Comments of Aaishah al-Husayn on Dr. V. Abdur Rahim
Assalaamu ‘alaikum Brothers and Sisters,
I would like to reply to some questions posted above.
(I may quote posted question here - Bismillah arRahman arRahim - I doubt there are any English-speaking Muslims that have pursued the path of learning Arabic(fus-ha) and have not heard of the “Madina Books” or it’s author Dr. V. Abdur Rahim. Yet, to my surprise, I had some difficulty trying to find any biographical information about the man behind the books. In my search I came across a few things which I might post later, but for now lets just stick with the biography. I tried finding his first name but haven’t found it yet, if anyone knows let me know, insha’Allah.)
Before that, I wish to share some very good news:
The respected Shaykh of Arabic, the renowned Scholar Dr. V. Abdur Rahim, has set up his own blog-site to teach Arabic.
Currently, the Shaykh is teaching Arabic through:
Qur’aan
Hadiith
Arabic Poetry
Grammar duruus.
Please visit: http://www.drvaniya.com
The site also directs to where many of the Shaykh’s unique Arabic language books, Qur’aanic Arabic courses, and entire 2-year Arabic language syllabus for schools, colleges and universities, can be obtained absolutely free.
Hope you share the good news with everyone.
As for the Shaykh’s first name, then it is :
Dr. Vaniyambadi Abdur Rahim
(It seems the Shaykh has been given the name of the town in which he was born).
The letter ” Faa ” is the transliteration of the letter ” V ” in Arabic. This is because there is no letter ” V ” in Arabic so they write ” F ” to represent it.
Those who wish to contact the respected Shaykh can do so directly through his blog-site. The site accepts comments from visitors and the Shaykh receives a copy of the messages and comments. If needed, the Shaykh will reply to the comment through the administration of the site.
In any case, comments will be responded to by his administration.
May Allaah bless our Shaykh and preserve him.
Allaah – subHaanahu – has given us a great bounty and mercy by placing this Shaykh in our midst to teach us non-Arabs and Arabs, the language of Qur’aan, and to do so with the depth, insight, knowledge that is SaHiiH (authentic) that is cgaracteristic of an ‘Alim (Schloar) and last but not least, to learn without fears and tears, wa l-Hamdu lillaah.
Wassalaam
Aaishah (England)
