Writing Arabic: A Practical Introduction to Ruq'ah Script Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Are you looking to buy Writing Arabic: A Practical Introduction to Ruq'ah Script? Here is the right place to find the great deals. we can offer discounts of up to 90% on Writing Arabic: A Practical Introduction to Ruq'ah Script. Check out the link below:

>> Click Here to See Compare Prices and Get the Best Offers

Writing Arabic: A Practical Introduction to Ruq'ah Script ReviewWith the greatest of respect for Alif Baa and Mastering Arabic mentioned in the reviews below, neither teachs you good Arabic handwriting, and both also concern themselves with pronunciation and grammar. Writing Arabic, by contrast, concerns itself wholly with the Ruq'a script, the script most Arabs use for their everyday handwriting. The reviewers are right in saying that some knowledge of the Arabic script would be helpful (no, neccessary) before approaching this book - you need the ability to make out ordinary Arabic print (i.e. the calligraphic Naskh script) - and the reader should use this book in conjunction with another book on the Arabic language. However, for the serious student of Arabic, I can't recommend strongly enough the use of this book as soon as you know the alphabet. You'll also learn to read other people's handwriting - no easy thing.
Oh, don't be put off by the 1950's typewritten English script - unlike the other books on offer, no printed Arabic appears in this book, just good handwriting. The others show a little scrappy Naskh script (an extraordinarily difficult script to write properly) and print the rest. The aim of Writing Arabic is to teach you to write Arabic clearly.
[Note Summer 2005: a new book has come out that may be a more user-friendly way of learning good handwriting: Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar's "Mastering Arabic Script" (not to be confused with the authors' "Mastering Arabic"), which also teaches ruq'a. I've not seen it yet, though. JL]Writing Arabic: A Practical Introduction to Ruq'ah Script Overview

Want to learn more information about Writing Arabic: A Practical Introduction to Ruq'ah Script?

>> Click Here to See All Customer Reviews & Ratings Now