Ask ArabicGems: The night and the day, the sun and the moon 11 Jul 2013 | 06:48 pm

In surah Anbiya Allah says: ” It is He who created night and day, the sun and the moon, revolving on its orbit. (33)” Why does Allah mention night first  and day second, and after that sun first ...

New Feature! “Ask Arabic Gems” 10 Jul 2013 | 01:57 am

al-Salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullaah, Ramadan being the month of the Qur’an we have decided to open a new feature on Arabic Gems – Ask Arabic Gems. – in which we will be taking questions related to th...

Course relaunched – secure your place now! 1 Jun 2013 | 05:49 pm

Registration now open for January intake! 17 Dec 2012 | 11:45 pm

al-Salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah, Al-Hamdu lillah, the first intake has been a huge success, due to which we have decided to reoffer the course for those who missed out first time.  Reserve your plac...

Have your say 1 Jul 2011 | 04:24 am

Join in the current discussion on the forums: Learning Arabic – grammar vs. conversation

Lord, have mercy. 28 Jun 2011 | 07:22 am

This post is dedicated to my baby Rahma, the joy of my heart, light of my life, and queen of my kingdom,  owing to whom this site has not been updated for a while. al-Salāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāh, ...

We’re back – almost! 25 Jun 2011 | 05:16 am

Arabic Gems is in the process of relaunching with all new content – watch this space!

A runaway slave 11 Apr 2008 | 05:03 am

al-Salāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāh, The Story of Prophet Yunus in the Qur’an is told only briefly in Surah al-Anbiya and Surah Saffat, although he is referred to elsewhere, such as al-Qalam. In brief,...

The secret of happiness 16 Mar 2008 | 07:17 pm

al-Salāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāh, So important is the concept of ‘happiness’ in our lives that many people – even dating back to the days of the Greek philosophers – considered its pursuit to be the...

He’s my brother. 20 Nov 2007 | 12:15 am

This post is dedicated to my brother. May Allaah protect you and have mercy upon you always habibee…ameen. al-Salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullaah, One of the first concepts encountered by those who dec...