Arabic 101
Beginner's guide to Arabic Literacy

Beginner's guide to Arabic Literacy

Learn to read and write Arabic from the very first letter Beginner's Guide to Arabic Literacy is a complete course book for adults who want to learn the Arabic alphabet, read Arabic fluently, and take their first real step toward reading the Quran.

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Learn to read and write Arabic from the very first letter

Beginner's Guide to Arabic Literacy is a complete course book for adults who want to learn the Arabic alphabet, read Arabic fluently, and take their first real step toward reading the Quran. You don't need any prior Arabic. The book is designed for self-study, so you can learn at your own pace, with or without a teacher.

Interactive Edition: Scan & Learn

Every Arabic letter comes with a QR code that links to audio and video demonstrations. You hear each sound as it should be pronounced, including the sounds English doesn't have, and you can listen, watch and imitate until it sticks.

Who this book is for

  • Complete beginners who don't know any Arabic

  • Learners who know some letters but still struggle to read

  • New Muslims who want to start reading the Quran

  • Anyone who wants to improve their Arabic handwriting and reading fluency

  • Teachers looking for a structured course book for beginner classes

What you'll learn: 8 stages, in order

  1. Arabic Alphabet: the 28 letters, their names and shapes, the direction of writing, and the sounds that have no English equivalent

  2. Arabic Diacritics: short vowels, sukuun, tanween and shaddah

  3. Long Vowels: alif, waaw and yaa' as long vowels, and how long to hold them

  4. Special Characters: hamzah and the other characters that appear in specific words

  5. Case Endings: how the vowels at the end of a word show its role in the sentence, and what changes when you stop on a word

  6. Letter Combinations: common combinations such as laam alif and laam hamzah

  7. Arabic Numbers: the Arabic-Indic digits used for page and ayah numbers in the Quran

  8. Quranic Script: an introduction to the Uthmani script and its recitation symbols, with reading drills

Also included: an Arabic handwriting supplement with practice pages, and a full answer key.

Why it works

  • Learning in layers. Each concept leads naturally into the next, and some topics are held back on purpose until you're ready for them.

  • Practice before progress. Exercises and drills follow every concept, because with Arabic, repetition is indispensable.

  • Just enough explanation. The book speaks to you directly, as if you were in a classroom, without details that confuse a beginner.

  • A clear next step. This is Step 1 of the Arabic101 Quran path: Literacy, Makharij, Tajweed Rules, Quran Vocabulary, Basic Grammar, Understanding the Quran, and Memorization.

Note: this book focuses on reading and writing. Correct pronunciation from the articulation points (makharij) is covered in the next step of the path.

Book details

  • Author: Drs. Islam Fekry

  • Editor: Maja Zainab Žunić

  • Publisher: Arabic101 Publications, 2026

  • Language: English explanations, Arabic content

  • Level: Absolute beginner

  • Formats: Paperback (21 × 26 cm) and e-book