Here is a demonstration he did at Harvard https://youtu.be/wS_-7B1FAbE

Some of the calligraphy fonts he mentioned are in this pic:

https://www.hajinoordeen.com/browsegallery

:meow-bug: 5 and 6 from the top left corner are how people write it irl. And this is how computers do it لا.

:meow-fiesta: Yalla, let's learn some more Arabic :meow-fiesta:

ل + ا = لا

The letter ل “laam” is just an l and it's transliterated as l

The letter ا "’alif" is the long counterpart of the short vowel fatHa   َ   from 2 days ago.

The ’alif can make two sounds: a “light” aa as in “dad” and a “dark” aa as in “far.”

The ’alif is written from top to bottom ا in the independent position, but if it is connected to a preceding letter, it is drawn from bottom up ـا

The alif is whats called a one-way connector i.e. it only connect to the letter before it, so the letter following it will always be in the initial position :think-about-it: makes sense?

Why? Why is the ‘alif ا a one-way connector?

How else would we tell the ‘alif ا and the laam ل apart? The one that is a straight line ا doesn’t connect to the following letter, while the one that has a tail ل does.

So لا, meaning no, is pronounced laa :bugs-no:

Listen to it here and here

Here is what @bubbalu said about their experience learning Arabic with me, which you probably didn't get to read:

It was a great joy to study with mu3allim last year! They are very committed to language learning and internationalism. Over about four months I was able to get a good grasp of the alphabet, phonics, and simple declarative sentences. I am an early elementary teacher and work with a lot new arrival students and mu3allim helped me build the vocabulary to help them feel at ease and teach English phonics.

I recommend any comrades seriously interested in learning Arabic to take lessons with them!

4 months might seem like a lot of time but we only did an hour a week.

Answer the questions in the comments :stalin-gun-1::stalin-gun-2:

It is "علي ولي الله" actually.

Ali is عَلي in Arabic, عalii. ع sound does not exist in English.

From https://x.com/azforeman/status/1879962451002945591

Here is the original https://gbfclife.com/blog/2021/01/23/brainwashed-by-christ

From REDnote

Habiibii, Hayaati, and Hayawaan all start with the letter ح, the sound does not exist in English.

With your mouth open, make a raspy, breathy sound as if you're breathing on glass to fog it up. You wanna constrict the muscles inside your throat so that air can just barely squeeze through.

Your vocal cords should not vibrate.

We transliterate ح as a capital H, so as not to be confused with the h sound in English.

Imagine you just swallowed a spoonful of very hot chili. And yes when ح is the initial letter it looks like this حـ, so that we can connect the following letter to it. Remember, Arabic is written from Right to Left.

Previous lesson

How does a campaign make a mistake like this?

From https://notarabic.com/

Edit: there seems to be some confusion about what is wrong with this, I guess we really need those Arabic lessons smh. See my comments or the link @MolotovHalfEmpty@hexbear.net posted.

O, you the oppressor, the unjust, lo!

The darkness lover, the life-foe!

You’ve belittled the pains of a weak people,

And your palm is suffused with their gory hue.

You’ve walked trampling on Existence’s charm,

And on its tops, sowed thorns of sorrow.

Slow down! Don’t be deceived by the spring,

By the bright welkin and by the morn’s lights—

In the horizons wide are the horrors of darkness,

The thunderbolts, and the wind bites.

Be wary! Under ashes lie embers;

And who sows thorns reaps injuries.

Brood! There, how ye harvested

Mortals’ heads and hope’s flowerings;

Watered dust with blood flowings,

Forced it to sip tears till drunken.

Will topple ye over the flood, the blood-flood,

And will devour ye the fiery showering.

• The Tunisian poet Abul-Qasim Al-Shaby

If you have to point out every fault in a friend,

you’ll surely criticize everyone.

Live with your brother or just live alone—

sometimes he’s right, sometimes he’s wrong.

You’ll go thirsty unless you drink a few specks—

is anyone’s water always fresh?

Who is it whose traits are entirely pleasing?

It's enough dignity for a man that you don't lose count of their faults.