Gateway To Arabic Handwriting Book

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The Gateway to Arabic Handwriting Book has been written as part of the Gateway to Arabic series with a view to giving students the opportunity to learn practise & acquire proficiency in a fluid style of Arabic handwriting It is recommended that students should already have completed at least Book One of the Gateway series & be familiar with the Arabic alphabet before embarking upon this book Although a number of handwriting styles are used in the Middle East the style taught in this book namely ruq'ah is the most widespread & the easiest to learn Compared to the printed style of Arabic which is termed naskh ruq'ah offers the advantage of being much quicker to write The book has been organised so that identical naskh & ruq'ah texts appear on facing pages for ease of comparison & contrast The first section sets out the letters of the Arabic alphabet in all their forms initial medial final & isolate The precise direction & sequence of pen movements for each letter have been clearly indicated through the use of numbered arrows Having completed the presentation of the alphabet in all its forms the book then provides the student with the chance to learn the ruq'ah ligatures & practise copying complete words & phrases most of which would already be familiar to the Muslim student A further opportunity for the reinforcement of handwriting skills is given through the copying of selective ayat (verses of the Qur'an) A translation of these verses is included on the page on which they appear