Seerah (Life of the Prophet) for New Muslims — Female Teacher
Seerah (Life of the Prophet) for new muslims, taught with a female teacher in 45-minute lessons, 1–3 lessons a week. The life of the Prophet ﷺ in sequence, with what each episode teaches.
45-minute lessons1–3 per weekFemale 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
Seerah (Life of the Prophet) typically runs 20–44 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
- 1Before prophethood
- 2The Makkan years
- 3The migration
- 4The Madinan years
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
- Recount the life in order
- Draw practical lessons from it