The Arabic alphabet contains a total of 28 letters unlike the Englaish alphabet, that has 26. When you are writing in Arabic, you write from right to left on a page. You also connect the letters. There are three forms for every letter except 6 (Naughty letters) which only have 2 forms and can only join other letters from the right side. The naughty letters are: و ز ر ذ د ا.