{"id":10165,"date":"2026-09-12T17:33:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alrasly.com\/?page_id=10165"},"modified":"2026-09-12T17:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:37:42","slug":"course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alrasly.com\/en\/course\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing from Scratch \u2014 an Arabic investing course for beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull alrasly-gsec has-ground-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investing from Scratch<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"alrasly-answer wp-block-paragraph\">A 16-lesson course, <strong>taught in Arabic<\/strong>, that takes a beginner from opening an investment account to a portfolio they built themselves \u2014 with examples from the banks, currencies and platforms people actually use in Bahrain and the Gulf. <strong>50 BHD<\/strong>, paid once, lifetime access, and the instructor answers every question himself. <span data-alrasly-count=\"students\">384<\/span> students so far.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"alrasly-crs-cta-row\"><a class=\"alrasly-cta\" href=\"\/courses\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ab%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%b1\/\">Enrol \u2014 50 BHD, in Arabic \u2192<\/a> <a class=\"alrasly-cta alrasly-cta--secondary\" href=\"#curriculum\">See the curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"alrasly-postmeta\">Last updated: <strong>11 September 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull alrasly-gsec has-ground-alt-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the course is<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five units and sixteen video lessons \u2014 about 3h 45m in all \u2014 with a short quiz after each lesson. It follows one person, Khalid, through every decision: he checks whether he is ready, opens his account, chooses his first investments, builds his portfolio and keeps going. You watch him decide, then you decide.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ordered, not a library.<\/strong> Lesson 1 to lesson 16 is one path. You finish with a portfolio, not a reading list.<\/li><li><strong>Examples from here.<\/strong> Bahraini dinars, the banks and brokers available in the Gulf, and an account opened on camera.<\/li><li><strong>Questions answered by the instructor.<\/strong> Every lesson has a Q&amp;A thread, and A.Rasool Shukralla answers it himself \u2014 not a support team, not a bot.<\/li><li><strong>The seven free tools are built in.<\/strong> The lessons use the same calculators and assessments that are free on this site \u2014 <a href=\"\/en\/tools\/\">the English versions are here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull alrasly-gsec has-ground-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who it is for \u2014 and who it is not for<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It is for you if<\/strong> you follow spoken Arabic comfortably, you have never invested and want an ordered path, and you want a person to ask when you get stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It is not for you if<\/strong> you want stock tips (there are none), you want someone to manage your money (that is not offered), or you cannot follow Arabic video \u2014 <strong>every lesson and every quiz is in Arabic<\/strong>, and this page is the only English part.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull alrasly-gsec has-ground-alt-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"curriculum\">The curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"alrasly-callout alrasly-crs-lang\"><p><strong>The lessons are taught in Arabic.<\/strong> This list is here so English readers can see what the course covers before buying. The English titles are translations; the Arabic under each is the lesson as it appears inside the course.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alrasly-table alrasly-crs-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>#<\/th><th>Lesson<\/th><th>What it covers<\/th><th class=\"is-num\">Length<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr class=\"alrasly-crs-unit\"><th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"colgroup\">Unit 1 \u00b7 The basics<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td><strong>Introduction to investing<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0645\u0642\u062f\u0645\u0629 \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631<\/span><\/td><td>What investing is, how it differs from saving and from trading, and why you start now rather than later.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">12:31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td><strong>Understanding and assessing risk<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0641\u0647\u0645 \u0648\u062a\u0642\u064a\u064a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u0627\u0637\u0631<\/span><\/td><td>Risk against return, and how to measure your own tolerance \u2014 with the risk tool.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">12:23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td><strong>Time horizon and types of investment<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0645\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631 \u0648\u0623\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631<\/span><\/td><td>Matching what you buy to when you will need the money.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">9:20<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"alrasly-crs-unit\"><th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"colgroup\">Unit 2 \u00b7 Your financial readiness<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td><strong>The power of compound returns<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0642\u0648\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0627\u0626\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0643\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0643\u0628\u0629<\/span><\/td><td>Why time matters more than the amount \u2014 worked through in the compound calculator.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">10:03<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td><strong>Checking your financial readiness<\/strong> <span class=\"alrasly-crs-preview\">free preview<\/span><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u0642\u0642 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/td><td>Income, expenses, debts and the emergency fund: whether you are ready to invest at all.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">23:12<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"alrasly-crs-unit\"><th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"colgroup\">Unit 3 \u00b7 The account and the platform<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td><strong>Choosing the right investment account<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u062e\u062a\u064a\u0627\u0631 \u062d\u0633\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0633\u0628<\/span><\/td><td>CFDs against owning the shares, and how to pick a broker.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">10:32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td><strong>Opening an account at Interactive Brokers (IBKR)<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0633\u062c\u064a\u0644 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0646\u0635\u0629 IBKR<\/span><\/td><td>Registration, step by step.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">8:11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td><strong>Bonus: using the IBKR platform<\/strong> <span class=\"alrasly-crs-preview\">free preview<\/span><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u062f\u0631\u0633 \u0627\u0636\u0627\u0641\u064a: \u0643\u064a\u0641\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0645\u0646\u0635\u0629 IBKR<\/span><\/td><td>Depositing money and placing your first orders.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">22:45<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"alrasly-crs-unit\"><th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"colgroup\">Unit 4 \u00b7 Types of investment<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td><strong>Low-risk investments<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0628\u0645\u062e\u0627\u0637\u0631 \u0642\u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/td><td>The options that fit short- and medium-term goals.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">15:01<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td><strong>Medium- to high-risk investments<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0645\u062a\u0648\u0633\u0637\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0649 \u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u0627\u0637\u0631<\/span><\/td><td>What they are and where they belong in a long-term plan.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">18:21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td><strong>Types of shares by strategy<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0623\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0647\u0645 \u062d\u0633\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062a\u064a\u062c\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/td><td>Value, growth and dividend shares \u2014 what each is for.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">12:25<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"alrasly-crs-unit\"><th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"colgroup\">Unit 5 \u00b7 Building the portfolio and keeping going<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td><strong>Building the portfolio: asset allocation<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0641\u0638\u0629: \u062a\u0648\u0632\u064a\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0635\u0648\u0644<\/span><\/td><td>Diversification, and how to split your money across asset types.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">14:11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td><strong>Researching sectors<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0628\u062d\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/td><td>Starting from what you already follow, and the tools for reading a sector.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">12:38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td><strong>Choosing the investments (ETFs)<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u062e\u062a\u064a\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/td><td>Picking the funds that give you the sectors you chose, and what to compare.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">26:49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td><strong>Dollar-cost averaging<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062a\u064a\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u062a\u0648\u0633\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0643\u0644\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/td><td>Investing a fixed amount on a schedule, and why it beats guessing the moment.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">6:51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td><strong>Building positive investing habits<\/strong><br><span class=\"alrasly-crs-ar\" lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0639\u0627\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0627\u064a\u062c\u0627\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631<\/span><\/td><td>The habits that keep you invested for years, not weeks.<\/td><td class=\"is-num\">10:16<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"alrasly-table__caption wp-block-paragraph\">Sixteen lessons, fifteen quizzes, 3h 45m of video. Two lessons are free previews \u2014 <a href=\"\/free-lesson\/\">lesson 5 has its own page<\/a>, with the full video embedded and no sign-up.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull alrasly-gsec has-ground-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try before you buy<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two things you can do for nothing, before spending anything:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/en\/tools\/financial-health-check\/\"><strong>The financial health check<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 eight questions, in English, that tell you honestly whether the course is the next step or whether there is something to sort out first.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/free-lesson\/\"><strong>The free lesson<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 lesson 5, complete, in Arabic. Twenty-three minutes of exactly how the course teaches.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are no refunds \u2014 the content is digital and all of it is delivered the moment you enrol. That is why both of these exist: you can test the fit and the teaching before you pay, not after.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull alrasly-gsec has-ground-alt-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Price, and how to buy<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"alrasly-callout\"><p><strong>50 BHD, paid once.<\/strong> Lifetime access to all sixteen lessons, the quizzes, the Q&amp;A and every future update. No subscription.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enrolment is on the course page itself, which \u2014 like the course \u2014 is in Arabic. One course, one enrolment: there is no separate English edition, and your progress is recorded on the same course whichever language your dashboard shows.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"alrasly-crs-cta-row\"><a class=\"alrasly-cta\" href=\"\/courses\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ab%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%b1\/\">Enrol in Investing from Scratch \u2014 50 BHD, taught in Arabic \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions before buying? <a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Ask here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull alrasly-gsec has-ground-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<div class=\"alrasly-author\"><p class=\"alrasly-author__label\">Instructor<\/p><p><a href=\"\/en\/about\/\">A.Rasool Shukralla<\/a> \u2014 an accountant with an MBA, explaining money and investing in Arabic since 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Course\",\"name\":\"Investing from Scratch\",\"alternateName\":\"\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0641\u0631\",\"description\":\"A 16-lesson beginner investing course taught in Arabic, from opening an investment account to building a portfolio, with examples from Bahrain and the Gulf. 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