Diploma in Islamic Studies
Quranic Insights
Arabic Insights
Understand the Quran in its own words.
Eight months of Arabic from zero: all three Madinah books, spoken Arabic, and reminders from the Quran to keep your heart in it. Morning or evening, on campus or online.
Next batch starts right after Ramzan, about March 2027
- Length8 months
- DaysMon to Fri, 2.5 h
- StartsFrom zero
- BatchesMorning or evening
- WhereOn campus or online
- Open toBrothers and sisters
For you if you recite the Quran every day and want to understand it in its own words.
After eight months, you will…
Finish all three Madinah books
Durus al-Lughah al-Arabiyyah, the course used to teach Arabic to students from all over the world, from the first lesson to the last.
Build a sentence, and take one apart
Nouns, verbs, endings and patterns, until an Arabic sentence makes sense on sight.
Speak everyday Arabic
Ask, answer and hold a simple conversation, because speaking is one of your subjects.
Hear your salah differently
Start catching the words of the surahs you pray every day, without waiting for a translation.
Keep the heart in it
Tazkeer bil Quran: reminders from the Quran, so the language never stays only in your head.
Answer today's questions
A session on youth and modern challenges, for the doubts you actually hear.
On campus
What you study
Three strands, one language.
You read Arabic, you speak it, and you keep the Quran at the centre, every week. Grammar gives you the rules; speaking and the Quran give you a reason to use them.
4 subjects on campus
Read it
- Durus al-Lughah al-ArabiyyahThe Madinah books, 1 to 3The full Madinah course, book by book, from your first sentence to the grammar behind most of what you will read.
Speak it
- Spoken ArabicEveryday Arabic out loud: questions, answers and conversation, so the language is something you use, not only study.
Live it
- Tazkeer bil QuranReminders from the Quran for the heart, verse by verse.
- Youth and modern challengesDoubts, identity, screens and the questions young people face now.
From zero
Three books. Then the Quran.
The Madinah books are the course used at the Islamic University of Madinah to teach Arabic to students from all over the world. Arabic Insights takes you through all three. Here is how far each one takes you.
- Book 1
هٰذَا بَيْتٌ
This is a house.
The building blocks
The first sentence of the course. Then this and that, the, of, in and on: the pieces every sentence is made of.
- Book 2
ذَهَبَ الطَّالِبُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ
The student went to the masjid.
Verbs come in
Past and present verbs, commands, numbers, and the small words that change a sentence's endings.
- Book 3
كُتِبَ الدَّرْسُ
The lesson was written.
The patterns
The passive, the derived verb forms and the weak verbs: the patterns behind thousands of the Quran's words.
- Then
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
We sent it down as an Arabic Quran, so that you may understand. Yusuf 12:2
The Quran, in its own words
By the end, you can take a verse like this apart yourself.
Try it tonight
Sit in on the first lesson.
Start Arabic tonight with Dr. Abdus Samie's grammar series on the Academy's channel. It starts at zero, like the course, and lecture 1 alone has been watched almost 100,000 times.
When
Your week, at a glance.
After work, after Maghrib. Times follow the namaz times.
- Monday7:00Madinah books8:15Spoken Arabic
- Tuesday7:00Madinah books8:15Tazkeer bil Quran
- Wednesday7:00Madinah books8:15Spoken Arabic
- Thursday7:00Madinah books8:15Tazkeer bil Quran
- Friday7:00Madinah books8:15Youth and modern challenges
A sample week. Your batch's timetable is shared at orientation.
In their words
What people write under these lessons.
Comments left under the Academy's YouTube lessons by Dr. Abdus Samie. Tap one to see it in place.
What a teacher. I have watched many scholars, but his teaching method is unique and brilliant.
@shoaibahmed5635under Basic Arabic Grammar, lecture 3For years I had been waiting for a teacher like this.
“Main kitne salon se ayse teacher ka muntazir tha.”
@NaeemAhmed-zh3ysunder Basic Arabic Grammar, lecture 1MashaAllah, very well explained. Now it seems easy.
@anisamin8038under Basic Arabic Grammar, lecture 2Alhamdulillah, the concept of i'rab is clear now. Ustaadji, you are awesome.
@gousiashaik5477under Basic Arabic Grammar, lecture 3If only I had found someone who teaches like you sooner.
@teepusultanteepu6174under Basic Arabic Grammar, lecture 4, translated from HindiBest videos on Arabic grammar.
@netherleftmc9799under Basic Arabic Grammar, lecture 2
Quoted as written, or translated. The comments stay on YouTube under each video.
How to start
From today to your first class.
- 1TodaySave a seatYour name, batch and online or campus, in one WhatsApp message.
- 2When it opensGet the formWe send you the 2027 admission form the day it opens.
- 3Before the startOrientationMeet your teachers and get your timetable and books.
- 4Right after EidFirst classAbout March 2027, morning or evening.
Not sure which course?
The three, side by side.
| Course | Diploma in Islamic Studies | Arabic InsightsYou are here | Quranic Insights |
|---|---|---|---|
| In one line | The whole deen in one structured year: Quran, hadith, fiqh, seerah and Arabic, side by side. | Learn the Quran's language from zero: all three Madinah books, then speak it yourself. | The Quran's basic themes with Dr. Abdus Samie, and the Arabic grammar to see them in the text yourself. |
| Best if | You want a complete, grounded understanding of Islam, not scattered pieces. | You recite the Quran every day and want to understand it in its own words. | You want to read the Quran and see its message for yourself. |
| Subjects | 9 on campus, 7 online | 4 on campus, 3 online | 2 on campus, 2 online |
| Length | 8 months, Monday to Friday | 8 months, Monday to Friday | 8 months, Monday to Friday |
I don't know any Arabic. Can I join?
Yes. Arabic Insights starts from zero and takes you through all three Madinah books.
What does it cost?
Fees are optional. Message us on WhatsApp and we will explain.
Can sisters join?
Yes. Sisters join every flagship course online, from home.
Will I actually speak Arabic?
Spoken Arabic is one of your subjects, so you practise speaking, not only reading.
Who teaches it?
The Academy's Arabic teachers. Message us and we will tell you who teaches your batch.
Online or on campus: what is different?
Both batches study the Madinah books, Spoken Arabic and Tazkeer bil Quran. On campus adds a session on youth and modern challenges.
What if I miss a class?
Ask us on WhatsApp how your batch handles missed lessons.
Your seat, for 2027.
Tell us your name and batch now. We will send you the form and the start date the moment they are set.