A Noorani Qaida chart is a practice sheet that puts the Arabic letters and the first reading marks on paper. A beginner can say and tick them off between classes. This free one has 3 pages: letters in Qaida order, look-alike letters and a short-vowel grid. It is a chart, not the Qaida book.
The letters follow a common Qaida print: 29 letters, with hamza in its own place before yaa. The names follow the standard Arabic alphabet, which you can check in the Arabic alphabet article on Wikipedia. Prints can differ, so if your book uses another order, go by your book. Our Noorani Qaida lessons guide shows what lessons 1 to 17 teach.
A chart cannot hear you. In a live class, the tutor listens to each sound and fixes it in the same lesson. The chart gives you something to point at and tick. For a tutor to hear you, see our Noorani Qaida course.
What Is in the Printable
- Page 1, letters in order: all 29 letters, each with its English name, a number and a tick box. Read each row from right to left, as in the Qaida.
- Page 2, look-alike letters: 9 groups of letters that share one shape. Each group shows the dots that tell them apart, and a row to read across.
- Page 3, short vowels: each letter with fatha, kasra and damma. Then come the 3 double marks (tanween) and sukoon. Every row has a tick box.
Who It Is For
- Children from age 4 who are learning the letters
- Adults and new Muslims starting from zero
- Parents who help at home, even if they do not read Arabic
- Teachers in a masjid, home school or weekend class
How to Use It in 4 Steps
- 1Print the 3 pages and put page 1 where the learner can see it. A tutor shows each Qaida page on screen in class, so this chart is an extra for practice between classes.
- 2Before class, read the letters you know, one row at a time, from right to left. This matches the quick review of the last lesson that opens each class.
- 3In class, the tutor may show a new letter, a look-alike pair or a vowel mark. Find it on the chart and point to it.
- 4At the end of class, read the row aloud while the tutor listens. If it is clean, tick its box. If not, leave it empty and read it again. The tutor's note after class says what to practise at home.
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