Explanation of The Madinah University Arabic Language Course For Non-Native Speakers By Shaykh Hussain ibn Ahmed Al'Ali Book 2

The second level of the Madinah University Arabic course deepens the student's engagement with Qur'anic Arabic grammar — building on the foundational structures of Book 1 and introducing more complex grammatical concepts that are essential for reading and understanding classical Arabic texts. For students without a qualified teacher, the explanation of Shaykh Hussain ibn Ahmad Ali is the most reliable tool available for working through Book 2 effectively.

Explanation of the Madinah University Arabic Language Course — Book 2, translated and compiled by Anwar Wright after roughly one year of translation, editing, and supplementary notes, provides the scholarly grammatical commentary that enables students to understand the deeper principles behind what they are learning — not just how to complete the exercises, but why Arabic works the way it does.

What This Book Covers

Advanced Grammar from a Scholar's Perspective

Shaykh Hussain Ali's explanation of Book 2 addresses the more sophisticated grammatical structures introduced at this level: verbal sentences and their components, more complex noun forms, the dual and plural, verb conjugation patterns, and the grammar of relative clauses and dependent sentences. Each concept is explained with the depth of a trained grammarian whose teaching was shaped by decades at the Islamic University of Madinah.

Building Toward Qur'anic Fluency

By the end of Book 2, students who have followed this explanation have the grammatical tools to begin reading and understanding simple Qur'anic Arabic with real comprehension — moving from pattern recognition to genuine understanding of why each word takes the form it does.

About the Compiler

Anwar Wright is a graduate of the Islamic University of Madinah and an Arabic instructor dedicated to making the highest-quality Arabic instruction available to English-speaking students. Published by Anwar Wright.

Who This Book Is For

Students who have completed Madinah Book 1 and are working through Book 2 without a qualified teacher. Best used alongside the original Madinah Book 2 as a companion explanation. Book 1 explanation also available.