................................................................................................
..
3. (Apple/grapes)
....................................................................................................................................................................
..

(3) Perform the following conversation with your partner:

Student 1: May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Student 2: and may the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Student 1: Are you coming with me to the department of student affairs.
Student 2: Why?
Student 1: In order to purchase my tickets for the restaurant.
Student 2: Lets goI want to purchase some tickets also.

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The Second Lesson
From the Etiquettes of Food
In the hadeeth: If one of you eats, let him remember Allaah. If you forget in the beginning then say:
In the name of Allaah in the beginning and the end, and if one of you eats, then eat with your right
hand and if one of you drinks, then drink with your right hand. The son of Abbas may Allaah be
pleased with them narrated that the Prophet peace be upon him, prohibited that a man follows with
his eyes the meat of his brother. Abu Huraira may Allaah be pleased with him said, The Prophet
never used to criticize food ever. He is desired it he would eat it and if he disliked it he would leave
it.

Exercises:
(1) True or false (Guide)
(2) Answer the following questions with complete answers:
-

What do you say if you forget the Basmallah when you begin eating?

......................................................................................................................................................
-

Can a man follow with his eyes the meat of his brother?

......................................................................................................................................................
-

If you do not like the food, what do you do?

......................................................................................................................................................

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(3) Fill in the spaces with the suitable word:
NOTE: When translating exercises like this, we have chosen to do them word for word. If you try
and construct sentence from the table below, it will not make sense due to the difference in the
grammatical structure.
-

Do you feel ................................. O my brother?

.........................................the Messenger peace be upon him from drinking

with the left (hand).

Prohibited
Also

Do not ...................................... the food (never).

Criticize

He is sick and I am .................................... also.

hungry

(4) Join the words opposite in meaning:

He forgot

First

Full

He remembered

He commanded

Hungry

Last

He Prohibited

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The Eleventh Unit
The First Lesson
In the Grocery Store
The dialogue:
Ahmad: May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Grocer: and may the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Ahmad: I want orange juice.
Grocer: Go ahead.
Ahmad: Thank you; I want a ruler and an ink pen.
Grocer: Go ahead, and what else do you want?
Ahmad: I want soap and a tootbrush and toothpaste.
Grocer: Go ahead.
Ahmad: How much is the total?
Grocer: Twenty riyals.
Ahmad: Go ahead....goodbye.
Grocer: Thank you...goodbye.

Exercises:
(1) Answer the following questions with complete answers:
-

What did Ahmad buy from the grocery store?

.......................................................................................................................................................

How much did it cost Ahmad?

.......................................................................................................................................................

How many grocery stores are there in the university?

.......................................................................................................................................................

What did you buy from the grocery store today?

.......................................................................................................................................................

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(2) Ask your partner using the word (please) about:
-

the time now.

the price of his pen.
the dormitory that he lives in.
his room number

Replace the words as seen in the example:

Example: How many riyals do you have?
(dollars)
How many dollars do you have?

Now replace the following words as seen in the previous example:

1 Rupies

4 Dinar

.......................................................

.............................................................

2 Pounds

5 Yen

........................................................

..............................................................

3 Maarikan

6 Francs

........................................................

..............................................................

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(4) Give a question for every answer that follows:

1 - ..............................................................................................................................................?
1 I want a note book and a ruler.
2 - ..............................................................................................................................................?
2 The price of this pen is two riyals.
3 - ..............................................................................................................................................?
3 The total cost is fifty riyals.
4 - ..............................................................................................................................................?
4 There are thirty trees in the park.

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The Second Lesson
The Seller of Fish
A man opened a shop in order to sell fish and he hung above the door of the shop a notice board and
it was written on it (here is a seller of fish). A man came and said to him: Why did you write the
word (here)? There is fish available here and there and there. So the seller of fish wiped away the
word (here).
A second man came and said to him, Why did you write the word (seller)? The people know that
you are a fish seller and you do not distribute the fish for free. The owner of the shop wiped away the
word seller.
A third man came along and said to him, Why did you write the word (fish)? The people can see the
fish and they can smell the fragrance. So the seller deleted the word (fish) and brought down the
notice board.

Exercises:
(1) Say (true) if the sentence is correct and say (false) if it is incorrect. (Teachers Guide)
(2) Answer from the following questions with complete answers:
-

What did the man write on the notice board?

...............................................................................................................................................

Why did the first man request wiping the word (here)?
...............................................................................................................................................

Why did the first man request wiping the word (seller)?
................................................................................................................................................

Why did the first man request wiping the word (fish)?
................................................................................................................................................

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(3) Fill in the spaces with the suitable word:
NOTE: When translating exercises like this, we have chosen to do them word for word. If you try
and construct sentence from the table below, it will not make sense due to the difference in the
grammatical structure.
-

The board is the students.

. the teacher the books to the students.

From ., what is the time?

The price of the . is less than the price of the purchase.

.. the picture from the wall.

The notice board is . the door of the shop.

sale
distributed
I brought down
your favour
above
in front of

(4) Arrange the words in order to make a beneficial sentence:

-

beautiful

look

this is

notice board

students

how many

are in

in classroom

- this

is the price of

bag

how much

this

.
-

purchase

the fish

the people

- the seller of

from

fish

.
-

my brother

opened

a new

shop

- yesterday

)(

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