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Live Quran Lessons

1-to-1 Online Quran Classes for BeginnersFor families in the USA

Online Noorani Qaida Classes for Kids

Your child can learn Noorani Qaida online at Live Quran Lessons, the first step in Quran reading for beginners. Our online Qaida classes are live, 1-to-1 and taught in English or Urdu, with the same teacher every week.

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Where Quran reading begins

What is the Noorani Qaida?

The Noorani Qaida is a small beginner's book for learning to read the Quran. It starts with the Arabic letters, joins them into words, and ends with words from the Quran and the signs printed in it.

Your child learns each Arabic letter's name, its pronunciation and its articulation point, the place it is pronounced from. By the last page, they can open the Quran and read a line on their own.

At Live Quran Lessons we teach from our own illustrated Noorani Qaida, which names the letters of the alphabet and explains its lessons in English. A child who never hears Arabic at home can still follow it.

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A look inside

What is inside the Noorani Qaida?

Here are 4 sample pages from our own Noorani Qaida. You can see exactly what your child will be learning, not just take our word for it.

The five articulation points, from page 16 of our Noorani Qaida

Page 16 of our Qaida

Articulation Points

Every letter is pronounced from its own place, in the mouth, the throat or the nose. That place is what separates one letter's pronunciation from another's. The book calls these places the articulation points, or makharij. It organizes them into 5 positions: the empty mouth, the throat, the nose, the tongue and the lips.

What your child learns

  • The 5 places from which a sound can be produced.
  • Which letters are made at which point.
  • The sounds English does not contain at all.
  • Saying each letter from the right place, with the teacher correcting out loud.
What makes an Arabic letter heavy, from page 28 of our Noorani Qaida

Page 28 of our Qaida

Heavy and Light Letters

Whether an Arabic letter is heavy or light depends on how full the mouth is during its pronunciation. A heavy letter is pronounced with a full mouth, and you can hear the difference straight away. Saying a light letter heavy is one of the most common beginner mistakes.

What your child learns

  • What makes a letter heavy rather than light.
  • How a full mouth alters the sound produced.
  • Hearing the distinction rather than being told about it.
The seven heavy letters, from page 30 of our Noorani Qaida

Page 30 of our Qaida

The 7 Heavy Letters

Seven Arabic letters: Qaaf, Duaad, Suaad, Zuaa, Tuaa, Khaa and Ghaeen. Then Raa, which belongs to neither group. Its pronunciation turns heavy on a fathah or a dammah, and light again on a kasrah. Those are the three short vowels. It is the one Arabic letter children have to stop and think about individually.

What your child learns

  • The 7 heavy letters, by name.
  • Raa, and the 2 conditions that determine it.
  • Practising them alongside their light neighbours.
Arabic letters joined in pairs on a board, from page 33 of our Noorani Qaida

Page 33 of our Qaida

Joint Letters

Arabic letters joined together into words. The teacher demonstrates the combination on the board: this letter plus that one makes this one. An Arabic letter changes shape depending on where it sits in a word. This is the page where a child finally understands why.

What your child learns

  • How letters connect to one another.
  • The shape a letter takes at the start, in the middle and at the end of a word.
  • Reading short joined words aloud.

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Before you begin

What does my child need before starting?

Very little, and none of it is Arabic. The Noorani Qaida is the first book, so your child needs no previous knowledge of Arabic at all.

  • A laptop, tablet or phoneOne with a camera, in a quiet corner at home where your child can concentrate.
  • Headphones, if you have themThey make the teacher's pronunciation easier to hear and copy.
  • Enough English or UrduTo follow the teacher, who explains every lesson in either language.
  • Nothing to buyWe made our own illustrated Noorani Qaida, and your child reads it on screen.
  • About 10 minutes' practice between classesGoing back over the previous page, which is linked in the written note after every class.
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Course at a glance

Who is the Noorani Qaida course for?

A complete beginner. That may be a child of 5 who has never seen Arabic script, or an older child never taught to pronounce it properly. Live Quran Lessons has taught the Noorani Qaida online since 2019, to families in 15 countries, most of them in the UK and the USA.

Who it is for
A complete beginner, or a child who started a Qaida but did not finish it.
Ages
From 4½. Some bright children start at 4. Older children too.
Each lesson
30 minutes, 1-to-1, live on Google Meet: usually 20 minutes of Qaida and 10 of Islamic Studies. Ask if you want Qaida only.
Language
English, or Urdu where that is easier for your child.
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The order your child works through the Qaida

4 stages of the Noorani Qaida, in this exact order. Your child moves on only once every letter of the previous stage is read correctly.

  1. The letters alone

    All 28 Arabic letters by name and by pronunciation, and how each one looks on its own.

  2. Letters joined into words

    How an Arabic letter changes shape at the beginning, the middle and the end of a word. Also the harakat, the short vowel marks that go with every letter.

  3. Longer sounds and first rules

    The double vowel marks (tanween), long vowels, maddah and leen, qalqalah, noon and meem sakin, sakoon, stopping (waqf), tashdeed with ghunnah and the maddaat.

  4. The last lessons

    Noon qutni, the rules of laam and raa, the muqatta'at letters and the signs printed in the Quran. After these, your child is ready for the Mus'haf, the printed Quran.

Learning timeline

How long does the Noorani Qaida take?

At Live Quran Lessons, most children finish the Noorani Qaida in 4 to 10 months. It depends on their age and on how many lessons they attend every week. A quick finish and a slower one are both normal, and we move on only once your child reads every letter correctly.

How do the Noorani Qaida classes work?

  • The teacher shares the Qaida page on screen, and your child reads along.
  • The same teacher each week, at the same time.
  • 1 Google Meet link, saved once and used every week.
  • At Live Quran Lessons, a female supervisor joins the link 2 minutes before every class and listens in while it runs.
  • A written note after each class: what was covered, and what to practise.
After the Qaida

What does my child learn after the Qaida?

Once the Noorani Qaida is finished, your child moves on to reading the Quran itself, with correct pronunciation. These are the courses that usually follow.

Quran with Tajweed

Your child moves on to the Quran itself, and every Tajweed mistake is corrected during recitation.

Quran Memorization

Comes after Tajweed, once your child already reads the Quran correctly: a few surahs, the 30th para (Juz Amma) or the whole Quran.

Islamic Studies

Part of every class, and all of Friday for families who choose 5 days a week.

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FAQ

The questions parents ask us most, answered.

What is Noorani Qaida?

The first book a beginner reads, before Quran recitation itself. It teaches the Arabic letters and their sounds. It also names the 5 places they are pronounced from: the empty mouth, the throat, the nose, the tongue and the lips. It then covers joining letters, harakah, tanween, long vowels, the first Tajweed rules and the signs printed in the Quran. We teach from our own illustrated Qaida, read on screen.

How long does a Noorani Qaida course take?

Most children finish in 4 to 10 months, and some take longer, which is normal. No child moves on before reading every letter correctly.

What age can a child start Noorani Qaida?

At Live Quran Lessons, children usually start from 4½, and some bright children already start at 4.

My child is 11. Is the Noorani Qaida still right for them?

Yes. A beginner of any age starts with the Noorani Qaida.

Is the Noorani Qaida taught in English?

Yes. The teacher explains in English, or in Urdu where that is easier for your child. Our Noorani Qaida names every letter of the alphabet in English and explains its lessons in English.

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What makes your online Quran academy different?

Your child keeps the same qualified teacher every week, at the same time. Every class is one-to-one. After each class the teacher writes a note: what was covered and what to practise.

Are these live Quran classes or recorded lessons?

Live, always. Every class is a live lesson on video with your child's teacher. We never send recordings in place of live lessons.

What will my child learn in online Quran classes?

Beginners start with the Noorani Qaida. From there it is Quran recitation with Tajweed, and after that Hifz, translation or Tafseer, depending on what a family wants. Alongside the Quran your child learns Islamic Studies. Families on 5 days a week keep Friday as Islamic Day, which revises that week's Islamic Studies and adds one new lesson.

Are your online Quran teachers qualified?

Yes, and it is checked before anyone teaches a child. Every teacher holds a qualification from a recognized Islamic institution, and several hold professional degrees as well. Nobody is given a student on an application alone. There is an interview, a document check, training, and a live demo class we sit in on. The academy page sets out each stage.

Who is watching my child's Quran class?

A supervisor. She joins the link about 2 minutes before the teacher and your child, checks that both are online, and listens in as the lesson runs. She is not there to teach: she is there to make sure the class is a good one. If the sound fails, or the teacher is not listening closely enough to your child, she steps in. Every class is supervised, and all our supervisors are female.

How do I schedule my child's Quran class?

Send us your WhatsApp number on the form, or message us on WhatsApp. We ask for your child's age and the times that suit you. A supervisor places your child with a teacher in a slot at that time, in your time zone. We reply on WhatsApp within 24 hours, and usually within hours.

Can we try the online Quran classes before enrolling?

Yes. Take up to 3 free trial classes first. Use them to check the teacher, the timing, and how your child responds before paying anything.

Can parents sit in on the Quran class?

Yes. You are welcome to watch any lesson, without asking first.

What am I committing to, and what if we want to stop?

There is no contract and no minimum term. Fees are monthly, and you pay for the month ahead. If you want to stop, tell us and we will stop. If you need a break instead, any unused balance carries to the next month. Before your regular classes begin, you can withdraw and get a full refund.

How do we stay in touch once classes start?

Through a WhatsApp group we open for your family after the trial classes. It has 4 people in it: you, your child's supervisor, the coordinator and the academy manager. Use it to move a class, ask for a different teacher, or raise anything at all. We try to settle it before the next class.

What do you do with my WhatsApp number?

Arranging your trial class is the only thing we use it for, and we never pass it on to anybody. Once classes start it is the number in your family WhatsApp group.

Is my child safe in an online Quran class?

You are welcome to watch any lesson yourself, without asking first, and a supervisor is listening in on every class. No teacher is given a student until we have checked their certificates and references. We then train them in how we teach, and sit in on a live demo class before they start.

How much do online Quran classes for kids cost?

Live Quran Lessons charges monthly, per child, by the days a week your child attends. 2 days a week is $39, 3 days $49, 4 days $59, and 5 days $65. Each lesson is 30 minutes, 1-to-1.

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