كتابة لغة سليمة ومجاز مرسل

General Objectives of the First Unit

• Reading the Quranic verses from Surah Al-Qasas (76-88) correctly and accurately.
• Interpreting the meanings of new vocabulary and structures.
• Understanding and comprehending the Quranic verses.
• Appreciating the eloquence of the Quranic verses.
• Correctly understanding and analyzing nominal and verbal clauses and their grammatical components.
• Correctly distinguishing between the open and connected taa and the letter haa in terms of spelling.
• Speaking fluently and accurately on a specific topic, using proper language.
• Writing accurately and correctly about a specific topic.
• Listening to a specific text and answering the following questions.

Terminology of the First Unit

• Eloquence: An Arabic language science that aims at conveying ideas and meanings clearly and in the best ways, while ensuring the addition of linguistic beauty to enhance their impact on the reader or listener.
• Rhetoric: A branch of eloquence science that deals with different speech styles (e.g., reporting, imperative styles).
• Reporting Style: A sentence that is susceptible to truth and falsehood.
• Imperative Style: A sentence that is not susceptible to truth or falsehood.
• Literary Devices: A branch of eloquence that focuses on enhancing and beautifying language, such as (rhyme, parallelism, and antithesis).
• Antithesis: Contrast between two words in meaning.
• Figurative Language: A branch of eloquence that aims at conveying the same meaning through different ways in order to clarify meaning, such as (simile, metaphor, allegory, and indirect metaphor).
• Simile: Similarity between two or more things in one or more characteristics.
• Metaphor: Using words in a way different from their literal meaning due to a relationship with a supporting evidence that prevents the delivery of the literal meaning.
• Figurative Meaning: A meaning that is different from the dictionary's literal meaning and is derived from the context.

Introduction to the First Unit

• The unit covers four language communication skills (reading, speaking, writing, and listening).
• The Quranic verses are from Surah Al-Qasas.
• Surah Al-Qasas is a Meccan Surah, ranked 28th in the Quran.
• It has 88 verses.
• It revolves around the two concepts of truth and falsehood.
• It demonstrates a significant difference between the logic of faith and the logic of tyranny.
• It depicts the struggle between those with truth and those with falsehood.
• Surah Al-Qasas presents two stories related to human tyranny.
  • The first story depicts tyranny in rule and power through the story of Pharaoh and his tormenting of Musa's people, slaughtering their sons, shaming their women, and God's punishment of him by drowning him in the sea, thus serving as an example to those who reflect.
  • The second one describes tyranny in wealth and money through the story of Qarun and his oppression of his people, and God's punishment of him by swallowing him and his treasures into the earth, thus serving as a symbol of human tyranny in life, whether concerning wealth or power.
• The Surah concludes by directly addressing Muhammad (peace be upon him) and promising him victory over the disbelievers of Mecca, just as He had conquered truth over falsehood in the preceding stories, and asking him to persevere and continue delivering the message.
• The unit is divided into 11 lectures.
• The unit contains an overview of some rhetorical concepts (e.g., reporting style, imperative style, antithesis, simile, and indirect metaphor), and some grammatical concepts (e.g., nominal and verbal clauses, and their grammatical components (elements), and grammatical disjunctions ), and some spelling issues (e.g., open and connected taa and the letter haa).

First Lecture (Surah Al-Qasas (76-82))

• This lecture discusses the verses from verse 76 to verse 82 of Surah Al-Qasas.
• The lecture provides an expressive reading of the meaning of the verses.
• It includes an explanation and interpretation of this part of the Surah dealing with Qarun and his people.
• Qarun is an epitome of human tyranny through wealth.
• The story is broken down into four scenes.