Pocket Guide to Arabic Script

Great publication to assist the beginner to learn the Arabic alphabet. It provides a brief explanation for each letter and assist with very basic grammar.
I like the publication and find it useful for beginners.
4 stars - 1 star missing because it does not provide various ways for you to practice. In addition, the user will find certain limitations when discovering the Arabic alphabet.

Two facing pages are devoted to each letter and they contain all the basic information you need as well as a writing guide to help you reproduce that letter. Each letter is also shown in various calligraphic styles. I love the way the author designed the bar across the top of each page, listing the whole alphabet, but with the use of a black background, progressively indicating which letter is being addressed on any one page. It is a wonderful addition to Arabic language books you may be using or collecting.

If you're learning Arabic, or just want to keep a handy reference on the writing, you can't do better than this book.

The first and hardest thing to learn in Arabic is the writing system. This book helps you learn it better than anything else out there. It presents each letter on facing pages. The left-hand page shows you what the letter looks like and how to write it no matter where it's placed in a word. The left-hand page shows you how to link the letter with other letters in a word, how it looks with vowel and other markings, and samples of how it looks in various words and calligraphic styles. And it packs all this information in clear, easy-to-read pages. The low price makes it an incredible bargain; it's more informative and helpful than books on the subject that are two or three times more expensive.