Arabic spaced repetition, fed by real reading
Spaced repetition works — but building Arabic Anki decks by hand doesn't last. Here your SRS deck builds itself while you read: tap a word, add it to your deck, and review it on the classic SM-2 schedule (the same algorithm Anki uses) right before you would forget it. Every card is fully vowelled and carries the meaning the word had on the page where you met it.
Everything on every page
- ✦Full harakat — every page fully vowelled (tashkeel/diacritics), so you never guess pronunciation.
- ✦Verb conjugation tables — past (الماضي), present (المضارع), imperative (الأمر) and verbal noun (المصدر) for every verb on the page.
- ✦Noun tables — singular, plural and contextual English meaning.
- ✦Line-by-line English translation — rendered beside the Arabic.
- ✦Example sentences — three verified sentences for vocabulary words.
- ✦Flashcards — auto-generated from each page's vocabulary — Arabic ↔ English.
Context beats frequency lists
Words stick when they come with a story. Cards in your review deck link back to the sentence and book where you met the word — أَخَذَ glossed as "to begin" when the story used it that way. Review daily at /review: Again, Hard, Good or Easy, with lapsed cards recycled the same session. Your deck grows from your reading, so it is always at your level.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from Anki?
Same proven SM-2 scheduling, none of the deck-building. Cards are created from words you tap while reading real books, already vowelled, glossed in context, and linked to example sentences — no CSV imports or shared-deck hunting.
When do cards come back for review?
On the SM-2 schedule: a new card returns after 1 day, then 6 days, then at growing intervals based on how easily you recalled it. Failed cards repeat within the same session until you get them right.
Is the review deck free?
Saving words and daily review require a free account; the reading and word-lookup features that feed the deck are free on every book's first pages.
Also on Illuminated Arabic Reader
Per-page flashcards · Tap-to-translate reader · Madinah Arabic Book 1