Murouj Academy matches every woman and girl with a female Quran teacher: live, one-to-one online lessons with native Arabic-speaking teachers, for girls from age 4 and women of any age, in privacy, with a free trial class first.
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Murouj Academy offers live one-to-one online Quran classes with native Arab teachers, including ijazah holders, female teachers for women and girls, and a free trial class with a teacher matched to you. A female teacher is guaranteed for every woman and girl.
Women and girls are always taught by female teachers. We follow Islamic etiquette for privacy, and the academy makes sure of it:
Read the full policy on privacy, safety and Islamic etiquette in our lessons.
Murouj Academy has female Quran teachers online for women and girls: many of the teachers on our teachers page are women, and a woman or girl is always taught by a female teacher. Every class is one-to-one. Murouj matches you with a suitable female teacher for the free trial class, and switches to another if the fit is not right.
Every teacher qualifies after an ijazah and recitation check, a Tajweed knowledge check, a teaching skills check, an English fluency check and a mock lesson, and only the top 4% of applicants qualify. An ijazah is strongly encouraged, and some of our teachers hold one: each profile states her studies and ijazah. An ijazah is a formal, chain-based authorisation to teach and certify others, which a friend or relative who knows the Quran does not hold. Read our guides to the types of ijazah and ijazah in Quran recitation.
Adult women and girls can study every subject we teach, always with a female teacher:
New to the Quran as an adult? See Quran classes for adults and, for new Muslim sisters, learning the Quran as a new Muslim sister. For parents of girls aged 4 to 17, see online Quran classes for girls with a female teacher, and our guide on how to choose a safe online Quran teacher for your daughter. For children generally, see online Quran classes for kids: the minimum age is 4, and our teachers are qualified to teach young children.
Families in the UK can book female Quran tutors in UK time, with after-school, evening and weekend lessons: see online Quran tuition in the UK.
These are Google reviews of Murouj Academy; read more on our reviews page.
"Allahouma bareek! So glad to learn my quran and tajweed with murouj academy. They are very helpful and so professional and always flexibel with scheduling your time." (Muminah, Google review, May 2025)
"I've been a student at Murouj Academy for a year and a half, taking both Tajweed and memorization courses, and the progress I've made is great, thanks to patient and knowledgeable teachers." (Syrine, Google review, February 2025)
Families learn with our female teachers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. For the key facts in one place, see Murouj Academy facts.
Every course is one-to-one with a native Arab teacher, and every course starts with a free trial class.
Memorize the Quran with structured guidance, effective revision, and personalized support from qualified teachers
Learn the basics of the Arabic Language which helps you understand Quran
Learn the essential rules of Tajweed to recite the Quran with clarity, accuracy, and confidence
Recite aloud and have a teacher listen and correct you live, so your recitation becomes correct, fluent and confident
Learn to read Arabic from the first letter with the Noorani Qaida, for children and adult beginners
Help children build strong Islamic values through engaging lessons on beliefs, manners, worship, and daily life
Questions
Answers to what parents and students ask us most.
Ask us on WhatsAppNo. Female teachers are dedicated to female students at Murouj Academy, and when a female teacher teaches a female student, no non-mahram man can see the student. That includes the teacher's husband and any other man in her household. Murouj Academy follows Islamic etiquette for privacy and makes sure of this.
Yes. Women are always taught by female teachers at Murouj Academy, in a fully private one-to-one class. Your wife can meet her teacher in a free trial class before she commits, and she can start from the Arabic letters if she needs to.
Yes. Sisters at Murouj Academy are taught by female teachers, one-to-one, with the same privacy rule: no non-mahram man can see the student. Murouj matches you with a suitable female teacher for a free trial class, and switches to another if the fit is not right.
Yes. Girls are always taught by female teachers at Murouj Academy, in a fully private one-to-one class. Eight-year-olds are in our Early kids group (4 to 8), which usually starts with the Arabic letters and Qaidah. The minimum age is 4, every teacher is qualified to teach young children, and Murouj matches a teacher for the free trial class.
Yes. Teens (13 to 17) are taught by female teachers if they are girls, one-to-one and privately. The profiles of Abrar R., Soha A. and Mariam K. say they teach teens, so a teenage girl can be matched with one of them for a free class.
Yes. Parents are welcome to visit and stay during lessons, and with a female teacher the room is for women only, so a mother or a sister is welcome. No men may be present on either side: no man around the student and no man around the teacher.
Many of our female teachers normally wear the niqab, but in lessons they teach with their faces uncovered, so communication is clear and the child can see how the letters are pronounced. That is why no men may be present, which keeps a comfortable, private space for both sides.
No. Lessons are never recorded, and recording is not allowed. A female admin may join a lesson to observe its quality, and all of Murouj Academy's admins are women.
No class is ever missed. If your teacher is away for a day or a few days, the missed lessons are either made up on other days once she is back, or a temporary substitute teaches until she returns. Your own teacher stays your assigned teacher, and a female student's substitute is always a female teacher.
Yes. It is common at Murouj Academy for one female teacher to teach a mother and her daughters. Each of you has your own one-to-one lesson, and Murouj can match the same teacher to the whole family.
Often, yes. One female teacher can teach a mother, her daughters and her sons up to age 12. Each person has their own one-to-one lesson. Boys over 12 are taught by a male teacher.
Yes, up to age 12. A female teacher teaches boys from age 4 up to age 12, and boys can also be taught by a male teacher. Girls and women are taught only by female teachers.
No, never. Girls and women are taught only by female teachers at Murouj Academy, strictly. Male teachers teach boys and men only.
Yes. A female teacher can teach your daughter and your son up to age 12, one-to-one in separate lessons, and boys can also learn with a male teacher. Murouj matches the teacher for the free trial class.
A mahram is a close male relative with whom marriage is permanently forbidden, such as a father or brother. A non-mahram man is any other man. At Murouj Academy, no non-mahram man, including the teacher's husband or any other man in her household, can see a female student while a female teacher teaches her.
Our teachers work to US hours, so before-school, after-school and weekend slots are available for families in the US and Toronto. For the UK, after-school and weekend times are arranged at the free trial. For Sydney and Melbourne, before-school and Saturday-morning slots are offered, subject to teacher availability.
Read her profile: it states her studies, her ijazah if she holds one, and whether she studied at Al-Azhar. Then meet her in a free trial class before you commit.
Murouj Academy has female Quran teachers online for women and girls. Many of the teachers on our teachers page are women, women and girls are always taught by a female teacher, and every class is one-to-one. Murouj matches you with a suitable teacher for the free trial class.
Yes. At Murouj Academy women and girls are always taught by female teachers. This is a guarantee, not a preference we try to meet. Male teachers never teach girls or women, and men are taught by male teachers.
Murouj matches you with a suitable female teacher for the free trial class. If the fit is not right, Murouj switches you to another female teacher, and this can repeat. Once the fit is right, you continue with that teacher.
Some do. Each teacher's profile on our teachers page states her own ijazah and studies, such as the riwayah she was certified in, so you can read about each teacher before your free trial.
Yes. Every Murouj Academy teacher, female or male, is a native Arabic speaker and teaches live online. All of them also teach in English, and some speak Turkish.
Yes. Girls are always taught by female teachers. For younger children Murouj matches the teacher, and most children at Murouj Academy learn with female teachers. Read about privacy and Islamic etiquette in lessons on our safety page.
Yes. Lessons are one-to-one, so a sister studies with a female teacher. Some of our female teachers state their own ijazah in their profiles, for example an ijazah in Hafs 'an 'Asim, so you can ask your teacher about her studies in your free trial class.
All Murouj Academy courses: Quran memorization, Tajweed, Quran recitation correction, Standard Arabic, Qaida classes for beginners, Islamic studies and basic tafsir. Each one is one-to-one with a personalised plan.
Lessons are live on Zoom, Google Meet or Halqora, Murouj's own online classroom software. Halqora lets the teacher and student share the screen, annotate, open the same book and follow along together, and your teacher tells you which one your lesson uses.
Book on our free trial page or on WhatsApp and tell us your time zone, your goals and who is learning, and Murouj matches a teacher. Your trial is a real one-to-one lesson with that teacher, who checks your level and suggests a plan.
You can cancel up to 3 hours before the class starts, with at most 2 cancellations a month, and that class is made up on another day. Within 3 hours of the start, a cancellation for a genuine emergency, such as illness, a device problem or an internet problem, is accepted and the class is made up on another day. Cancelling within 3 hours without an acceptable reason, or not showing up, means the class is charged in full and is not made up; you can book a replacement, but it counts and is charged as a new class. Teachers are held to the same commitment: if yours is unavailable or starts late, the class or the missed minutes are made up, and you are not charged.
Invoices are issued in your local currency, for example US dollars, pounds sterling, Canadian dollars or Australian dollars. They are sent monthly: after the month, or in advance, depending on the arrangement we agree with you. You can pay through PayPal or Wise.
Your free trial class is with a teacher Murouj matches to you, and if the fit is not right, Murouj switches to another teacher. Women and girls always learn with female teachers.
