Arabic Research Articles

The Urgency, Strategies, and Problems of Mastering Arabic Language for Islamic Preaching Communication

This study aims to examine the urgency, strategies, and problems in mastering the Arabic language for Islamic preaching communication. The focus of the research is on the students of the Faculty of Dakwah at Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Jakarta. Mastery of Arabic is considered crucial as it is the primary language of Islamic literature, which is fundamental to preaching activities. The research employs a qualitative method with a case study approach. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and documentation. The findings indicate that mastering Arabic is essential for enhancing understanding and effectively conveying Islamic messages. The strategies employed by students include formal classroom learning, self-study, and participation in extracurricular programs related to the Arabic language. However, students face various challenges, such as time constraints, lack of resources, and less varied teaching methods. The study recommends improving the quality of Arabic language teaching through more interactive methods and providing adequate resources to support learning. These findings provide insights for the development of a more effective Arabic language curriculum and learning strategies in Islamic higher education institutions.

:Medieval Jewish Culture’s Encounter with Arabic Language in Prose and Poetry: The State of Research

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Implementasi Kegiatan Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Pada Boarding School SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Sidoarjo

This research discusses the implementation of Arabic language learning using the boarding school system at SMA Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, which discusses learning planning, namely an Arabic learning plan including activities to develop learning objectives and planning the flow of lessons for learning Arabic, implementation of learning, namely learning plans. that have been developed, as well as a continuous process of teaching and learning activities that focus on school activities to achieve educational goals, learning evaluation is one of the important stage activities that educators must carry out to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of learning. In the Arabic language learning planning at Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo High School, currently there is a learning curriculum, learning tools and an Arabic language competency skills upgrading program implemented for teachers and students. In the learning implementation there is formal and non-formal learning. Evening diniyah formal learning. Meanwhile, non-formal learning takes the form of giving mufrodat, muhadoroh, and language drama. In learning evaluation there are 3 assessment components, namely daily assessment, daily test assessment and final pre-school assessment which are test and non-test based.

Do summaries of evidence enable informed decision-making about COVID-19 and influenza vaccination equitably across more and less disadvantaged groups? Study protocol for a multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial of 'fact boxes' in health and social care in Germany.

Evidence summaries on the benefits and harms of treatment options support informed decisions under controlled conditions. However, few studies have investigated how such formats support decision-making across different social groups. There is a risk that only disadvantaged people will be able to make informed health decisions-possibly increasing the health equity gap. It is also unclear whether they support decision-making in the field at all. The aim of our study is to assess whether evidence summaries based on the fact box format can help people from different social groups make informed decisions about COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations, and thus reduce inequity in health communication. In a multi-centre, cluster-randomised, controlled trial, health educators from usual care and outreach work in Germany will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to provide either usual health communication plus an evidence summary ('fact box') or usual health communication. Health educators provide a flyer about COVID-19 or influenza vaccination which contains a link to an online study either with (intervention) or without (control) fact box on the reverse side. Flyer and online study will be available in Arabic, German, Turkish and Russian language. The primary outcome is informed vaccination intention, based on vaccination knowledge, attitudes, intentions and behaviour. Secondary outcomes include risk perception, decisional conflict and shared decision-making. We will use linear mixed models to analyse the influence of both individual (eg, education status) and cluster level factors and account for the expected cluster variability in realising usual health communication or the intervention. The statistical analysis plan includes the selection of appropriate measures of effect size and power calculation, assuming a sample size of 800 patients. The trial has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Potsdam, Germany (application numbers: 34/2021 and 57/2022).Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, conferences and to relevant stakeholders. Version 6 (4 October 2024); Preprint available on Research Square: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3401234/v3 TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT06076421.

CNN Algorithm with SIFT to Enhance the Arabic Sign Language Recognition

Sign language is used as a primary means of communication by millions of people who suffer from hearing problems. The unhearing people used visual language to interact with each other, Represented in sign language. There are features that the hearing impaired use to understand each other, which are difficult for normal people to understand. Therefore, deaf people will struggle to interact with society. This research aims to introduce a system for recognizing hand gestures in Arabic Sign Language (ArSL) through training the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) on the images of ArSL gestures launched by the University of Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd, Saudi Arabia. A Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT) algorithm is used for creating the feature vectors that contain shape, finger position, size, center points of palm, and hand margin by extracting the Important features for images of ArSL and transforming them to points of the vector. The accuracy of the proposed system is 97% using the SIFT with CNN, and equal to 94.8% nearly without SIFT. Finally, the proposed system was tried and tested on a group of persons and its effectiveness was proven after considering their observations.

The Transformation of Social Media in Arabic Language Learning: Opportunities and Risks in the Indonesian Context

This research examines the possibilities and dangers associated with using social media for learning Arabic in Indonesia. This work aims to address research difficulties by utilising library-based research methods, which involve analysing data obtained from various sources such as publications, papers, journals, scientific articles, and related books. Next, we will examine the potential and concerns associated with the evolution of social media in the context of Arabic language acquisition. The findings revealed that educational opportunities encompassed convenient access to information and learning resources, widespread availability of global connectivity and language exchange, innovative learning methods, global reach and interactive teaching, and enhanced ease and effectiveness of student-Arabic-teacher interaction. The risks associated with using social media in education include distractions from irrelevant content, exposure to inappropriate material that can have a negative impact on students, technical issues such as unstable internet connections, and high data costs, particularly in remote areas.

Problems of Translating Informal Greeting Expressions Used in Iraqi Arabic into English

Greeting expressions represent an important part of conversation and are considered a fundamental element in the Arabic culture. Arabic language has more various and colorful greeting expressions with a culture-specific nature than other languages. However, dealing with the translation of such expressions, especially the Iraqi Arabic informal ones, poses a significant problem for translators, complicating the task of translating these expressions accurately and appropriately. Therefore, this study aims to identify the problems translators face when translating informal Iraqi Arabic greetings into English. To achieve this aim, a total of (4) informal greeting expressions collected from the Iraqi Arabic community were used as a sample of the study. These expressions were distributed to (5) MA candidates, from the Department of Translation, College of Arts, University of Tikrit, representing the subjects of the study to translate them into English. As for the data analysis, the study employed Vinay and Darbelnet's (1995) direct and oblique strategies of translation. The results showed that the study subjects face numerous problems in translating greeting expressions, mainly due to the lack of understanding the cultural contexts in which these expressions are used, in addition to the difficulty of finding a one-word equivalent to the informal greeting expressions under study.

A Transfer Learning Approach for Arabic Image Captions

Background: Arabic image captioning (AIC) is the automatic generation of text descriptions in the Arabic language for images. Applies a transfer learning approach in deep learning to enhance computer vision and natural language processing. There are many datasets in English reverse other languages. Instead of, the Arabs researchers unanimously agreed that there is a lack of Arabic databases available in this field. Objective: This paper presents the improvement and processing of the available Arabic textual database using Google spreadsheets for translation and creation of AR. Flicker8k2023 dataset is an extension of the Arabic Flicker8k dataset available, it was uploaded to GitHub and made public for researches. Methods: An efficient model proposed using deep learning techniques by including two pre-training models (VGG16 and VGG19), to extract features from the images and build (LSTM and GRU) models to process textual prediction sequence. In addition to the effect of pre-processing the text in Arabic. Results: The adopted model outperforms better compared to the previous study in BLEU-1 from 33 to 40. Conclusions: This paper concluded that the biggest problem is the database available in the Arabic language. This paper has worked to increase the size of the text database from 24,276 to 32,364 thousand captions, where each image contains 4 captions.

The Coordination between Arabic Studies Programs and Job Prospects for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students in Chennai City

In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, it's essential to adapt strategically to changing trends and job opportunities for graduates. The Master's Program in Arabic Language is taking proactive steps to ensure the curriculum remains relevant to the demands of the job market. This study aims to assess the alignment between the curriculum and job requirements for graduates and postgraduates, the time taken to secure employment, the skills utilized in Arabic teaching roles, and the adequacy of the curriculum in preparing graduates for the challenges of the professional world. Utilizing a qualitative descriptive approach, data was gathered from alumni and employers between 2018 and 2022 through questionnaires, interviews, and group discussions. Analysis of the data revealed that 69.9% of graduates found their work aligned with the curriculum, with 39.2% working as Arabic language teachers, 20.3% in Computer, Media and MNC Companies and 28.4% are working outside the education sector. The average time to secure employment was less than six months, with technology-based teaching skills being the most impactful. Recommendations include adapting the curriculum to embrace technology in Arabic teaching, enhancing research methodology, and encouraging publication of articles and books to meet the demands of the digital era and the labour market.

Личное дело ученого-востоковеда Абсаттара Багисбаевича Дербисали

The article is dedicated to Absattar Bagisbaevich Derbisali—an outstanding religious figure, Kazakh orientalist, Islamic scholar, Doctor of Philology, professor, whose scientific activity deserves special attention and recognition. As an orientalist, Derbisali specialized in Arabic and Islamic studies and made significant contributions to the study of Arab culture and language, as well as Islamic literature and philosophy. The purpose of the study is to determine the range of interests of a young researcher and the influence of a scientific supervisor in shaping his scientific trajectory.The scientific novelty of the research lies in the disclosure of little-known facts and aspects during his postgraduate studies, as well as in theunderstanding of how exactly during these years his scientific worldview was formed in the context of the sociocultural and political situation of that time. The methodological basis of the study is a historical-biographical approach, since the personal file of A.Derbisali is considered. The article applies the principles of objectivity and historicism, taking into account the range of his scientific interests. The use of a historical-systemic approach allows us to consider the object of study in the context of time and space, identifying internal connections and dependencies in the history of Eastern cultures, including Kazakh and Central Asian history.

Implementation of Foreign Language Institution Management in Improving the Arabic and English Language Skills of Santri at Modern Pesantren Misbahul Ulum

Implementation of Foreign Language Institution Management in Improving the Arabic and English Language Skills of Santri at Modern Pesantren Misbahul Ulum

التشكيل الحسّي في ديوان " هديّة الأحباب والخلّان" للشّيخ أبي بكر عتيق (دراسة تحليليّة وصفيّة لنماذج مختارة)

Sensory imagery holds great importance for poets, who utilize this phenomenon and incorporate it into their poetry, making it an integral part of their work. This enhances the exploration of how poets skillfully employ sensory imagery to create beautifully crafted poems. The paper begins by providing a brief history of the poet, covering his early life, his pursuit of knowledge, and his literary contributions in both poetry and prose. It also examines the concept of sensory imagery according to modern Arabic language critics, shedding light on its functions and role in Arabic poetry. To explore the poet’s ability to use sensory imagery, the researcher adopts an analytical descriptive method. Finally, the paper concludes that sensory imagery often enriches the reader with hidden meanings, as the poet uses these elements as channels for creating vivid poetic imagery throughout the collection.

ANALYSIS OF MAUDHUIY'S TAFSIR METHOD: A THEMATIC APPROACH IN INTERPRETING THE QUR'AN

Tafsir Maudhuiy method is a systematic approach in interpreting the Quran based on certain themes, which provides a more holistic and applicable understanding of Islamic teachings. This study describes the history, requirements, steps, analysis, and implications of this method, both in general and in Indonesia. The history of the development of Tafsir Maudhuiy method shows the contribution of figures such as Muhammad Abduh, Rashid Rida, and Quraish Shihab in its development and application. The requirements and steps include mastery of Arabic language, Quranic sciences, and high analytical skills to identify the main themes of the Quran. An analysis of the method highlights its superiority in addressing contemporary issues in Islamic society. The implications of applying this method include the possibility of developing more in-depth and applicable thematic studies, as well as practical guidance for Muslims in dealing with modern challenges. Future projections show a bright prospect with an increased understanding and application of the Tafsir Maudhuiy method in various contexts, although it requires in-depth knowledge and objectivity in the interpretation of the Quran

Electroencephalographic changes in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

BackgroundAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder in children who experience delayed language development. This work aimed to study electroencephalographic (EEG) changes in children with ADHD and establish a strategy for prompt identification and suitable management in the future.MethodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 children aged between 5 and 12 years old, both sexes, diagnosed with ADHD according to DSM-V Criteria, diagnosed as ADHD children with the Arabic version of Conner’s Parent Rating Scale. Psychometric evaluation by intelligence quotient (IQ) using Stanford Binet Intelligence test. The Receptive Expressive Arabic Language Scale was used to assess language profile.ResultsThere was a significant negative correlation between the severity of ADHD and IQ scores. There was an insignificant negative correlation between ADHD and scaled receptive language score and scaled expressive language score. There was an insignificant positive correlation between ADHD and scaled expressive language score. There was a significant difference between EEG changes and combined subtype of ADHD and scaled score of receptive language (P < 0.05). There was an insignificant difference between (EEG changes and language development), the scaled score of expressive, total language, and the scaled score of language.ConclusionsEEG has clinical utility in the diagnosis of ADHD. The results of EEG analysis in children with ADHD have been quite important, and this novel methodology could offer supplementary factors to strengthen its diagnostic impact.

Improving the Performance of Islamic Banking through Technological Innovation and Human Resource Management

This study base on few islamic banks those aplicate syariah law in runing their business. And the question is what the reason the principal of syaria would be executed? Which human resources those will be prepared to for running syariah bank activities? How the application of technology in assistance of bank syariah performance? The results of study are those; many syaria bank run its system not much different from commercial banks. Just change many terms in arabic language. This happen cause the commercial bank system easier and safer than syariah system. To run the syaria system, so be required better quality resources in running of businesss more than comercial banks. So, it need some analysis experts and business supervisors those more professional, to reduce the level of loses. Beside that, with the assistance of technology can help in coordination and communication with other people, especiallly between shohibul mal. Mudharib and partnership

Exploring Language Proficiency: Dynamics of Acquiring Arabic Speaking Skills from Stephen Krashen's Perspective At Islamic Universities

Understanding the dynamics of acquiring Arabic speaking skills is crucial in the context of Islamic universities, where language proficiency is integral to academic success and personal development. This study aims to explore the process of acquiring Arabic speaking skills from Stephen Krashen's perspective at two undisclosed Islamic universities in Indonesia. Using a qualitative case study design, the research employs interviews with lecturers and students as the primary data collection technique. The analysis is conducted descriptively, involving stages of data collection, reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing. The findings reveal that Arabic speaking skills are acquired through two main approaches. Within the classroom, intensive learning is facilitated through a direct method emphasizing language practice, supported by a curriculum focused on daily themes and language reinforcement programs. Outside the classroom, students engage in active communication in Arabic in various environments, such as dormitories, mosques, and cafeterias, while participating in activities that support language acquisition. These factors, combined with student motivation and a conducive learning environment, significantly contribute to the acquisition of Arabic speaking skills. The study concludes that the different learning approaches at the two universities effectively enhance students' Arabic speaking proficiency. Key factors contributing to successful language learning include the presence of Arabic language environments, appropriate curricula, active learning methods, individual motivation, and practical experiences outside the classroom, such as internships or student exchange programs. The research suggests that educators and students should focus on creating immersive language environments and incorporating practical experiences to maximize language acquisition.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the knee and hip health-related quality of life (Mini-OAKHQOL) questionnaire in male Saudi patients with osteoarthritis: a methodological observational design.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is common in Saudi Arabia, has a significant impact on quality of life (QoL), and lacks a specific questionnaire to measure QoL. The primary objective of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Mini Osteoarthritis Knee and Hip Quality of Life (Mini-OAKHQOL) questionnaire into Arabic and to determine its psychometric properties among OA knee and/or hip patients in Saudi Arabia. A methodological observational design was conducted and followed standard guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of Mini-OAKHQOL into Saudi Arabic. Two hundred and eight primary OA knee and/or hip male participants aged between 45 and 80 years with a mean age of 58.65±13.8 years and a BMI of 29.5±1.2 kg/m2 were included and performed the stages of translation to target Arabic language (forward T1 and T2), synthesized an Arabic draft (T12), then back-translated to English (BT1 and BT2), followed by expert committee review to rectify the deficiencies leading to a prefinal stage involving a pilot test on native Arabic speakers, thereby finalized a final Arabic version. The Arabic Mini-OAKHQOL, Arabic Short Form 12 (SF12), and visual analog scale (VAS) were administered to analyze internal consistency (IC), test-retest reliability at baseline as well as one week later (up to the 10th day). The construct validity was tested using Spearman's rank correlation, and factor analysis was done to establish a five-factor fit model. Homogeneity was determined using principal component analysis (PCA). Floor and ceiling effects calculated in percentages. The Arabic Mini-OAKHQOL showed an excellent Cronbach's alpha of the overall scale (α=0.931) for its internal consistency and an excellent intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.947 for its retest reliability, with a high response rate of 93.75%. The construct validity of this scale was good with Ar-SF12 and VAS pain. A five-factor model fit was considered acceptable, and factor loading for each item found within the permissible limits confirmed the factorial validity. None of the items, dimensions, or overall scale showed either a floor or ceiling effect. The adapted and tested Arabic Mini-OAKHQOL is a reliable and valid questionnaire to measure the impact of knee and/or hip OA on quality of life in the Saudi Arabian male OA population to reduce the respondent's burden for use in clinical and prospective studies.

The Edutainment Approach in Teaching Arabic Language

The Edutainment Approach in Teaching Arabic Language

أبرز المشكلات الشائعة في مكونات القراءة لدى الطلبة ذوي صعوبات التعلم

The current study aimed to identify the most common problems in the reading components among students with learning disabilities from the perspective of Arabic language course's teachers in government primary schools that contain learning disabilities programs in the education departments in Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, and to study the differences in knowledge levels according to the study variables. The final study sample consisted of (224) male and female teachers. To achieve the objectives of the current study, a descriptive survey approach was used, where a questionnaire was prepared as a tool for collecting data. The questionnaire consisted of (36) statements distributed over five dimensions. The results of the current study showed that the most common problems in the reading components among students with learning disabilities came at a level of (medium) agreement in general, with a general arithmetic mean of (3.155), while at the level of the sub-dimensions of the questionnaire, they all came at a level of (medium) agreement. The results also showed statistically significant differences in the total score averages of the questionnaire according to the gender variable in favor of male teachers, the number of years of experience variable in favor of male teachers who have experience from (1-5 years), and the workplace variable in favor of the education departments in the governorates of Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Taif, while the results showed no statistically significant differences in the total score averages of the scale according to the academic qualification variable. Based on the results reached, the researcher recommended several research recommendations and proposals, the most important of which is that the curriculum should include methods that motivate students to return to linguistic dictionaries and glossaries to search for the meanings of new vocabulary, and conduct additional studies aimed at discovering more scientific facts about the phenomenon of reading problems.

Study of Differences in Arabic Lahjah: Dialectal Variations in Various Arab Countries

&lt;p&gt;Arab countries have a wide varity of dialects, which are varieties of Arabic that arise from the different ways of speaking of Arab Communities in Different regions that have different places of residence and socio-cultural needs. Arabic dialects have unique characteristics in each country, affecting daily communication and the culture of the local community. This research aims to identify Arabic dialect variations (&lt;em&gt;Lahjah Arabiyah&lt;/em&gt;) descriptively. This research is ad descriptive qualitative based on literature study. Researchers collected data related to the variety of Arabic dialects through documentation, namely by reviewing texts from various printed books and scientific journal articles.&lt;/p&gt;