Arabic for adults
Classical Arabic for reading the Qur’an with understanding, in ten-week terms from beginner to advanced, every Tuesday evening.
Spring term 2027
Days
Tuesdays
Time
19:00–20:30
Ages
Adults
Class size
Up to 12
Fee
£90 a term
Bursaries available. Ask in confidence.
Curriculum
What your child
will learn.
Three subjects each morning, taught by the same small team so every child is known by name.
Qur’an
Reading with tajwīd, and memorising at their own pace
Islamic studies
Belief, worship, manners and the stories of the prophets
Arabic
Reading, writing and everyday speaking, from the first letters
Character
Kindness, honesty and looking after one another
Levels
Five levels,
one step at a time.
Children move up when they are ready, not when they have a birthday.
01
Ages 5–6
First letters
The Arabic alphabet, short surahs and the five pillars.
02
Ages 7–8
Reading
Joining letters, reading from the mushaf and wudu step by step.
03
Ages 9–10
Fluency
Tajwīd rules, Juz ‘Amma by heart and the stories of the prophets.
04
Ages 11–12
Understanding
The meaning of the surahs they know, and the fiqh of prayer and fasting.
05
Ages 13–15
Leadership
Tafsir, seerah and leading a class prayer or a short talk.
Timetable
A Saturday
at madrasah.
Short lessons, a break in the courtyard and Dhuhr together before home time.
10:00
Arrival and recitation
Classrooms
10:45
Qur’an with tajwīd
Classrooms
11:30
Break in the courtyard
Courtyard
11:50
Islamic studies
Classrooms
12:30
Arabic
Library
12:55
Dhuhr together
Main hall
Teachers
Your child’s
teachers.
Imam Idris Khan
Youth and education
Ustadha Amina Yusuf
Qur’an and tajwīd
Ustadh Bilal Ahmed
Arabic
Enrolment
Enrol for
spring term.
Send the form and a teacher will call within a week to arrange a short, friendly assessment.
£45 a month
£35 for brothers and sisters, with bursaries available
Starts 4 January
Places confirmed by 18 December
Safeguarded
Every teacher is DBS-checked and trained
