The Ajurrumiyyah Poem I
- Description
- Curriculum
Course Duration:
30+ Hours (25 Lessons)
Instructor:
Shaykh Fahd ibn `Abd al-Qayyūm ibn al-`Alā’
Overview:
This is an introductory course to the science of Naḥw (Arabic Syntax). In this course, students will go through the famous versification of the prose primer “al-ʼĀjurrūmiyyah,” commonly referred to as “Nadhm ʿUbayd Rabbih” or “Nadhm Ibn Ubba.”
The ʼĀjurrūmiyyah, both in form of prose and poetry, has remained to be one of the standard primers in the discipline of Nahw for centuries, and as such has been the basis and inspiration of countless commentaries and annotations by scholars of Syntax. This particular versification stands out due to the author, Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ubba al-Muzzammirī al-Shanqīṭī (d. 1168), who made the didactic poem concise for the ease of memorization.
Objectives:
This course focuses on three areas:
[1] Fundamentals of Arabic Syntax: Covering the introductory concepts and theories in Arabic Syntax and Grammar, background discussions on the science and application of syntactic rules and terminologies to classical texts. These fundamentals will exceptionally assist students engaging in grammatical analyses and readers of i’rāb-analytic commentaries on the Qur’ān.
[2] Prosodic Breakdown: Deciphering the text in light of the rules of Arabic prosody, effectively assisting students in learning its systematic and syllabically accurate diacritization. A unique experience for students memorizing the text.
[3] Questions and Answers: The instructor addressed questions and queries about the text, the discussions during the lessons, and the science in general. This allowed the students to have an interactive and thought-provoking learning experience.
Prerequisites:
This is a Level 1 Course that requires a Late Beginner to Intermediate understanding of Arabic Syntax, basic exposure to reading Arabic texts and poetry, and traditional teaching methodologies.
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11 - IntroductionPreview Video lesson
- Introduction to the Arabic sciences
- Introduction to the Texts
- Biographies of the Authors
- Translation of the first two couplets of the Nadhm
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22 - Prosodic Breakdowns, Speech & Its TypesPreview Video lesson
- Prose vs. Poetry: Which Text to Memorize and Why?
- Prosodic Breakdown of the First Five Couplets.
- Translation and Explanation of the Seven Couplets of the Nadhm.
- The Definition of Kalam & Its Types
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33 - The Three Parts of Speech & Their SignsVideo lesson
- Nouns, Verbs & Particles in Arabic Speech
- Four Signs of Nouns
- Prepositions (Huruf al-Jarr)
- Three Signs of Verbs
- How to Recognize a Particle?
- Prosodic Breakdown of Couplets
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44 - Declension, Its Types & CasesVideo lesson
- Declension (I’rab) I in Arabic Nouns
- The Three Types of Declension
- The Three Cases of Declension
- Types of Words that Accept the Cases
- Prosodic Breakdown of Couplets
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55 - The Nominative State/Case (Raf’)Video lesson
- The First Case of Declension: Nominative
- The Signs of the Nominative Case
- The Six Types of Nominative Nouns
- The Two Types of Nominative Verbs
- Prosodic Breakdown of Couplets
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66 - The Accusative State/Case (Nasb)Video lesson
- The Second Case of Declension: Accusative
- The Signs of the Accusative Case
- The Six Types of Accusative Nouns
- The Two Types of Accusative Verbs
- Prosodic Breakdown of Couplets
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77 - The Genitive State/Case (Khafd/Jarr)Video lesson
- The Third Case of Declension: Genitive
- The Three Signs of the Genitive Case
- The Seven Types of Genitive Nouns
- Prosodic Breakdown of Couplets
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88 - The Jussive State/Case (Jazm) & VerbsVideo lesson
- The Fourth Case of Declension: Jussive (Jazm)
- The Two Signs of the Jazm Case
- The Three Types of Genitive Verbs
- The Three Verb Tenses & Their Grammatical Cases
- Prosodic Breakdown of Couplets
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99 - Imperfect Verbs & Accusative GovernorsVideo lesson
- The Imperfect Tense Conjugations
- Imperfect Tense Signifiers & its Acronym
- The Default Syntactic State/Case of the Imperfect
- The Basran & Kufan Differences
- Prosodic Breakdowns of the Couplets (40-43)
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1010 - The Jussive GovernorsVideo lesson
- The Particles of the Jussive State/Case
- The Nouns of the Jussive State/Case
- Conditions for a Command (Amr)
- The Different Governing of Words in Prose & Poetry
- Explaining Fillers in Versifications
- Prosodic Breakdown of the Couplets (44-47)
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11Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 11 (May 22nd 2022)Video lesson
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12Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 12 (May 29th 2022)Video lesson
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13Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 13 (June 5th 2022)Video lesson
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14Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 14 (June 19th 2022)Video lesson
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15Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 15 (July 3rd 2022)Video lesson
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16Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 16 (July 24th 2022)Video lesson
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17Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 17 (July 31st 2022)Video lesson
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18Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 18 (August 14th 2022)Video lesson
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19Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 19 (August 28th 2022)Video lesson
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20Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 20 (September 4th 2022)Video lesson
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21Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 21 (September 11th 2022)Video lesson
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22Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 22 (September 18th 2022)Video lesson
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23Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 23 (October 2nd 2022)Video lesson
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24Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 24 (October 9th 2022)Video lesson
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25Nadhm al-Ajurrumiyyah – Class 25 (October 10th 2022)Video lesson
