Level 1 Arabic — Al-Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayk, Book 1, Part 1
العربية بين يديك — الكتاب الأول، الجزء الأول

Our Level 1 class gets you speaking from the very first week. Working through Al-Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayk Book 1 (Part 1), you'll cover greetings and introductions, family, housing, study and work. Building the core sentence patterns of Modern Standard Arabic through listening, speaking, reading and writing. By the end of the term you'll hold simple conversations and read short vowelled texts on your own.

Who it's for: Complete beginners who can recognize the Arabic letters. No prior study required beyond the alphabet.

Class Details:
Mondays & Fridays · 7:00–8:00 PM PT
Instructor: Ust. Hashim Al-Abed
Begins Monday, September 28, 2026

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Read short vowelled Arabic texts with confidence

• Write simple sentences using correct structure

• Understand beginner-level passages and dialogues

• Introduce themselves and hold simple spoken conversations

• Talk about family, home, study and work using everyday vocabulary

• Recognize and apply foundational grammar patterns of Modern Standard Arabic

Included with registration: a subscription to Hikayaverse

Every student gets full access to Hikayaverse, an Arabic reading platform built around stories rather than word lists. You read levelled Arabic short stories with one-tap word definitions, save the vocabulary you want to keep, and generate new stories built around the words you keep forgetting.

Level 2 Arabic — Al-Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayk, Book 1, Part 2
العربية بين يديك — الكتاب الأول، الجزء الثاني

Level 2 picks up where Book 1 left off and takes you through the second half. Your vocabulary widens into food, shopping, travel, weather, health and daily routine, while the grammar moves into past and present verbs, sound and broken plurals, and the idafah construction. Sentences get longer and reading gets faster.

Who it's for: Graduates of Level 1, or anyone who has finished the first half of Book 1 and can read, write and hold a simple conversation.

Class Details:
Thursdays & Saturdays · 7:00–8:00 PM PT
Instructor: Ust. Abdul Mueez Bhandakya
Begins Thursday, October 1, 2026

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Read longer vowelled passages with noticeably better fluency

• Write structured paragraphs using correct grammar and vocabulary

• Understand intermediate-beginner texts and dialogues

• Hold more detailed conversations on everyday topics such as meals, errands, travel, health

• Conjugate verbs in the past and present tense

• Form sound and broken plurals, and use the idafah (possessive) construction correctly

This level emphasizes active participation, consistent practice, and real-life application to prepare students for more advanced study in Level 3.

Included with registration: a subscription to Hikayaverse

Every student gets full access to Hikayaverse, an Arabic reading platform built around stories rather than word lists. You read levelled Arabic short stories with one-tap word definitions, save the vocabulary you want to keep, and generate new stories built around the words you keep forgetting.

Level 3 Arabic — Al-Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayk, Book 2, Part 1
العربية بين يديك — الكتاب الثاني، الجزء الأول

Level 3 is the step from beginner to intermediate. Reading passages get longer, vocabulary gets denser, and class discussion is held in Arabic rather than about Arabic. You'll work through a wider range of verb forms and sentence structures, and start reading with less reliance on vowel markings. This is the shift that eventually makes unvowelled books and articles accessible. Expect to be speaking more in every session and leaning on English less.

Who it's for: Students who have completed Book 1, or who can read simple texts and hold a conversation on everyday topics.

Class Details:
Wednesdays & Sundays · 7:00–8:00 PM PT
Instructor: Sh. Yahya Abdi Hadi
Begins Wednesday, September 30, 2026

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Read extended passages with reduced dependence on vowel markings

• Recognize and use a wider range of verb forms and sentence structures

• Follow and take part in discussion conducted in Arabic

• Write connected paragraphs on familiar topics with accurate grammar

• Understand intermediate texts and dialogues without translating word by word

• Handle denser, less predictable vocabulary in context

The course emphasizes sustained use of the language in class, consistent reading outside it, and steady progress toward independent comprehension.

Included with registration: a subscription to Hikayaverse

Every student gets full access to Hikayaverse, an Arabic reading platform built around stories rather than word lists. You read levelled Arabic short stories with one-tap word definitions, save the vocabulary you want to keep, and generate new stories built around the words you keep forgetting.

Level 3 Arabic — Al-Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayk, Book 2, Part 1
العربية بين يديك — الكتاب الثاني، الجزء الأول

Level 3 is the step from beginner to intermediate. Reading passages get longer, vocabulary gets denser, and class discussion is held in Arabic rather than about Arabic. You'll work through a wider range of verb forms and sentence structures, and start reading with less reliance on vowel markings. This is the shift that eventually makes unvowelled books and articles accessible. Expect to be speaking more in every session and leaning on English less.

Who it's for: Students who have completed Book 1, or who can read simple texts and hold a conversation on everyday topics.

Class Details:
Wednesdays & Sundays · 7:00–8:00 PM PT
Instructor: Sh. Yahya Abdi Hadi
Begins Wednesday, September 30, 2026

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Read extended passages with reduced dependence on vowel markings

• Recognize and use a wider range of verb forms and sentence structures

• Follow and take part in discussion conducted in Arabic

• Write connected paragraphs on familiar topics with accurate grammar

• Understand intermediate texts and dialogues without translating word by word

• Handle denser, less predictable vocabulary in context

The course emphasizes sustained use of the language in class, consistent reading outside it, and steady progress toward independent comprehension.

Included with registration: a subscription to Hikayaverse

Every student gets full access to Hikayaverse, an Arabic reading platform built around stories rather than word lists. You read levelled Arabic short stories with one-tap word definitions, save the vocabulary you want to keep, and generate new stories built around the words you keep forgetting.

Nahw 1 — Al-Ajrumiyyah
الآجرومية

Al-Ajrumiyyah is the classical grammar primer generations of students have begun nahw with. Over the term you'll work through the parts of speech, i'rab, and the rules governing the structure of every Arabic sentence by learning the terminology in Arabic as the tradition transmits it. This is the course that turns the grammar you've been using into grammar you can explain: why a word carries the ending it does, and what changes when the sentence changes around it.

Who it's for: Students who have completed Book 1 or are currently enrolled in Level 3.

Class Details:
Sundays · 6:00–7:00 PM PT
Instructor: Sh. Yahya Abdi Hadi
Begins Sunday, October 4, 2026
Free with Level 3 enrolment · $60/month on its own

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Identify the parts of speech and the signs that distinguish them

• Explain i'rab: raf', nasb, jarr and jazm, and what governs each

• Break down a sentence and account for the ending on every word

• Recognize the nominal and verbal sentence and their components

• Use classical grammatical terminology in Arabic

• Apply Al-Ajrumiyyah's rules to unfamiliar texts, including the Qur'an

The course is taught text-in-hand, with steady application to real Arabic rather than isolated examples.

Included with registration: a subscription to Hikayaverse

Every student gets full access to Hikayaverse, an Arabic reading platform built around stories rather than word lists. You read levelled Arabic short stories with one-tap word definitions, save the vocabulary you want to keep, and generate new stories built around the words you keep forgetting.