Arabic of the Qur'an

This course will introduce students to the definition, revelation, writing, organization and collection of the Qur'an. The goal will be to introduce students to the basic knowledge and the skills of reading the language of the Qur'an as one of the most authentic and widely read classical Arabic texts for hundreds of years The course is meant for students at the intermediate to native speaker¿s level of Arabic. It is suitable for anyone interested in the Arabic language, Islam, or the Middle East and its history. This is a language course, not a course on theology.