Online Quran classes for reverts and new Muslims

Where to start

Almost every revert starts with Noorani Qaida, a step-by-step book that teaches the Arabic letters, the vowels and how they join. Once you can read words confidently, you move on to reading the mushaf in our Quran reading course. You do not need to know any Arabic before your first lesson.

Many reverts also want to learn the short surahs used in prayer as soon as possible. Your teacher can teach those alongside the alphabet, so you can pray while you are still learning to read.

Transliteration or Arabic script?

Transliteration (Arabic written in English letters) helps for the first few weeks, especially for the words of salah. But it cannot show every Arabic sound, and learners who rely on it for long find it harder to read properly later. We use it as a bridge, then move you to the Arabic script as soon as you are ready.

Learning salah alongside the Quran

Prayer is usually the first thing a new Muslim wants to get right. In the same lessons, your teacher can walk you through wudu, the positions of salah and what to recite, and check you are doing it correctly on camera. Our guide on how to pray salah covers the steps in writing. For a wider foundation, add Islamic studies.

Tips for your first year

• Little and often. Two or three short lessons a week, with ten minutes of practice on other days, works better than one long session.
• Learn what you pray. Al-Fatihah and a few short surahs first, so every prayer is also practice.
• Ask anything. There is no such thing as a silly question in a one-to-one lesson.
• Be patient with yourself. Born Muslims took years to learn this as children. You are doing well.
• Practise anywhere. You can recite from memory, or read from a phone, even when you do not have wudu; see reading the Quran without wudu.

New to Islam and still exploring? Read how to convert to Islam. For the full learning route, read how to learn Quran. For everything we teach, see all courses or our online Quran classes.