An expatriate, English-speaking community
Qatar has one of the highest proportions of expatriate residents of any country in the world. The Muslim families among them come from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Egypt, the Philippines, Sudan, Britain and elsewhere, and their children are almost universally in English-medium international schools.
For those children, Arabic-medium Quran instruction is a language obstacle stacked on top of a learning task. They can copy the sounds but nobody has the time to correct their individual articulation, and they generally conclude that they are simply not good at it.
Teaching in English removes the first obstacle, and teaching one-to-one removes the second.
Scheduling around the Qatari week
Qatar's working week runs Sunday to Thursday with the weekend on Friday and Saturday, and school hours start early. We schedule to that week rather than assuming a Western one.
The result is a genuinely wide afternoon window — many Qatar-based children finish school by early afternoon, opening up 2:00 to 5:00 pm in a way that is not possible in Europe or North America. Qatar does not observe daylight saving, so class times stay fixed all year.
The summer exodus
A large share of Qatar's expatriate families leave the country for six to eight weeks each summer, returning to Pakistan, India, Egypt, the UK or elsewhere. In-person arrangements simply stop for that period and restart, badly, in September.
Online classes travel. You keep the same tutor through the summer wherever you are — we adjust for the timezone you have moved to, and many families actually increase their frequency over the break because the children have clear days.
Female tutors and family preference
Requesting a female tutor for daughters, or for sisters learning themselves, is among the most common preferences we receive from Gulf-based families, and it is always accommodated.
Our female tutors hold the same Ijazah credentials as their male colleagues and teach the full range — Noorani Qaida, reading, Tajweed, Hifz, Islamic studies and tafseer. The preference applies to every class thereafter, including any later change of tutor.
Students across Qatar
We teach families in these areas and everywhere in between — because classes are online, being far from a city makes no difference to the tutor you get.
- Doha
- Al Rayyan
- Al Wakrah
- Umm Salal
- Al Khor
- Lusail
- The Pearl
- Education City
Courses available in Qatar
Every course is available to Qatar students at the same price and with the same tutors.
Noorani Qaida (Basic Reading)
القاعدة النورانيةMaster the Arabic alphabet, letter joining, and correct pronunciation — the essential foundation for reading the Quran fluently.
- Recognize and pronounce all Arabic letters
- Read joined letters and short words
- Apply basic rules of harakat, sukoon and madd
- Build a strong base for Quran reading
Quran Reading (Nazra)
تلاوة القرآنRead the entire Quran fluently and accurately with a qualified tutor guiding every lesson, one-on-one.
- Read the Quran fluently from the mushaf
- Correct common pronunciation mistakes
- Develop a consistent daily recitation habit
- Complete the full Quran with your tutor
Quran with Tajweed
التجويدLearn the rules of Tajweed step by step and apply them in your recitation until you read the way the Quran was revealed to be read.
- Makharij (articulation points) of every letter
- Rules of noon sakinah, meem sakinah and madd
- Practical application in daily recitation
- Beautify your voice and rhythm
Pricing for Qatar families
Billed monthly in USD — straightforward from any Qatari card. Plans start at $35 a month for two 30-minute one-on-one classes a week. Your first three classes are free.
Online Quran classes in Qatar — FAQs
Yes — in English, with Arabic for the Quran itself and the terminology being learned. For Qatar's largely English-schooled expatriate children this is the main advantage over locally available Arabic-medium instruction.
