The Gateway to Arabic Handwriting Book is part of the Gateway to Arabic series, a bilingual method for learning Arabic. This book aims to help students master a fluent style of Arabic handwriting. The explanations, exercises, and translations are in English.
Before beginning this book, it is recommended that students have completed at least Book One of the Gateway Series and be familiar with the Arabic alphabet. Although various handwriting styles are used in the Middle East, this book teaches the ruq'ah style, as it is the most widespread and easiest to learn. Compared to the printed style of Arabic, called naskh , ruq'ah is faster to write. This book is organized so that identical texts in naskh and ruq'ah face each other for easy comparison and contrast.
The first section presents the letters of the Arabic alphabet in all their forms: initial, middle, final, and isolated. The precise direction and sequence of the pen strokes for each letter are clearly indicated by numbered arrows. After presenting the alphabet in all its forms, the book then offers students the opportunity to learn the ruq'ah ligatures and copy complete words and sentences, most of which would already be familiar to Muslim students.
There's also an option to strengthen writing skills by copying selected verses from the Quran. The translation of these verses is provided on the same page. This resource is suitable for self-study or educational use and is ideal for those who want to further develop their handwriting. Intertaal, your reliable supplier, guarantees fast delivery of this valuable learning material.