بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

2 years ago, I had virtually no problem understanding a lecture or class taught in classical Arabic. My comprehension was at 99%, given contextual clues. It, therefore, came as a surprise to learn that I was incapable of reading a single page of a book of Arabic literature without having to refer to the dictionary at least 10 times per page. Poetry was little more than sweet-sounding jibberish to me. Continue Reading