The Madinan Way
Taught by: Ust. Muhammad Umar Mustafa (2024 Edition)
The 6-month arabic intensive
* 20/20 original class spots filled. Additional spots have been added due to a plethora of requests to join this year's batch
and also because some students will be attending mainly through our recordings. Registration is still open.*
In the name of Allahﷻ, the Most-Merciful, the Most-Gracious.
Imagine yourself wandering through an Islamic library and being able to pick up any Arabic book and have all the tools at your hand to be able to read it A-Z. That could be you after our intensive.
Due to Ust. Muhammad’s diverse education by teachers who graduated from al-Azhar, sub-continent madaris, and the Syrian madrasah syllabus as well as his 6+ years of teaching experience, he has curated this intensive to pack 2-3 years of Arabic material into just six months.
This intensive is serious, and your dedication will be rewarded. Commit to memorizing vocabulary, completing assignments, and excelling in exams, and you'll walk away empowered to read basic/intermediate Arabic literature easily, even without diacritical marks.
With that said, this program is not for those give up easily. It demands hard work, consistent effort, and a genuine thirst for knowledge. If you're ready to challenge yourself and unlock the beauty and complexity of the Arabic language, then this intensive is just what you've been looking for.
Course Features
• All classes will be live-streamed and professionally recorded with a top-end podcast mic.
• All recordings will be uploaded to YouTube Unlisted and organized by class into playlists for easy student access.
• Weekly assignments and monthly exams will be graded in detail on Google Classroom.
• There will be three 45-minute classes a week.
• Group projects to apply theoretical knowledge.
• The intensive may be joined live or through its recordings (provided that you inform us before/upon registering).
Academic Outcomes
• An ability to read books like al-Tafsir al-Muyassar, Qasas al-Nabiyyin, al-Fiqh al-Muyassar, and other basic/intermediate Arabic books without any diacritical marks.
• A detailed understanding of commonly recited surahs of the Quran: Surah Yasin, al-Rahman, al-Waqi'ah, Surah al-Mulk and the entire 30th juz.
• A rich comprehension of the underlying morphology of every single verb of the Quran; even extremely difficult ones such as : خرَّ, آوى, نوى .
• All students who successfully pass the intensive will be given a certificate of completion and be allowed to attend intermediate and advanced programs. Honors will be given for attendance, participation, and notably high scores.
Testimonials
Ibrahim Lazki (Sydney, Australia): "The intensive course is an extremely beneficial course that caters to students at differing levels of Arabic. From the basics to the advanced, all students have something to gain when joining the course. The course has a set timeline and agenda which is followed allowing students to plan in advance. Classwork is provided weekly to keep the students engaged and the course is well organized using Google Classroom which is constantly updated. Video recordings are also provided of the classes which are great quality and easy to follow. For anyone thinking of starting their Arabic journey or even advancing their Arabic skills and knowledge, this course will surely be beneficial."
Imran Ali (Birmingham UK): "It has been just over 3 months since I started this course and I have progressed SO MUCH Alhamdulillah. I have been attempting to learn Arabic in the past and I kept starting and stopping for various reasons but I would say having a native English-speaking teacher that guides you through all the hurdles in learning the Arabic language is a must. I can finally read a long complex word like اَلمُسْتَغْفِرِِيْنَ and strip it down to its root word and correctly (for the most part) translate the word within its context, tense, gender, etc and have a good idea why it's conjugated like that.
The use of various Arabic learning material has really helped me greatly and I still have a lot further to go personally now I find myself noticing Arabic forms whilst reciting the Quran or praying and trying to place the meaning in their context.
In summary, attend the classes & and engage in the class by joining in with the exercises, completing homework assignments, and try to do the exercises in the learning materials and you will find yourself gradually improving and things will just click and you will get that 'AHA!' moment when everything starts to come together. I can't recommend the course enough just go for it!"
Prerequisites
• An ability to read—not understand—and pronounce Arabic letters with diacritical marks (eg. dammah, fatha, kasrah).
• An absolute commitment to the intensive once registered and to self-study at least one additional hour every day beside the classes.
Curriculum
The intensive is divided into two stages.
Stage 1: July → August → September
First Steps to Understanding Sarf
by Sh. Hashim Mohamed
First Steps to Understanding Arabic
by Sh. Hashim Mohamed
Qasas al-Nabiyyin
by Sh. Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Nadwi
Stage 2: October → November → December
Tasheel al-Nahw
by Mln. Aamir Bashir
Min Kunuz al-Sarf
by Mln. Ebrahim Muhammad
Safwah al-Tafasir
by Sh. Ali al-Sabuni
About The Instructor
Ust. Muhammad Umar Mustafa is a highly trained and qualified instructor of the Arabic sciences. He has studied at multiple institutions of Islamic learning, such as Darul Uloom al-Madania, Darussalam Seminary, and the Institute of Islamic Education in Elgin. He was at the very top of his class during each of his years there. In 2022, Ust. Muhammad received an ijazah from Sh. Abdul-Hayy Habbal to teach the Arabic sciences. He also possesses a shahada in the 10 Qira’at of the Quran by Dr. Fawqi Jawadah al-Azhari and is currently working on his ijazah in them with him and is also further pursuing his studies in other related fields.
Timings
There will be three, 45-minute classes per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
4:00-4:45 PM San Francisco | 6:00-6:45 PM Chicago | 7:00-7:45 PM New York | 10:00-10:45 PM London
Classes start on Monday, July 1st, 2024.
Intensive Calendar
Stage 1:
July
August
September
Stage 2:
October
November
December
*Red = no class day. Gold = class day. Light blue = exam day.*
Pricing
*There is an early bird discount that ends on May 1st, 2024.
The one-time course payment option will be 550$ and the
monthly payments option will be 110$ after May 1st, 2024.*
Option One: a one-time course payment of 500$ (total savings of 100$).
Option Two: monthly payments of 100$ that are due on the first of each month.
Additional Promo: invite a fellow student to register, and both of you
will receive $50 back through PayPal immediately upon registration.
*This additional promo only applies to option one and can now be used multiple times.*