Sharh Ajurrumiyya

Description

About this text:

This course is a detailed explanation of the Ajurrumiyya. The Ajurrumiyya is the most popular traditional primer in the science of Arabic grammar. Written seven hundred years ago by the Berber scholar and saint, Muhammad b. Muhammad al-Sinhaji (d. 723 AH / 1323 CE), it has been the foundation for studies in Arabic grammar for students of sacred knowledge all over the world. It has dozens of important commentaries and glosses and is popularly memorised, sometimes in its original prose-form and sometimes in one of its versified versions. The secret of its popularity is frequently ascribed to the sincerity of its author, who wrote it while sitting before the Ka‘ba. He tested his sincerity by casting it into the sea. Only when he saw it washed ashore with its writing intact did he begin teaching it to others. A translation of the Ajurrumiyyais provided along with the course materials.

In this course you will learn:

• Describe what the science of Arabic grammar is and how it developed
• Organise the rules of the Arabic language into structured map
• Explain the key terms and questions of the science of Arabic grammar
• Recognise the rules of Arabic grammar at work in authentic uses of the ancient Arabic language
• Use the rules of Arabic grammar to analyse the ancient Arabic language

Who is this course for:

This course is for students who have completed the Arabic Intensive or its equivalent.

Students should be able to:

1. Conjugate verbs in each of their ten morphological forms;
2. Identify the ism fāʿil, ism mafʿūl, ism tafḍīl, al-ṣifa al-mushabbaha, the ism ẓarf, ism āla, and the maṣdar;
3. Know all important rules related to masculine, feminine, singular, dual, and plural nouns;
4. Comfortably work with nominal sentences (jumla ismiyya), verbal sentences (jumla fiʿliyya), and conditional sentences (shart and jawab al-shart); and (e) use the Hans Wehr dictionary. Some Arabic vocabulary is also required.

Terms

• 20 weeks (starts on Thursday 25 September 2025). There will be a short break in between terms.

Male and female classes

Prerequisites

Arabic Intensive or its equivalent

Programme Delivery

The programme will be delivered online using Zoom.

For more information on how Zoom works, please view our Zoom user guide at https://ebrahimcollege.org.uk/zoom/

Course Resources

All students will receive the relevant programme details and materials 5 days before the programme starts. This will include:

• Zoom meeting details (for online courses)
• Pdf versions of the course materials/notes by email
• Link to Google Drive to access courses notes and recordings (if applicable)
• Link to Google Classroom to interact with teachers, receive additional course material and information (if applicable).
• Link to Telegram group to interact with teachers, receive additional support (if applicable)