Duas from the Quran for New Muslims
Duas from the Quran for new muslims, taught one to one in 45-minute lessons, 1–3 lessons a week. The supplications the prophets made, in their own words.
45-minute lessons1–3 per week
Lesson length and why
Forty-five minutes, with time set aside for questions. Nothing is assumed as already known, including vocabulary other students take for granted.
Where most students start
No Arabic, and often no background knowledge to hang it on. Frequently learning to pray at the same time as learning to read.
What is expected at home
None.
How long it takes
Duas from the Quran typically runs 10–24 weeks at 1–3 lessons a week. The range is wide because it moves with revision between lessons more than with anything that happens in them.
What is covered
- 1Duas of Ibrahim
- 2Duas of Musa
- 3Rabbana duas
- 4Context of each
What usually gets in the way
Specific to new muslims — these are the things that actually derail progress for this group.
- Being taught by people who assume prior knowledge
- Terminology used without explanation
- Needing salah before reading fluency
By the end
- Quranic duas memorised with meaning
- Ability to use them in salah