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Even if you don't want to have some deep knowledge of Arabic, when you know the alphabet (and diacritics), at least you can correctly read the Islamic terms and be less confused about their pronunciation (and also look more professional). This article is for people who speak English and have little to no knowledge of Arabic.
Even if you don't want to have some deep knowledge of Arabic, when you know the alphabet (and diacritics), at least you can correctly read the Islamic terms and be less confused about their pronunciation (and also look more professional). This article is for people who speak English and have little to no knowledge of Arabic.


==The Arabic Alphabet (abjad)==
==The Arabic Abjad==
The basic 28 letters:
The basic 28 letters:
* ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ي (with spaces between letters)
* ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ي (with spaces between letters)
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There are also many forms where, for example "lam" is connected with the letter "mim", but these are not used as often.
There are also many forms where, for example "lam" is connected with the letter "mim", but these are not used as often.


==The Arabic Diacritics==
==The Arabic Diacritics==
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