The Language of the Quran

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This language course is designed to introduce students to classical, Quranic Arabic, Its vocabulary, style, structure, grammar as well as its centrality in modern? Arabic culture. The course will expose students to short Quranic verses, or suras, in order to acquire vocabulary, understand the construction of classical Arabic sentences, and examine the features of advanced grammar. In addition, students will be introduced to the different recitation styles of the Qur’an. It is a course that will help students pursue further studies of the Qur’an and exegesis, hadith(or the sayings and actions attributed to the Prophet Muhammad), and classical and medieval poetry and prose.