The films of the Diwani path
Every lesson of the path has its own narrated film, in English and in Arabic: the letters of the lesson in the Diwani face, the measure, and each of the four steps as it looks on screen. The films of level 1 are free; the rest come with a Mashq Learn plan.
Level 1, free to watch
Level 1 · The pen and the dot
- ا The alif: the yardstick of every letter free
- ب · ن The dot: one pen-width, the measure of every letter free
Level 2 · The single letters (mufradat)
- ب · ت · ث Baa family
- ن · ي Noon and yaa: the bowls
- ج · ح · خ Jeem family
- د · ذ Daal family
- ر · ز Raa family
- س · ش Seen family
- ص · ض Saad family
- ط · ظ Ṭaa family
- ع · غ Ain family
- ف · ق Faa and qaaf
- ك Kaaf
- ل Laam
- م Meem
- ه · و Haa and waw
- ة · ى · ء Taa marbuta, alif maqsura, hamza
Level 3 · Joins
- لا · لم Lam-alif and lam-meem
- بب · بن Teeth joins
- سم · سن Seen joins
- عن · عم Ain joins
- فن · قل Faa and qaaf joins
- كل · كم Kaaf joins
- مح · لح Joins into the jeem family
- هم · به Haa joins
- جم · حل Jeem joins
- صل · ضم Saad joins
- طل · ظل Ṭaa joins
Level 4 · Words (murakkabat)
- من · في Two-letter words
- على · قلم The pen
- حبر · خط Ink and line
- مشق · كتب Practice and books
- نور · سلام Light and peace
- بيت · عين House and eye
Level 5 · Lines from a master’s sheet
- الله ولي التوفيق God grants success
- أستغفر الله مما كان I seek God’s forgiveness for what has been
- إن البذاذة من الإيمان Plainness is part of faith
- سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك Glory be to You, O God, and with Your praise
- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
- أعوذ بالله السميع العليم من الشيطان الرجيم I seek refuge in God, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from Satan the outcast
Level 6 · Composition
- سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك · إن البذاذة من الإيمان Two lines on one page: the tasbih
- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم · الله ولي التوفيق Two lines on one page: the basmala
- أعوذ بالله السميع العليم من الشيطان الرجيم · أستغفر الله مما كان Two lines on one page: seeking refuge