Who we teach
Quran classes for new muslims
Forty-five minutes, with time set aside for questions. Nothing is assumed as already known, including vocabulary other students take for granted.
At a glance
How lessons are planned at this stage
- Lesson length
- 45 minutes
- Lessons a week
- 1–3
How it works at this stage
What lessons look like for you
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.
Honestly
What usually gets in the way
Naming these is how a tutor plans around them rather than being surprised by them.
- Being taught by people who assume prior knowledge
- Terminology used without explanation
- Needing salah before reading fluency
Outcomes
What you usually want
- Pray correctly as soon as possible
- Read Al-Fatihah accurately
- Build from there without gaps
What they can study
Classes for you
Each is the same service planned for this stage, with its own lesson length and weekly rhythm.
Beautiful Recitation (Tarteel)
Reciting with measure and beauty, within the rules rather than at their expense.
Noorani Qaida (Complete)
The full Qaida from the first letter to joined reading, at the pace the student needs.
Tajweed Foundations
The rules that change the most: noon sakinah, meem sakinah, and the lengthening of madd.
Hifz of the Full Quran
Memorising all thirty juz with a revision system built in from the first lesson.
Quranic Arabic Foundations
The vocabulary and grammar that account for most of the Quran’s words.
Islamic Studies Foundations
Belief, worship, character and the life of the Prophet, at an appropriate level.
Quran Reading Basics
Reading the mushaf slowly and accurately, one line at a time, with a teacher correcting every error.
Tafsir of Juz Amma
The meaning and context of the short surahs most people already recite.
Daily Duas
The supplications for waking, eating, leaving home, and sleeping — memorised with meaning.
Learn to Pray (Salah)
Every position of the prayer and what is said in it, taught step by step.
Quranic Grammar (Nahw and Sarf)
Sentence structure and word morphology, applied to the Quran rather than taught abstractly.
Duas from the Quran
The supplications the prophets made, in their own words.
Aqidah (Belief)
What Muslims believe about Allah, the prophets, the books and the hereafter.
Arabic Alphabet for Quran
The 29 letters: their shapes, their sounds, and where each is produced in the mouth.
Fluent Quran Reading
Moving from slow decoding to reading at a natural pace without losing accuracy.
Advanced Tajweed
Makharij, sifaat and the rules of stopping, to the standard expected of a teacher.
Tafsir of Selected Surahs
In-depth study of Al-Kahf, Yasin, Ar-Rahman or another chosen surah.
Hifz of Juz Amma
The thirtieth juz — the short surahs used in daily prayer.
Seerah (Life of the Prophet)
The life of the Prophet ﷺ in sequence, with what each episode teaches.
Quranic Vocabulary
Systematic vocabulary building by root, so one root unlocks many words.
Selected Surah Memorisation
Specific surahs — Yasin, Al-Kahf, Ar-Rahman, Al-Mulk — rather than a full programme.
Masnoon Duas
The established prophetic supplications for particular occasions.
Surahs for Salah
A working set of short surahs to recite, memorised properly rather than half-learned.
Makharij Training
Focused work on articulation points, for letters that never sound quite right.
Fiqh of Worship
The rulings of purification, prayer, fasting, zakat and hajj.
Islamic Manners and Character
Adab — how a Muslim behaves with family, neighbours and strangers.
A free trial lesson for you
The trial ends with an assessment of where the student actually is, which answers this better than a page can.
Free trial
Tell us about the student
Their age and what they can read now is enough to start. We will match a tutor who teaches this stage.
- A real lesson at a time you choose, not a sales call.
- Male or female teacher, in the language you ask for.
- No payment details, and no obligation to continue.
Before you book
Questions about teaching you
How long is a lesson for you?
45 minutes, 1–3 times a week. That comes from what actually holds attention at this stage rather than from a package we are trying to sell.
Where do most new muslims 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 between lessons?
None.
What usually gets in the way at this stage?
Being taught by people who assume prior knowledge; Terminology used without explanation; Needing salah before reading fluency. Naming them is how a tutor plans around them rather than being surprised by them.
Can we choose a male or female tutor?
Yes. You choose when you book, and it stays the same tutor for every lesson unless you ask to change.
If your question is not here, ask it. We would rather answer honestly now than have you find out after enrolling.
Start where the student actually is
A real lesson with a tutor, no payment details, and an honest assessment at the end.
A real lesson with a tutor, not a sales call. No payment details.