Quran Classes for New Muslims and Reverts

Can You Learn the Quran from Zero as a New Muslim?

Yes. You do not need to know any Arabic to begin. A live tutor teaches you one-on-one, online, in 30-minute classes. You can start with prayer, then learn the Arabic letters, then read the Quran with Tajweed. Your tutor suggests a plan after your first class, and that class is free.

This page is for you if:

• You have just become Muslim and want to pray with confidence.
• You became Muslim some time ago and still cannot read the Arabic page.
• You know a few surahs by heart, but only from English letters.
• You feel shy that other Muslims seem ahead of you.

What Your First Month Can Look Like

Our 90-day plan starts with Prayer Lessons. This is the first month of that course.

Can you say Al-Fatihah by the end of week 2? Then you are on track. If not, that is fine. You move on when you are ready, not by the calendar.

• Free trial: the tutor asks what you know. If you do not know a prayer yet, the tutor starts with the shahadah.
• Weeks 1 and 2: faith, wudu, the prayer times and Al-Fatihah.
• Weeks 3 and 4: the full 2-unit Fajr (dawn) prayer.
• After every class: a short note with the words you practised.
• Every month: a report on your progress.

Privacy, Camera and Pace

It can feel hard to read aloud when you are just starting. This is how our classes keep your privacy and your pace.

• Every class is live and one-on-one on Zoom or Google Meet. We run no group classes, so no other student hears you read.
• Sisters may keep their camera off. The tutor then corrects your words by ear.
• A camera helps with hard letters, because the tutor can see your mouth. In Prayer Lessons it also lets the tutor see your movements.
• We record classes for quality checks. Only our quality team and coordinators can see the recordings. We never publish them.
• Our tutors can explain in English, Arabic or Urdu. You can ask as many questions as you like.
• Classes run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in your own time zone. A weekend class costs the same. Tell us before a class and we move it.
• A phone, tablet or laptop is enough. Your tutor shows each page on screen, so there is nothing to print. For Prayer Lessons you also need a prayer mat.

What We Do and Do Not Do

On this path we teach Quran reading, Tajweed, prayer and duas. We are an online Quran academy. We are not a mosque or a fatwa service.

• We do not give fatwas (rulings). We do not give advice on how to convert. For these, ask a qualified imam or scholar.
• Small details of prayer can differ between schools of Islamic law. For a ruling on any detail, ask a qualified scholar.
• Online classes are private, so they do not give you a community. A local mosque or a group for new Muslims can help with that.
• We cannot promise a date by which you will read well. The times on this page are typical plans.

Sources for the Word List

Each meaning in the word list was checked against at least two of these published sources. This page gives meanings only. It does not give rulings.

The sources are:

• The Oxford Dictionary of Islam (Oxford University Press, 2003): the entries Bismillah, Surah, Ayah, Tajwid, Salat, Wudu, Dua and Wazifah (the thirty parts).
• Encyclopaedia Britannica: surah, basmalah, salat and ablution. They cover the 114 surahs, verses, the 30 parts, Bismillah, the five prayers and wudu.
• Merriam-Webster: sura, salat, bismillah and hafiz.
• Collins English Dictionary, shown on Dictionary.com: wudu, bismillah and hafiz.
• M. S. Gaibie, A Guide for the Reciter (Al-Tanzil Institute, 4th print 2015, free PDF): what Tajweed means.
• Al-Aijaz Research Journal of Islamic Studies and Humanities, vol. 8 no. 1 (2024), article on Qaida al-Nooraniyya, and the printed book listed by Jarir Bookstore: what the Noorani Qaida is.
• Quran.com, Al-Fatihah and verse 2:186 (The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab): the first verse, the seven verses of Al-Fatihah, and a dua.