Learning and Speaking English Language

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I was quite ill and then spent 3 weeks recovering. Now to catch up all the work-To learn all those Ahadeeth I missed and Qasasun Nabiyyeen in Urdu feels as though I have a mountain to climb. I don't enjoy it as I should-I always try to correct my intention and since I don't have a choice, being negative will not help.

However, when you suffer and sacrifice and give it your all and finally when you see that your efforts have payed off-the feeling is unbelievable. From not knowing a single word, to writing an entire examination.

My Ustaadh and his wife wanted to teach in English as well, but unfortunately the rule of the Madrassah is to use Urdu.
It does waste a lot of time in trying to make the students understand, I understand the rules in English but memorising in Urdu is tough.

I'm anticipating the day when non Urdu-speaking students take the 1st two positions at the end of the year. That would be something
 
If you're facing any trouble in your studies and have anything which you need clarified, or specific lessons you're struggling with, you can ask me and I will do my best to help you out, In Shaa Allaah.
 
Huzaifah ibn Adam said:
Also, I don't believe that when learning or teaching Arabic you have to just stick with the Kitaabs of the Darse Nizami syllabus, like Hidaayat-un-Nahw, Nahw Meer, Munsha'ib, Fusool-e-Akbari, etc. Again, those Kitaabs are in Urdu, taught through Urdu, so students not fluent in Urdu will not benefit from the Dars. Instead, I would teach Tasheel-un-Nahw, Min Kunooz-is-Sarf, Duroos-ul-Lughatil `Arabiyyah li-Ghayrin Naatiqeen Bihaa (volumes one, two and three), etc. These Kitaabs are in English and the students can understand them much more easily. In addition to that, I also taught Tarkeeb. Now, usually Tarkeeb is only taught through Urdu; Sharh Mi'ati Aamil in particular. However, I did a translation and commentary of Maulana Ahsan Nanotwi's "Hall-e-Tarkeeb" (Urdu) , which can be downloaded via the following link:

https://archive.org/details/SolvingTarkeeb

Students will In Shaa Allaah find it much easier - when starting out - to learn the basics of Tarkeeb from this Kitaab. It is in English and is very simple and easy to understand.
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Totally agree. My Ustaadh also doesn't not teach Nahw and Sarf using a specific Kitaab. He uses a large collection if different kutub in Arabic and Urdu and makes his own notes for us from there. I've never seen a teacher who prepares as much as he and his wife do! They teach in Urdu then re-teach in English. Notes are given in both too. But at the end of the day homework(which he writes out himself) and examinations are written in Urdu.

Wow الحمد لله I just downloaded it the other day-out of curiosity, but I haven't had the chance to look through it yet.
 
Huzaifah ibn Adam said:
If you're facing any trouble in your studies and have anything which you need clarified, or specific lessons you're struggling with, you can ask me and I will do my best to help you out, In Shaa Allaah.
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جزاكم الله خيرا
Really appreciate that. May Allah reward you abundantly. آمين
 
I do now remember often fiddling about, drawing the teacher with a frown or half dozing off during behesti gawhar and tajweed classes, and yes, it was partly due to the fact that urdu required extra concentration which would otherwise have been utilized on understanding easily.
But i also recall that at the time, most teachers in my daar al 'uloom spoke urdu or bangla as a first language and it was only in the late 90's that the younger fully english speaking generation of teachers started teaching Islamic subjects, so i don't blame them, but agree that the time would have been better spent teaching in english (if they could - which they couldn't at the time) whilst focusing the additional urdu time on learning Arabic. I messed them about so much when i was little and now i pray for them because they were doing their best.
 
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They say that if you don't know Urdu, you will lose out on deriving benefit from the Akaabireen. Majority of the Kitaabs of the `Ulamaa of Deoband are only available in Urdu.

There is benefit to be derived from those Kitaabs, yes, but there is infinitely more benefit to be derived from focusing on Arabic. The Qur'aan is in Arabic. The more you understand and master Arabic, the more you will be able to recite the Qur'aan with understanding. You will be able to live "In the Shade of the Qur'aan", like Sayyid Qutb رحمة الله عليه used to say...

(Sayyid Qutb has always been my favourite author of Arabic books in recent times, and he is, without a doubt, one of the best writers ever.)
 
Unrelated to this thread, but some good quotes:

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...رحمة الله عليه
 
Iftikhar said:
Muslim schools turned out balanced citizens, more tolerant of others and less likely to succumb to criminality or extremism. There is no place for a non-Muslim child or a teacher in a Muslim school.
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Is this a typo, or are you overlooking a massive contradiction here? I'm honestly curious.
 
While urdu shouldnt be forced it must be encouraged as so many deeni books are written in the urdu language. Some nationalities may find it hard so they could be excused, but those who know the basics should advance themselves in it.
 
Yes, there are a lot of nice Kitaabs in Urdu. While some of them are being translated into English, the bulk still remains untranslated, so there are a lot of hidden gems to be found (if you do know Urdu).
 

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