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Arabic courses and learning resources
Learn Arabic with a clear, structured approach
Al‑Fuṣḥā offers free, structured Arabic learning through in-person and online courses, practical learning apps and carefully developed resources for learners and communities. Registration is now open for our in-person Level 1 courses.
Our courses focus on Fuṣḥā, the formal Arabic used in reading, writing and study. Lessons connect vocabulary, sentence patterns, grammar, practice and review.
Why learn Arabic?
Understand more of the Arabic you read and hear
For Muslims, learning Arabic can help more words and sentence patterns in the Qurʾān become recognisable over time. Arabic is also important for approaching the Sunnah and Islāmic scholarship, and can support study, family, communication and travel.
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Women’s Volume 2 course
This weekly online course is in progress. Read the course page to see the previous study needed and ask about joining.
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Al‑Fuṣḥā Level 1 for women and men
Applications will open soon. Read about the separate women’s and men’s courses now.
Registration is open for the separate women’s and men’s beginner courses.
Planned
More learning tools
Takallam and the Qurʾānic vocabulary app are planned for future development.
The books used in Level 1
A gentler path into serious Arabic study
The New Edition of the Madīnah Arabic Course adds more examples, more systematic written and oral practice, and a gentler progression. Al‑Fuṣḥā uses its first two textbooks and workbooks in Level 1.
Discover what changed in the New EditionHow learning is connected
Understand how Arabic works.
Each part supports the others, so learners can understand what they are using and return to earlier work as they continue.
Starting point
Begin from the right starting point
Read what a learner should already know before choosing a course.
Explanation
Understand what you are using
Lessons explain what the learner is doing and how each part supports the next.
Review
Practise and review regularly
Learners practise regularly and return to earlier material as they progress.
Arabic in the community
For schools, masājid (mosques) and community groups.
Planning Arabic learning for a group?
Tell us about your learners and what you hope to achieve. We’ll let you know how Al‑Fuṣḥā may be able to help.