Arabic Lesson 6

Al-hamdu lillâhi Rabb-il-'âlamîn,praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.From this lesson onwards, a number of sounds will be introduced that do not exist in English.Try to check with a friend who knows Arabic.

The 'Ayn is a kind of glottal stop that is pronounced deeper in the throat than Hamza (see Lesson 4).
Kâf is pronounced as an ordinary English k, while Qâf again is pronounced deeper in the throat.
Pronouncing 'Ayn and Qâf correctly will take some practice. Do not be discouraged if it does not work straight away.
Take care, however, to make an audible difference between Hamza and 'Ayn as well as between Kâf and Qâf: qalb, heart and kalb, dog; 'Aql, reason und Akl, food usw.
If the Ya bears a vowel sign for a long a (see Lesson 1), it is pronounced as â.
Again there are names of some important prophets and messengers:Moses (Mûsâ), Jesus ('Isâ), Solomon (Sulaymân), Jacob (Yaqûb) und Job (Ayyûb).Find and read the respective stories in a translation of the Qur'an.

Arabic Lesson 5

Do you remember how you were able to read Lâ ilâha illAllâh already after lesson 1? Now this lesson begins with the second part of that sentence, Muhammadun rasûlu-llâh, Muhammad is Allah's messenger.

The Ta marbuta nearly looks like the Ha in lesson 1 except for the two dots. It only occurs at the end of a word.Ta marbuta often indicates that the word is feminine.
Remember:If the word that ends with mit Ta marbuta (and a vowel) is followed by another word, it is pronounced as t: rahmatunIf the sentence is finished with this word, it is pronounced as h, and the vowel is dropped: rahmah.
After you have read the passage "Find the Surah", you may again open the Qur'an and try to find the Surahs that have these headlines.Once you are at it, why do you not try to find out what else you can read in the text?