Learn the Quran as a New Muslim Sister

Murouj Academy teaches adult women who are new to Islam to read and recite the Quran, starting from the first Arabic letter. Every lesson is live and one-to-one with a female teacher, in private, and your teacher begins wherever you are. Murouj matches your teacher, and your first class is a free trial.

Quran classes for new Muslim sisters at a glance

• Who it is for: adult women (18 and over) who are new to Islam, or who never learned to read Arabic.
• A female teacher, always: women and girls are taught by female teachers only, in a fully private one-to-one class. See Islamic privacy in our lessons.
• One-to-one and private: no group, no audience, and lessons are never recorded.
• Native Arab teachers: every teacher is a native Arabic speaker from the Arab world and most speak English, so you never need Arabic to follow the lesson.
• Teacher matching: Murouj matches you with a suitable female teacher for the free trial class, and switches to another if the fit is not right.
• Fits around your life: 2 to 5 classes a week, 30, 45 or 60 minutes, at hours that suit your time zone.
• Free trial: your first class is a free one-to-one trial. No obligation to buy a package.

Starting from the beginning

Everyone starts somewhere, and for most new sisters the start is the Arabic letters. In your first lessons your teacher shows you each letter, its sound and how it joins to the next, using the Noorani Qaida. You read aloud, she listens and corrects you gently, and you repeat until the sound is right. Our guide to Arabic alphabet pronunciation is a calm place to look before your first lesson.

Many sisters also want the essentials early: Al-Fatihah and the short surahs they say in prayer. Your teacher builds those into your plan alongside the letters, explaining the basics of the prayer in plain English, at the pace you choose.

What your first months can look like

Your plan is personal, so there is no fixed timeline. This is the usual order, and your teacher adjusts it to you.

Step	What you do	Murouj Academy course
Read the letters	The Arabic letters, joining and short vowels	Qaida classes for beginners
Read the Quran	Reading verses on your own, slowly and correctly	Qaida classes for beginners
Recite correctly	Pronunciation and the rules of tajweed	Tajweed classes
Recite with confidence	A teacher listens and corrects you live	Quran recitation correction
Go further, if you wish	Memorizing, or understanding the Arabic	Quran Memorization, Arabic

Privacy and comfort

You are taught by a woman, in a fully private one-to-one class. The lesson is only you and your teacher, so there is nobody to be embarrassed in front of. Lessons are never recorded. A female admin may join a lesson to observe its quality, and all of our admins are women. Read the full policy on privacy and Islamic etiquette, or learn about learning with a female Quran teacher.

How it works

1. Book a free trial. Use the free trial form or WhatsApp, and tell us your time zone, your goals and where you are starting from.
2. Meet your matched teacher. Murouj matches you with a suitable female teacher, so you meet her before you commit.
3. Follow a personalised plan. Your teacher checks your level in the trial and suggests a plan, supported by PDFs, slides and videos, with regular follow-up.

Lessons are live on Zoom, Google Meet or Halqora, Murouj's own online classroom software, on your phone, tablet or computer. Murouj Academy teaches online only, for families and learners in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, in your local time.

More for adults

If you want to see how adult learners of any background start, read our page on Quran classes for adults and our guide to the Quran for new Muslims. For the academy's key facts in one place, see Murouj Academy facts.