Online Quran Classes in the USA for Kids & Adults, 1-to-1

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. Families across the United States book every class in their own time zone, Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific.

Is there an online Quran academy in the USA?

Yes. Murouj Academy is an online Quran academy serving families across the United States. Classes are live and one-to-one with native Arab teachers, booked in Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific time, with after-school, evening and weekend slots. Women and girls learn with female teachers, and the first class is a free trial.

Murouj Academy for US families at a glance

• Format: one-to-one live classes only, never group classes, with a personalised curriculum for each student. Lessons last 30, 45 or 60 minutes, two to five times a week.
• Progress: each family has its own WhatsApp group with our admin team, and every class has a written report with the student's performance, what was covered, homework and the teacher's notes.
• Your time zone: classes are booked in Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific time, or Arizona time. Alaska and Hawaii are possible on request.
• Teachers: every teacher is a native Arabic speaker from the Arab world. Many of our teachers studied at or are certified by Al-Azhar.
• Your teacher match: we match you with a teacher for the free trial before you commit. Women and girls are taught by female teachers, and adult men by male teachers. For children, tell us whether you would prefer a female or a male teacher.
• Contact: our WhatsApp line is a US number, +1 (315) 541-8837, and the academy is run by Murouj LLC, registered in Sheridan, Wyoming.
• Free trial: your first class is a free one-to-one trial with an available teacher we match to you. The teacher checks the level and suggests a plan. No obligation to buy a package.

Online Quran classes for kids in the USA

Murouj Academy teaches children one-to-one and live. Parents tell us what the child needs and we match a native Arab teacher for the free trial, and girls are always taught by female teachers; most children learn with women. The minimum age is 4. Once you commit, your child stays with the same teacher. Lessons run 30, 45 or 60 minutes after school, in the evening or at weekends, in Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific time.

• Who teaches: a native Arab teacher we recommend after hearing from the parent.
• Girls: a female teacher, always.
• Same teacher: your child keeps the teacher you committed to.
• Ages: from age 4.
• Parents: you book and manage classes for under-18s and supervise your child's internet use around lessons (see our terms).

See online Quran classes for kids for how the lessons, the learning path and child safety work.

Class times by US city

• Central time: Houston, Dallas and Chicago
• Eastern time: New York and New Jersey
• Mountain time: Denver
• Pacific time: Los Angeles

Lessons are online, so a city only changes the clock. We book in your local time.

Cities

We have a page for each of these, written around the local clock, school calendar and community:

• New York and New Jersey (Eastern time)
• Chicago (Central time)
• Houston (Central time)
• Dallas and Fort Worth (Central time)
• Texas, with Austin and San Antonio (Central time)
• California, with Los Angeles and the Bay Area (Pacific time)

Everything is taught online by native Arabic speakers.

Classes that fit your family's schedule

Our teachers work around your timetable and book every class in your local time, whether you are on Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific time, or in Arizona, Alaska or Hawaii. Families book before-school, after-school, evening or weekend slots, and we stay flexible as your schedule changes. You pick the times that suit you when you book your free trial.

Our teachers work to US hours, so before-school, after-school and weekend slots are available.

How do Quran classes fit the US school year?

Most US school districts run from late August or early September to late May or June, with a long summer break. One-to-one classes can follow that rhythm:

• During the school year, families usually pick a slot after school, in the evening or at the weekend. You can choose from two to five classes a week.
• Alongside weekend Islamic school. Many US masjids run a weekend or Sunday school. That gives children friends, community and a broad Islamic studies curriculum. A private teacher adds something different: the whole lesson goes to your child's own recitation, memorization or reading level, with mistakes corrected one by one.
• Summer break is a good time to build momentum, especially for memorization. Ask us on WhatsApp whether your teacher can add classes over the summer.
• Holidays and travel such as Thanksgiving, winter break or a trip to see family can be planned around: tell your teacher early and agree any changes together.

Because every class is one-to-one, the plan follows the student, not a class calendar. A seven-year-old can start with Arabic letters, while their older sister works on a new juz.

Who will teach my child or me?

Every Murouj Academy teacher is a native Arabic speaker from the Arab world. Some hold an ijazah, and each profile states which.

What is an ijazah? An ijazah is a formal, chain-based authorisation from a qualified teacher. It certifies that the holder has mastered a body of knowledge, such as reciting the Quran, and is allowed to teach it and to certify others. A parent or friend who knows the Quran can help a learner, but they are not a certified teacher. You can read more in our guide to the meaning and types of ijazah.

Our teachers are native Arabic speakers and most speak English, so children who grew up speaking English in the US can follow every explanation. Many of our teachers studied at or are certified by Al-Azhar. Each teacher's profile describes their own studies and ijazah, so you can see who teaches here.

Read about our teachers if you like. We match you with an available teacher for a free class, and you commit only when it feels right. Teacher matching is never random.

Female teachers for women and girls

At Murouj Academy, women and girls are always taught by female teachers. Adult men are taught by male teachers. For boys, parents can ask for a female or a male teacher, and most of the children we teach learn with female teachers.

This is a fixed rule, not a request we try to meet. It matters to many families, especially mothers who want to learn alongside their daughters, and new Muslim sisters who would rather start with a woman teacher.

Is learning online with Murouj Academy safe?

We would rather be plain about this than make claims we can't back up.

• Every class is one-to-one and live on Zoom, Google Meet or Halqora, Murouj's own online classroom software.
• Girls and women are always taught by female teachers.
• For children, we match the teacher for the free trial classes before you commit.
• Parents and guardians book and manage classes for anyone under 18 and are responsible for supervising their child's use of the internet during and around classes, as our terms say.
• If you have a concern about a teacher, message us on WhatsApp or email us straight away and we will look into it.

US background checks search US records, and our teachers live and teach outside the United States, so we don't advertise US-style background checks. You are welcome to ask us how classes are kept safe on WhatsApp before your trial.

Murouj Academy follows Islamic etiquette for privacy: when a female teacher teaches a female student, no non-mahram man can see the student. Read how privacy and etiquette work in our lessons.

Which course should we choose?

Every Murouj Academy course is taught one-to-one. US families usually start like this:

• Young children often begin with Arabic letters and reading in the Qaida classes for beginners, then move on to memorization or tajweed. Many also take Islamic studies for manners, worship and stories of the prophets.
• Teens and adults who already read usually choose the Tajweed classes to study the rules, Quran recitation correction to have a teacher correct their recitation live, or the Quran memorization course for hifz.
• Adult beginners can start from zero with a patient teacher in the Qaida classes for beginners, at a pace that suits a busy adult life. See Quran classes for adults.
• Anyone who wants to understand the Quran's language can add the Standard Arabic course or the Quranic Arabic course, taught one-to-one in US time. Children and adults can take it, and a learner who cannot read the letters yet starts with the Qaida.
• Teenagers who want the basics of Islam can take Islamic studies for teens, adults who want the meaning of the Quran can take Understand the Quran: basic tafsir, and children can take Arabic for kids.

Not sure? Book the free trial. Your teacher checks your level in the first class and suggests where to begin.

How does the free trial work?

1. Book. Use our free trial form or message us on WhatsApp. Tell us your time zone, the student's age and goals, and whether you need a female or male teacher.
2. Get matched with a teacher. We recommend an available teacher based on what you tell us and confirm a slot that works in your time zone.
3. Take the free class. The trial is a real one-to-one lesson. Your teacher checks the student's level and suggests a plan. If you continue, you choose a package of two to five classes a week, with lessons of 30, 45 or 60 minutes.

Before you enrol

Four practical points for US families, before you book the free trial.

• Lessons. Private one-to-one only, in Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific time, 30, 45 or 60 minutes each.
• Teacher. We match you for the free trial and switch you if the fit is off, and daughters and mothers are taught by women.
• Cancelling. You can cancel up to 3 hours before a class, up to 2 times a month, and that class is made up on another day. Inside 3 hours a genuine emergency (illness, a device problem or an internet problem) is accepted and made up on another day; without an acceptable reason, or if nobody joins, the class is charged in full and not made up. A replacement can be booked, but it counts and is charged as a new class. Teachers keep the same commitment.
• Invoices. Monthly, in US dollars, payable by PayPal or Wise.

Lesson plans for families in the USA

Families in the USA can choose from four lesson plans, all one-to-one: Beginner (2 classes a week), Intermediate (3), Advanced (4) and Fluency (5). Lessons for students in the USA last 30, 45 or 60 minutes, and every plan includes a free trial class. Payment is by Wise, PayPal or bank transfer.

Plans start from US$6 per 30-minute lesson. For detailed pricing, contact us or book a free trial.

Do families stay with Murouj Academy?

Most of our students stay with us for more than a year. Learning the Quran is a long journey, and keeping the same teacher, one matched to your needs, is a big part of why families stay. You can hear from students in their own words on our reviews page.