Umm Zakkee’s personal study notes

Personal study notes to 'Lessons in Arabic Language' - Book 2

Book 2 Study Notes

These are Umm Zakkee’s personal book 2 study notes to Dr. V. ‘Abdur-Raheem’s Lessons in Arabic Language, prepared while she was working through the book, and shared here as a companion resource for students of the second book in the series. The notes were written out by hand as she progressed through her own lessons, and are shared here exactly as she left them, in the hope that they continue to help others learning the same material.

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Despite maintaining a 24-hour routine with her husband, both caring for their two terminally ill children (Batten’s disease), Zakkee – 12 and Zahraa – 10, she still found time to pursue her passion for learning the Arabic language.

Her care shift would finish daily at midnight when I would visit her to teach her for up to an hour, and after I left, she would revise what I had taught her until 2am when she would go to sleep. She would be up again for the Fajr prayer and then resume her care shift at 8am.

My Sister, Umm Zakkee (رحمها الله), died of breast cancer in the early hours of Saturday 16th Ramadhaan (1st December 2001) at the age of 35 years; Please remember her in your prayers.

May Allaah ﷻ permit her notes to benefit all who seek to learn the Arabic language, and may He ﷻ cleanse my Sister of her sins and reward her with al-Firdows al-A’laa, aameen.

– Abu ‘Abdullaah

For the accompanying course material, see Book 2. Study notes for the following book in the series are also available, prepared by Abu ‘Abdullaah. All resources, including the full set of course books and supplementary materials, are available via marabic.com.


Originally published on 1 May, 2008.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.

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