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You're most welcome. May Allah reward you for your support!

In surah Al-Fatiha it’s being used differently. Siraat is not mausuf. It’s mudhaf to the allatheena word. Path of those on whom…

Absolutely!! I’ve been watching stuff from other TH-camrs that do go into detail as well. May Allah grant success to everyone who’s trying to make it easy to access the Arabic language. Since those audiences will generally be at a level comparable to an average week 4 Shariah Program (or could quickly get there through the free workshop), it lets me speak with confidence without having to water everything down which is so awkward. Future videos will be even more detailed. InshaAllah.

We’d ditch step #1 altogether as that’s for extreme beginners and we’d bring in a new step #1 which is figuring out where the sentence starts and ends, paying particular attention to parenthetical sentences and “nested structures”, prepositional phrases and the verbs/verb-like-entities that they connect to. Once the start and end point has been established, you’d proceed to distribute the words into “boxes” and keep zooming in until every word has been accounted for. The sequence of verses you quoted are fairly complex. The tanzeel al-Azeez al-Raheem part is actually a complete parenthetical sentence made up of an omitted verb, omitted faa’il and what the grammarians call a maf’ul mutlaq (3 major portions). So that would be dealt with first. Next, litundhira is associated to “being among the messengers” so it would be part of THAT sentence. There are other elements (like qasm and jawab al-qasam) also that would need to be accounted for, after which the parsing can be done. The point is the process can be applied to any sentence once you’ve figured out where it begins and where it ends. However, the amount of background grammar may be lacking depending on how complex the sentence is. This is why in the classes, when doing this, we never do it for every sentence. We pick and choose sentences that are just complex enough so they can reinforce already learned grammar and introduce one or two new elements so the whole exercise remains productive and not overwhelming. Hope that helps.

Thank you that's excellent. Something else came to mind... Modes of recitation... Tanzeel can be mansoob lafzan ... Would it relate to the harf ta'keed earlier in the sentence (inna) And then if you recite it tanzeelul in marfoo lafz... Connected to the word Qur'an earlier in the sentence possibly?

That's where looking into tafsir books like al-Baydhawi and its hawaashi would be helpful. They almost always talk about what you mentioned. The nasb qiraa'ah is maf'ul mutlaq for an omitted verb so it's unrelated to the inna. I don't know if there's a raf' qiraa'ah (I'm not a Qari), but if there is one, it would be khabr for an omitted mubtada.. either way, it's a parenthetical sentence (jumlah mu'taridha) The word Quran at the beginning is in jarr because of the waw of qasm that's attached to it.. so it can't have anything "connect" to it. Go through the 3-hour workshop linked to in the description even though you're fairly advanced. I think you'll find it valuable.

Waiyyakum! You’re very welcome. Plan is to make *a lot* more inshaAllah over the coming days.

You are so welcome!

Jazakallah khairan for commenting and offering your take. I would add to that, that this approach should be incorporated much earlier during Qasas classes which are generally taught alongside Nahw meer and not after. It all depends on not trying to do tarkeeb of every sentence and just selected ones. I’ll be making many more videos inshaAllah over the coming days applying the 4-step formula to increasingly complex sentences.

Waiyyakum! Thanks for chiming in and letting people know. I’m literally showing people and some are still skeptical on whether we’re for real or not.

Waiyyakum. Alhamdulillah. Glad you found it helpful.

Waiyyakum! That would be this video. 16 minutes long: Stop Mistranslating the Qur’an: Master These 2 Arabic Prepositions th-cam.com/video/87y7kbuhwF0/w-d-xo.html

@shariahprogram Jazaakaallahu khairan katheera

Waiyyakum! Glad you found it helpful. Alhamdulillah.

To the contrary, it’s really the ONLY way to teach beginners successfully. But you have to go through the 3 hours of preparatory study linked to in the description first. I mentioned this within the first 90 seconds and then further down in the presentation. Were you able to watch it fully? Again, to someone truly cold off the street, you can’t speak this way! I would suggest following the link in the pinned comment and going through that material to really see for yourself the power of this approach.

You are correct. Sadly many darululoom graduates do not have any understanding of how to teach languages. They forget they have been drilling this day and night often without comprehension until the later years. This approach doesn’t work with people who have don’t want to join a darululoom due to commitments. The best method of learning is ‘immersion’ method.

I bear witness that this teacher method is the best as a former student I studied with him for six years and now l can read and understand most of the classics,quran and hadiths

@TheSaf7uk. Absolute nonsense. Give your head a shake. I’m literally PROVING to you right here and now that this is the approach for the masses. You’re posting as if you’re responding to promises and not actual teaching. See the response I gave to the earlier comment. You need to watch the 3 hours to appreciate the material in this video. Many are able to grasp the concepts even without the 3 hours. Seriously, though. At least watch the videos before giving your opinion.

@@shariahprogram unfortunately most linguists with disagree with you. They accept that students do not learn like this. It’s a poor and lazy method of teaching. If you had any research in language acquisition you would understand your methodology is actually counterintuitive.

You’re absolutely right. People just don’t get it. This is why I’m just trying to show people straight up. More videos to come. InshaAllah.

Wa alaikum salaam wa rahmatullah. Ameen. May Allah elevate your ranks as well.

Jazakallah khairan for the wonderful suggestion. I’ll look into it, inshaAllah.

Waiyyakum. May Allah reward you abundantly and grant you every good in both worlds. Ameen.

Subhanallah. The topic covered in this video is meant for a little later in your journey. That’s why it might have seemed a bit overwhelming. However, if you watch it a couple of times, it should become clearer. Feel free to ask questions here and I’ll try my best to clarify further. ❤️

Also this video on the three parts of speech would be really helpful for you IMO. It takes the parts of speech in Arabic and maps them onto the English ones and speaks more about prepositions in particular. Here’s the link: th-cam.com/video/scFspc44WGY/w-d-xo.html

It means if one is dying of starvation, and the only thing available is these items, one must eat and save their life. This is well known.

@shariahprogram if you are dying of starvation, what will you eat......pork or blood or carrion? Then what will your allah do? Will he increase your good deeds?

Whichever of these 3 is available, I’d eat the minimum amount that would prevent me from dying of starvation. And yes, I’d do it expecting to be rewarded. If all 3 are available, I’d eat the fattiest meat from the carrion or I’d assess the situation and use my best judgment. If I got it wrong and didn’t consume the most optimal option, Allah would forgive me. I also have evidence that the One True God - that I can prove separately exists and is not only my God but yours as well - has ordered me to do this and the reward is also real. None of this is taken on faith. I appreciate you’re coming here and engaging with me in the comments.

@@shariahprogram you will eat pork blood carrion etc in that situation... Then what is the problem to your allah if you eat them in normal situations?

If you're asking what need is He trying to remove from Himself by commanding me to not eat it in under normal situations, the answer is obvious. He doesn't have a need. It's impossible for Him to have a need. All I know is He exists based on clear incontrovertible evidence, and secondly he has commanded me and if I disobey, I make myself susceptible to being harmed. So the rational thing for me to do is adhere. Plus, He's promised me that I'll be rewarded when I obey. Pretty straight forward if you ask me. It also just so happens that these things are harmful for me (physically and spiritually). But even if they weren't I'd still obey and refrain from them.

Alhamdulillah. Glad you found it helpful and beneficial. Jazakallah khairan for your support!

Jazakallah khairan for highlighting this. It would be the point made from around the 07:30 mark of the video. Indicating a meaning in itself vs in something else.

Wa alaikum salaam wa rahmatullah. May Allah reward you abundantly. It’s been a while. I pray you’re doing well.

Welcome 🤗 That’s false because Jesus was a material thing. Being material and transcendence/non-contingency is contradictory. You can’t say that! I mean, you can (people can say anything), but you can’t say it legitimately. I’d suggest rewatching the part within the video that contrasts between the 2 worldviews. Btw, the Christian worldview has more in common with the atheist one (not explicitly addressed in the video) than with the Islamic one. They both agree that the laws of nature are real. Muslims disagree and say, they’re merely regular associations that God upholds. Christians and Atheists differ in supernaturalism. The topic is complex but I think the video explains it well. At any rate, thanks for commenting and engaging.

@@shariahprogram Let me ask you this: "Where did you got the idea that Jesus was immaterial?' Did you ask any Christian about the material or immaterial aspect of Jesus? Most probably you hadn't asked them, instead got the idea from Muslims only. Cause any Christian worth the salt, would have point you to John chapter 1, verse 1 to 3: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. " This points to an immaterial, and timeless entity, that is not "material" at all

The Bible contains elements of original truth. So of course both Jews and Christians believed in exactly the same Necessary Being God that Muslims believe in. Jews still believe this so our issue with them wouldn’t be this. Now, saying “God became incarnate of the Virgin Mary” (which every Christian denomination adheres to), disqualifies them from appealing to the transcendent conception of God that’s there within their scriptures even though those scriptures have been corrupted and changed by the hands of men. So no. It’s not Muslims that say this. It’s in their creed. Also, it’s common knowledge that the biggest proof for the divinity of Christ they present is that he performed miracles. I addressed that in the video. Did you watch the video to properly understand our perspective. If not, maybe do that now.

@@shariahprogram Please read the Nicene Creed properly. It does NOT state: “God became incarnate of the Virgin Mary”. It actually states: .."and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary,". Do you think they are both the same? Also please take time to read the entire creed, which talks about Jesus being: ", of one substance with the Father". How can you miss that?

Reading it more carefully reveals MORE contingency. How can you miss that? A thing is contingent when it could have been some other way. Every contingent thing needs something else to make it the way that it is. Again, the specifics of their creed doesn’t remove contingency. It amplifies it through the roof. I mean, seriously, dude. If you want to debate the complete contingency argument that incontrovertibly proves that the God of the Quran exists, we can do that. Let me know and I’ll state the premises and we can have a discussion.

From that perspective, I would agree as well. 99% of online Dawah people who debate Atheists are completely clueless. They don’t know the arguments I’m advocating for in this video so they resort to dogmatism themselves. It’s a mess. That’s not the topic of this video though. If he was encouraging people to speak with atheists calmly, that’s another matter. The issue is he doesn’t understand the worldview distinction I made in the video. From what I saw, he thinks since Christians also believe in God, Muslims should make use of Christian arguments when debating with atheists. This is better than studying and using “kalam proofs”.

You’re absolutely right, and it all comes down to one crucial factor: knowledge. When Muslims engage in discussions with atheists or others, the effectiveness of their approach is directly tied to how well they understand their own beliefs and how skilfully they communicate them. The issue isn’t that Christians inherently handle these conversations better-it’s that many Muslims who enter these discussions aren’t properly equipped. The majority of debates, particularly online, are carried out by well-meaning Muslims who simply don’t have the depth of knowledge or the training to address complex questions effectively. This often leads to weak arguments and missed opportunities to present the truth. For example, I once saw a Muslim respond to a challenging question with a simple statement: “Because that’s what we believe.” While this might be an internally valid answer for the believer, it’s meaningless to someone outside the faith. Such responses leave room for doubt and, worse, can even invite ridicule, not because Islam lacks answers but because the answers were poorly delivered. Now imagine a Muslim who is thoroughly grounded in their knowledge and understands how to communicate effectively. They wouldn’t rely on weak assertions or defensive arguments. Instead, they would approach the conversation with calm confidence, using logic, reason, and universal principles to engage the other person. This isn’t about proving someone wrong or winning an argument-it’s about presenting ideas in a way that resonates with the human mind and heart. Muslims have every tool they need to excel in these discussions. Islam’s principles and teachings align naturally with rational thinking and universal truths. When presented with clarity, they speak to something innate in every person. The key is preparation-studying not just the core beliefs of Islam but also understanding the perspective of those you’re speaking to. A skilled and knowledgeable Muslim can dismantle misconceptions, answer questions with wisdom, and inspire genuine curiosity about the faith. Ultimately, it’s not about who does better by default-it’s about who comes to the conversation prepared. A Christian may handle an exchange better because they’ve spent time learning how to communicate their ideas effectively, but a well-prepared Muslim has the advantage of presenting something that is inherently logical, grounded, and universal. The difference isn’t in the message itself-it’s in how well it’s delivered. And when Muslims rise to that challenge, they have the potential to excel in every conversation.

Alhamdulillah. Glad you found it helpful and beneficial.

Thanks for sharing! Jazakallah khairan

You said it really well, MashaAllah. “Relying on gaps and weaknesses in other beliefs”. I’ll definitely be using that.

Dude is extremely talented and brings huge multitudes of people closer to the Qur'an. May Allah reward him for all of that.. so this clip here of mine isn't meant to dismiss all of his great work. It's just this particular blunder cannot be overlooked. I mean, he should study Shaykh Hamza Karamali's "Why Islam is true" course himself a few times like I have.. then he wouldn't give out dangerous advice like this. I'm sure, he'd even enjoy it. In that same clip, he recommended the "why Islam is true" curse, but then gave the bad advice I spoke of within the same reply.

Vipul Patel talking about Islam??? Amazing!!! 😂

@@shariahprogram an example of plate of rice with a single poisoned kernel comes to mind. If 100 lectures are good but 1 lecture is poison, why should it be served to people seeking knowledge? Mistakes on online platforms has exponential consequences because reachable audience is global.

I don’t think anyone with a correct understanding of these matters would fall into doubts by watching his stuff.

@@shariahprogramhe likened the implementation of sharia to an aggressive controlling father implementing hijab on his daughters a few months ago. He also recently conducted a lecture in Belgium where a sister was reciting Quran directly to a congregation of men, which apparently is nothing to be concerned about. Some of his Quran stuff is excellent, but we should wonder why the West is so happy for him to lecture around the world without their intervention and my theory is that he is unwittingly a an enormous help to them in pushing their liberal agenda

Alhamdulillah. Glad you found it beneficial.

Jazakallah khairan for commenting. May Allah reward you for your encouragement and support.

Wa alaikum salaam wa rahmatullah. It’s been over 10 years since we did an on campus (which was just my home) intensive Arabic course. They were fun but really draining. Now that we do tafsir, most of my time goes towards preparing and teaching that. As for one to one online teaching, we’ve never offered that. Most of the teaching is orally driven and there’s no focus on developing conversational fluency.. so given that, why not consider the normal online program?

Wa alaikum salaam wa rahmatullah. Welcome back. Jazakallah khairan for dropping by and the encouraging words. May Allah reward you for your support!

The best part of the video is from 05:15 how this applies to the Quranic example. Hopefully people have the patience to watch until that point. Or at least read this comment and click the link.

We don’t teach through books so unfortunately the advice I can give you is really limited. Besides. Our focus is on classical (Quranic) Arabic and we don’t care for much else. Having said that, go to learnarabiconline.com and read the tutorials on that website. They will probably help you more than any book could.

Alhamdulillah! Glad you enjoyed it.

That doesn’t seem right. Check your spam folder. They might have ended up there. Also respond to the first email and Sr. Asma will look into why the rest of the emails didn’t go out to you. It’s possible you might have inadvertently unsubscribed yourself. I can’t think of any other reason.

@@shariahprogram no the option to unsubscribe button isn't enable so still subbed, and nothing inside spam either . i have replied to the 1st mail just now

I’m not checking the email personally. Asma (who handles the helpdesk) says she received and responded to your email. So please keep communicating with her. Jazakallah khairan.

Waiyyakum! Yes. That’s right. This level of understanding requires reading their explanations. Particularly Imam Al-Aloosi and Al-Baydhawi. Or the recent scholar Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi who I draw from the most. Nowadays, it’s all I read. He in turn takes from those earlier books. His book is in Urdu but he’s done all the heavy lifting so I no longer have to scour through volumes and volumes to arrive at the clearest meanings. This entire lecture was based on what he wrote in Bayan Al-Quran with the exception of certain “why Islam is true” points I added myself as I saw they were relevant. Particularly, the vocabulary issues including the 2 meanings of that word, Maulana Thanwi mentioned that in the footnotes referencing the Qamoos. That’s where I got it from. Hope that helps.

@@shariahprogram Allah yubaarik feik Sheikh, Does that mean we can only truly appreciate the miracle of the Arabic languange in the Quran once we reach the level of Balagha in learning Arabic?

You don’t need to study a 550 page monstrosity like the Mukhtasar Al-ma’aani by Imam Taftazani because these tafsir scholars explain how the balagha principles apply. They’ll summarize the principle first before explaining its application. Grammar however needs to be mastered. All the authors assume you already know that well. If you’re a student of knowledge and can read Urdu, get your hands on this book that I use. If you don’t read Urdu, it’s more challenging. I don’t have too many recommendations in that case unfortunately.

You mean in the description of this video or in the email you received after opting in?

@ fhe email

The only reason for that I can think of is you’re trying to click on it within the trash/spam folder. You need to move it into your inbox first. After that, it would be clickable. Reply to the email if you’re still having trouble.

@ ok thanks