Online Quran Classes in Australia, in Your State's Time

Murouj Academy runs live Quran lessons over the internet for Australian households, always one teacher with one student. Our teachers are native Arabs, each with an ijazah; sisters and girls study with women; and the family picks the teacher, with a change possible whenever it is needed. Lessons are timetabled in your own state's time, beginning with a free trial class.

The essentials for Australian families

• How lessons run: private, live, teacher-and-student only; no group sessions, ever. Each learner gets a plan built around them, in sessions of 30, 45 or 60 minutes, between two and five days a week.
• Your state's time: bookings are made in AEST or AEDT, ACST or ACDT, or AWST, whether you're in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Darwin or Perth.
• Who teaches: native Arabic speakers from the Arab world, all holding an ijazah, a good number of them Al-Azhar graduates or Al-Azhar certified.
• Sunni: the academy teaches within the Sunni tradition.
• The company behind it: Murouj LLC, registered in the United States. There's no Australian office or ABN, and the WhatsApp line, +1 (315) 541-8837, is an American number you can message from anywhere.

When can Australian students have their lessons?

Australia sits ahead of our teachers. In January, Sydney and Melbourne are 9 hours ahead of our teachers' clock; in July the gap is 7 hours. Brisbane is 8 hours ahead in January and 7 in July, Adelaide 8½ and 6½, Darwin 7½ and 6½, and Perth 6 and 5. Seasons run the opposite way to the northern hemisphere, which is why January and July appear side by side below.

Reading the table for a typical week:

1. After school is the sweet spot. A 4–7 pm lesson in Sydney is 7–10 am on our teachers' clock in January and 9 am–12 pm in July. Over in Perth, those same hours land in the teachers' late morning and early afternoon.
2. Weeknights suit working adults. A 7–9 pm lesson in Melbourne is 10 am–12 pm on the teacher's side in January, and midday to 2 pm in July.
3. Saturday and Sunday mornings are the tricky ones. 9 am on a Saturday in Sydney is midnight on our teachers' clock in January and 2 am in July; in Perth it is 3–4 am. A teacher would have to choose to work through the night, so for most Australian families weekday afternoons and evenings are the realistic choice.

Teachers set their own hours, so this page doesn't promise particular times. Let us know which hours your household has free, and the precise slots are settled with your chosen teacher at the free trial.

How does daylight saving affect our classes?

Whether your clocks move depends on your state. New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania and South Australia go forward on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April. Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia stay put all year.

Our teachers' clocks shift as well, but on a northern-hemisphere calendar: forward on the last Friday in April and back after the last Thursday in October. That means families in the daylight-saving states see the gap move twice within a few weeks, each spring and again each autumn.

In Sydney or Melbourne, that plays out like this:

• October: between 4 and 29 October 2026 the gap is 8 hours, then from 30 October it grows to 9 hours for summer. In 2027 the in-between stretch is 3 to 28 October.
• April: between 4 and 29 April 2027 it is back to 8 hours, then from 30 April it shrinks to 7 hours for winter.
• Adelaide switches on those same dates, sitting half an hour behind Sydney.

Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia notice only our teachers' change. Brisbane is 8 hours ahead from late October to late April and 7 hours ahead from late April to late October; Darwin is 7½ and 6½; Perth is 6 and 5.

Say your daughter's lesson is 4:30 pm every Tuesday in Canberra: it stays at 4:30 pm for you, and only the teacher's end shifts by an hour in those weeks. You and the teacher settle ahead of time which clock the lesson follows, so a change-over week never costs you a class.

How do Quran classes fit the Australian school year?

Schools here run four terms, with term holidays in between and the long summer break from December to late January. Exact dates vary by state, yet the pattern is shared nationwide, and private lessons can bend around it:

• In term time, weekday slots straight after school or after tea line up best with our teachers. Pick anything from two to five lessons a week.
• Weekend sport. Saturdays are often netball, footy, cricket or swimming. Since weekday afternoons are when our teachers' hours overlap best, weekends can stay free for the oval and the family.
• Term breaks and trips away: give your teacher plenty of notice and sort out any changes between you.
• Summer holidays are a great window for momentum, especially in memorisation. Message us on WhatsApp to ask if extra lessons through December and January are possible with your teacher.

Who teaches, and what is an ijazah?

Murouj Academy only takes on teachers who are native Arabic speakers from the Arab world and who hold an ijazah; nobody is hired without one.

An ijazah is a formal, chain-based authorisation from a qualified teacher, certifying that the holder has mastered a body of knowledge such as Quran recitation and may teach it and certify others; a parent or friend who knows the Quran can help, but isn't a certified teacher. For the different kinds, see the meaning and types of ijazah.

Lessons are explained in English as well as Arabic, which matters for kids raised speaking English in Australia. A good number of the teachers trained at or hold certification from Al-Azhar, and every profile spells out that teacher's own background and ijazah.

Browse the teacher profiles and pick the one you like. If it doesn't click, ask for someone else, whenever you want; we never assign teachers at random.

Teachers for sisters, brothers and children

Women and girls are always taught by female teachers, adult men by male teachers; for children the parent chooses. Most of our younger students end up with a woman teacher. That rule is guaranteed, so mums and daughters can book knowing exactly who will be on the screen.

Is learning online with Murouj Academy safe?

Here is what we can honestly confirm today, without dressing it up:

• Lessons happen one-on-one inside the academy's own online classroom, reached through a link, with no app to download.
• Female students only ever have female teachers.
• Parents decide who teaches their child, and can swap teachers at any point.

Working With Children Checks are run by each state and territory and are built around Australian records. Our teachers live and teach outside Australia, so they can't hold one, and we don't claim they do. A written safeguarding policy is still being finalised; once done, it goes up on the safeguarding page. Feel free to raise any questions about it over WhatsApp before the trial.

Choosing between our six courses

All six are private, teacher-and-student courses. A rough guide for where Australian learners begin:

• Little ones usually start on the Arabic alphabet and early reading through Qaidah for beginners, and plenty pair it with Islamic studies, covering manners, worship and the prophets' stories.
• Readers polishing their recitation take Quran tajweed; those ready to commit the Quran to heart take Quran memorisation.
• Anyone chasing a certificate can aim for an ijazah through Quran recitation and ijazah.
• Reverts can begin from scratch in the New Muslim course, with evening lessons that fit around work.
• Learners keen to understand the Arabic of the Quran can add Standard Arabic.

Still deciding? The free trial settles it: the teacher gauges the student's level and recommends a starting point.

Getting started with a free trial

1. Reach out through the free trial form or on WhatsApp, letting us know your state, the learner's age and aims, and whether a woman or man should teach.
2. Pick a teacher from the profiles, and we line up a time in your state's zone with them.
3. Sit the trial lesson. It's a genuine private class: the teacher assesses the student and proposes a plan. Carry on afterwards with a package of two to five lessons a week, each 30, 45 or 60 minutes.

What do lessons cost?

Fees aren't listed on this site. They depend on how many lessons a week you take and how long each one is, so send us a WhatsApp message for a quote on the package you have in mind. The packages page sets out the options and the ways to pay: Wise, PayPal or bank transfer.

Do students stick with it?

Most of our students stay with us for more than a year. Hear it from them directly on the reviews page.