Learning Quran, where to start?
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Peace,
I am interested in the learning of quranic arabic or classical arabic, what resources do you guys recommend and how have your own learning experiences been?
My interest has grown in this area because translations vary from one another and some are very different from the usual traditional renderings. I can only at the moment recite the arabic and have no understanding of the grammatical rules or anything, however I am optimistic as I recall one translation saying
'We made the Quran easy, Do you wish to learn?'
or something along them lines.
Masoom
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Peace Masoom,
Lots of free downloadable Arabic books here
http//www.kalamullah.com/learning-arabic.html
Very detailed theory of grammar and morphology can be found here
http//arabic.tripod.com/index.html
Word for word quran with grammar, morphology and syntax info
http//corpus.quran.com/
And finally Lane's Lexicon here
http//www.studyquran.co.uk/PRLonline.htm
Happy learning!
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Yes, begin with Arabic.
Think esoteric. Think historic context.Try to remember that most sacred texts were originally delivered as a kind of poetic oracle.
It's a song, not a notice nailed to the wall. -
I would also suggest researching the Qaaba, its history, its geometry, and doing so with a completely open mind as to that and the true nature of 'monotheism'.
In fact, I would start there before anywhere else.If you aim your heartbeat towards that structure and the people around it, it will beat back to you, as you read the Quran under a light of your own choosing.
The references to Isa can be further illuminated upon via their source, that is the Gospels which were edited out of the New Testament
as the Khazar/Roman alliance rose to the peak of its power and the knowledge of ancient Egypt tumbled into the sea.It wasn't that long ago.
Salaam.