Our Quran teaching standards
These are the principles every lesson follows, whatever the learner's age or level. Hold us to them.
One learner, one teacher
Every lesson is one-to-one. The teacher's full attention is on one reciter for the whole 30 minutes, so every letter is heard and every mistake can be corrected. The same teacher usually stays with a learner week after week, because knowing a student's habits is what makes correction precise.
Placement at the right level
Nobody is placed by age alone. In the first free lesson, the teacher listens to the learner read (or checks which letters they know) and starts from there:
| Current level | Starting point |
|---|---|
| Cannot read Arabic letters | Noorani Qaida |
| Reads slowly or stops often | Quran reading (Nazra) |
| Reads fluently with pronunciation mistakes | Tajweed |
| Reads well and wants to memorise | Hifz |
| Has memorised and wants a certified sanad | Ijazah |
Learners who already read do not start again from the beginning. The teacher corrects what needs correcting and moves on.
Tajweed from the first lesson
Correct pronunciation is far easier to learn than to unlearn. From the first Qaida lesson, letters are taught from their proper points of articulation (makharij), and rules such as noon and meem sakinah, qalqalah and madd are introduced as soon as they appear in the text. Our tajweed rules guide explains each rule with examples.
How hifz lessons are structured
Memorisation that lasts depends on revision as much as on new pages. Hifz lessons combine three parts:
- Sabaq: the new portion memorised for this lesson.
- Sabaq para: recent pages that are still settling.
- Manzil: older memorisation, revised in rotation.
The pace is set by what the student can keep, not by how quickly new pages can be added.
Recitation and the mushaf we use
Lessons follow the riwayah of Hafs ʿan ʿAsim, the recitation most widely used in the UK. Learners can read from the mushaf they are used to, whether the Uthmani (Madinah) script or the IndoPak script, printed or on screen. The teacher will advise if a particular edition would help.
Matching teachers to learners
When you book, you choose a male or female teacher. Lessons are taught in English, and we can match a learner with a teacher who explains in Urdu, Arabic, Bengali or another major language. If a teacher is not the right fit, we will arrange another.
Questions to ask us
Before you commit, ask us anything about who will teach you: their training, how long they have taught and whether they hold an ijazah. You are entitled to clear answers. See also how lessons work, our safeguarding commitments and who we are.
Try three days of lessons free
Tell us who is learning and which teacher you would prefer. We will arrange your first lesson at a time that suits you.