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You
need to be able to read and write the Arabic script as a base for
learning Arabic as a language and for further study of the Qur’an. The Arabic
script is phonetically precise and easy to learn and teach. MELS books, charts
and audio materials make this process easy and enjoyable. Reading
the Qur’an beautifully is both science and art.
For the reading of the Arabic script, there is the MELS Starter Pack which
includes an Alphabet Poster with an accompanying Alphabet Song
audiocassette, and an Alphabet Flashcards Pack.
For
reading the Qur’an, we recommend Graded Steps in Qur’an Reading which
uses the ‘Uthmani script of the Madinah Mus-haf, beautifully written by the
Damascene calligrapher, Uthman Taha.
There is a Teacher’s/Self-Study Edition with full explanatory notes in
English and a Students’
Edition.
Each Unit and each line of text is numbered. This makes it easy to follow
recording and text and is particularly helpful for both classroom teaching and
individual use. The recording is done on CDs and audiocassettes.
On the CDs, each Unit is on a separate track. You can thus go to a Unit and
repeat it as often as necessary.
The Arabic script is a quintessential part of Islamic art. Learn the basics of
calligraphy using the MELS Easy Steps in Arabic Handwriting Workbooks.
See how words are formed from individual letters, trace, copy, compose words,
write from dictation.
A Summary Chart shows the Arabic letters in all their forms, with
standard English equivalents and as they appear in words.
The
Majidi script
As
many individuals, madrasahs and mosques still use the Qur’an in the Majidi
script common in the sub-continent, MELS is continuing to produce the Easy
Steps in Qu’ran Reading (Teacher’s/Self-study and Pupils’) books.
These books are accompanied by two audiocassettes. They can also be used
with the Starter Pack materials and the Easy Steps in Handwriting Workbooks.
Recommended
link
for Qur’an recitation and memorisation: www.reciter.org |
