Improve your Quran recitation with Waraqa’s Pre-reading Level course. Focus on fluency, correct pronunciation, and mastering Arabic syllables to read with confidence.
Authentic instruction guided by Al-Azhar-trained teachers.
Structured for families and adults across multiple time zones.
Measured learning plans with practical pacing and support.
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If you know Arabic letters and diacritics but still make mistakes in reading Arabic words, this course is best fit for you. In this course you will learn to read with greater fluency. We will focus on topics such as silent and voiced letters and sounds, pronouncing the end of a word correctly and how to divide words into syllables for easier reading.
We use Noor al-Bayan and Al-Futuhat Ar-Rabbaniyah books in teaching this level.
The pre-reading level is the on-ramp to Quran recitation. Before a student opens the mushaf and reads ayah by ayah, they need three things: the 28 Arabic letters with their correct articulation points (makharij), the short and long vowels (harakat and madd), and the confidence to blend letters into syllables. Our pre-reading course follows the classical Noorani Qaida sequence used in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the wider Muslim world, taught one-to-one by Al-Azhar trained teachers. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "The one who is proficient in the Qur'an will be with the noble righteous scribes, and the one who recites the Qur'an and finds it difficult, stumbling over it, will have a double reward" (Sahih Muslim 798). The pre-reading level is where that proficiency begins.
Lessons are 30 minutes, two to three times per week, on Zoom or Google Meet. Each session opens with two minutes of review, twenty minutes of new material with the teacher's screen-shared Qaida, and a short voice-recorded homework task. Parents of younger students receive a weekly written note so practice at home stays on track. Most students finish the pre-reading level in three to four months — fast enough to feel real progress, slow enough that nothing has to be unlearned later.
After pre-reading, students move into the Foundation Level to recite juz' Amma in full with basic tajweed, then progress to the Intermediate Tajweed stage. Families who plan to memorise can pair this course with our Short Surahs memorisation track from week 8 onward.
Yes. About half of our pre-reading students are adults, many of them new Muslims. Lessons are private, so the teacher works at exactly your pace; no group catches you up or holds you back.
Two 30-minute lessons plus 10 minutes of daily practice will finish the course in about four months. Three lessons per week compress that to about ten weeks.
Yes — see our family Quran plans. Parents and children can share a 45-minute lesson when their levels are close, or split into two 30-minute lessons when they need to move at different speeds.
Just a copy of the Noorani Qaida (PDF provided free in the first lesson) and an Arabic mushaf with full harakat. The teacher shares the Qaida on screen during every lesson.
Book a free trial pre-reading lesson and the teacher will assess your starting point before you commit to a plan. See full fees on the pricing page.