Noorani Qaida (Complete) for New Muslims — Male Teacher
Noorani Qaida (Complete) for new muslims, taught with a male teacher in 45-minute lessons, 1–3 lessons a week. The full Qaida from the first letter to joined reading, at the pace the student needs.
45-minute lessons1–3 per weekMale teacher
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
Noorani Qaida (Complete) typically runs 16–40 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
- 1The 29 letters in isolation
- 2Letters in joined forms
- 3Fathah, kasrah, dammah
- 4Tanween and sukun
- 5Shaddah and madd
- 6Reading joined words
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
- Read any Arabic word in the mushaf
- Ready to begin Quran reading