Lesson 1: The Arabic Alphabet
The Arabic Alphabet (الحروف الهجائية)
The Arabic alphabet consists of 28 letters. Arabic is written from right to left. Each letter can take up to four different forms depending on its position in a word: isolated, initial, medial, and final.
The First Six Letters
| Arabic | Name | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| أ | Alif | a / ā |
| ب | Ba | b |
| ت | Ta | t |
| ث | Tha | th |
| ج | Jim | j |
| ح | Ha | ḥ |
Practice writing each letter and recognizing it in different positions. The Arabic script is a flowing, connected script — most letters connect to the letter that follows them.
"Read! In the name of your Lord who created." — Quran 96:1 (اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ)