🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — English-speaking families

Online Qur'an classes in Saudi Arabia — taught in English, recited in Arabic

You live minutes from the Haramain, and your child still cannot read a page of the Mushaf. Their school is in English, the compound has no halaqa, and the local circle assumes Arabic your child does not have. We start from the first letter, in a language they understand.

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✓ Al-Azhar certified teachers ✓ Female teachers for girls ✓ One-to-one, never a group ✓ Saudi time (AST)

Your child is growing up in Saudi Arabia. Their Qur'an shouldn't wait.

Expat families in the Kingdom rarely lack motivation. What is missing is a teacher who can explain in English without lowering the standard of the recitation.

English explanation, Arabic recitation

The teaching, the correction and the encouragement are in English. The Qur'an itself is never translated away — your child recites Arabic from the first lesson.

No compound-to-masjid run in Riyadh traffic

The lesson comes to your home. Nothing depends on the driver being free or the school bus arriving on time.

One-to-one — your child actually reads aloud

In a circle of twenty, a quiet child can go weeks without reciting once. Here the whole lesson belongs to them, and mistakes are caught the moment they happen.

Al-Azhar graduates, tested before they teach

Every teacher holds an Al-Azhar qualification and an ijazah in recitation. Female teachers are available for girls as a standing option.

Evenings in Saudi time, around the school week

Our teachers keep Kingdom hours. Book after school, after Maghrib, or on a Friday morning — the slot is fixed weekly.

Written progress, not reassurance

Attendance, exactly what was memorised, and the teacher's note after each lesson — in a parent portal you can open at any time.

Programmes — starting from zero Arabic

Every plan begins with a placement lesson, so your child starts exactly where they are.

Noorani Qaida — from zero

For the child who cannot yet name an Arabic letter. Letter by letter until they open the Mushaf and read unaided.

Tajweed and recitation

Makharij and the rules of recitation taught by live correction in every lesson, not as theory to be memorised.

Hifz — memorisation with revision

A graded plan with scheduled murajaʿah, so what is memorised this month is still there next year.

Arabic as a second language

Reading, writing and speaking for children whose first language is English, Urdu, Bangla or Tagalog.

Islamic studies for children

Belief, worship and the Seerah, taught at a child's level and in their own language.

Ijazah with a connected chain

For students who have completed and perfected their memorisation, with shuyukh qualified to grant it.

How it works

Four steps, and the first one costs nothing.

Tell us about your child

Age, level, and what you want — memorisation, reading, or starting from the Arabic letters. Two minutes.

Free trial lesson

Meet the teacher, watch a real lesson, ask anything. No card, no commitment.

Fix a weekly time

Same teacher, same slot every week, Saudi time (AST). You get a written plan.

Follow the progress

A parent portal with attendance, what was memorised, and the teacher's note after every lesson.

Families we teach across Saudi Arabia

Classes are online, so where you live changes nothing — the traffic no longer decides your child's schedule.

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All lessons are booked in Saudi time (AST, GMT+3), fixed as a weekly slot with a reminder before each lesson. During Ramadan the schedule shifts to after Taraweeh for families who prefer it.

The scholars who certify our teachers — and teach here themselves

Every academy says “certified teachers”. These are ours, by name and position, with their chains of transmission published. They review what we teach, examine the teachers — and take students of their own.

Ustadh Wajid Nazih Ibrahim Hussein — Iqraa teacher reading Asim and Nafi (may God have mercy on them)
Ustadh Wajid Nazih Ibrahim Hussein
Chair
Iqraa teacher reading Asim and Nafi (may God have mercy on them) — Alexandria University
Teaches students
Sheikh Mohamed Salah Shafiq Mohamed — Guide to the affairs of the Holy Quran in Al-Azhar
Sheikh Mohamed Salah Shafiq Mohamed
Committee Secretary
Guide to the affairs of the Holy Quran in Al-Azhar — Holy Azhar
Teaches students
Dr. Mohamed El Metwally Saad Yahya El Maghraby — Secretary of the Bond Committee
Dr. Mohamed El Metwally Saad Yahya El Maghraby
Committee Secretary
Secretary of the Bond Committee — Egypt: Al-Azhar University.
Teaches students
Mohamed Elsayed Abdeslam — Secretary of Sindh Committee
Mohamed Elsayed Abdeslam
Committee Secretary
Secretary of Sindh Committee — Azharion Academy
Teaches students
Ustadh Walid Abdel Fattah Fathi Abdel Fattah — teacher
Ustadh Walid Abdel Fattah Fathi Abdel Fattah
Committee Secretary
teacher — Azharion Academy
Teaches students
Ahmed Abdulaziz Abdullah Ibrahim — Secretary of the Committee
Ahmed Abdulaziz Abdullah Ibrahim
Committee Secretary
Secretary of the Committee — Azharion Academy
Teaches students
See the full council and their credentials (+3)

Questions parents ask us first

Straight answers. If something here isn't right for your family, tell us before you book.

My children were born here but only speak English. Where do they start?

With the Noorani Qaida, taught in English. It is built precisely for a learner with no Arabic, and most children read simple words within weeks. The placement lesson decides the exact starting point.

Do you have female teachers for daughters?

Yes — female Al-Azhar graduate teachers are a standing option you choose at booking, not a special request.

What does it cost in riyals?

Prices are shown in SAR on the pricing page and depend on the number and length of lessons per month. There is a discount for two or more children in a family, and the trial lesson is free.

Which times work for a child at an international school in Riyadh?

Most families take 4pm to 9pm Saudi time on weekdays, or a weekend morning. Our teachers keep Kingdom hours, so there is no time difference to work around.

We travel home every summer. Do we lose the lessons?

No. Tell us in advance and the lesson is moved to another slot rather than deducted from the package. Many families continue from abroad without a break.

Is the certificate recognised?

Our teachers hold Al-Azhar qualifications and ijazah in recitation, and an advanced student can be taken through the ijazah path themselves. We do not claim government accreditation we do not hold.

What equipment is needed?

A phone, tablet or laptop and ordinary home internet. A link arrives before the lesson; there is nothing to install.

Can a parent sit in?

Always, and we recommend it for younger children in the early weeks. No permission needed.

Start with one free lesson

Meet the teacher, see how your child responds, then decide. Prices are shown in SAR before you pay anything.

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