This insistence by some Muslims to use “Allah” instead of “God” .. in English raises a crucial question: Do Muslims really believe that there is one God.
The aim of this short introduction is to introduce Qur'anic Arabic to non-Arabic speakers who are interested in reading the Qur'a:n. The scope of the booklet is confined to introducing sounds and letters of Qur'anic Arabic and the common grammatical types of word, such as noun, verb, preposition, etc., readers of the Holy Scripture may come across during their reading. The examples used in the booklet...
if you take something from somebody you should give them something as well. Life is to give and take. I’d like to tell you a story, a nice one.
The aim of this short introduction is to introduce Qur'anic Arabic to non-Arabic speakers who are interested in reading the Qur'a:n....
if you take something from somebody you should give them something as well. Life is to give and take. I’d like to tell you a story, a nice one.
My hands reach out looking for my cigarette box. I fold the pillow, rest my head on it and light a cigarette… my wife, next to me, her features grow grimmer…
He walked few steps and thought that it might be wise to sit on the last seat on the platform and put the bag on his lap and, this time, he tightened the grip of both hands on it.

Muhammad Elashiry

I was a lecturer in Arabic language and culture at Birmingham University. I specialise in phonetics and my areas of interest include Arabic linguistics, Muslim religious discourse and language in the media. I have also worked for Westminster University in London, Ain Shams University in Egypt and as a senior producer in the BBC Arabic Service. Previous works include ‘Qur’anic Arabic: a short introduction’ and ‘Kitab al-Zina by Abu Hatim al-Razi: a study in Ismaili linguistic thought’.

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