Reading the Qur'an
Starting from the Arabic letters and the Noorani Qaida, through to reading fluently from the mushaf.
Halfway through, he turned the interview around on his teacher. A child comfortable enough in his lesson to argue back in it.
One-to-one Qur'an, Arabic & Islamic Studies · UK families
Qur'an from native Arab tutors — in English your child understands.
Qur'an, Arabic and Islamic Studies for children and adults — with native Arabic tutors from Egypt who explain everything in fluent English. Al‑Azhar graduates and Ijazah holders.
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free trial classes. Try them first, then decide.
No payment and no commitment.
- One tutor, one child — never a group
- Male and female teachers
- The same tutor every session
- Flexible times, seven days a week
Ahmad Abdul KhaliqFounder · 0:48
When you message us, you reach the people who run the classes — not a bot, not a call centre.
Why one to one
One tutor. One child.
Why not a group class? For example, with five children sharing thirty minutes, each one reads for six — and spends the other twenty-four waiting their turn.
Your child: all 30 minutes
Your child: 6 minutes
Watch before you book
Most academies show you a stock photo. Here is a real lesson.
A screen recording from an actual class: Surah Quraysh, one native Arab tutor, one student. Every slip is corrected the moment it happens — before it has a chance to become a habit.
The surah on screen. Your child reads from the same page the tutor is pointing at — no guessing where they are.
Corrected as they go. A letter learned wrong at seven is still wrong at seventeen. A native ear catches it the first time.
A game to finish. A child who enjoys the lesson turns up to the next one.
This is what a native ear listens for
سورة قريشTap any word to read its tajweed rule.
Want to see it with your own child? The first two classes are free.
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Who teaches your child
Native Arabic. Fluent English. Nothing lost in between.
- Trained to teach children growing up in English.
Your child never sits there confused, nodding along. Every rule is explained in the language they already think in.
- Male and female teachers.
Boys and men learn with a male teacher; mothers and daughters with a female teacher. Always one to one, with nobody else listening in.
- The same tutor, every session.
Your child builds a real bond with one teacher — no starting over with someone new.
- Full-time teachers.
Teaching is their job, not something fitted around another one.
- You're welcome in every lesson.
Sit in whenever you like. Nothing happens behind a closed door.
Two free classes with one of our tutors — then decide.
Book 2 free classes on WhatsAppخَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ
What an Ijazah means
A licence to teach the Qur'an, passed hand to hand.
An Ijazah certifies that a teacher recited the whole Qur'an to a master who had an Ijazah himself — an unbroken chain of teachers going back to the Prophet ﷺ. It can't be bought online, and most tutors advertising Qur'an lessons don't hold one.
- Your childrecites to
- Their Islam Root tutorwho recited the whole Qur'an to
- Their sheikh, who holds an Ijazahreceived from their own teacher
- … teacher to teacher, unbroken …
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
For daughters — and for mothers.Our Ustadhas teach girls, and mothers who want to learn properly themselves.
What they learn
From the first letter to loving the Qur'an.
We start exactly where your child is, and build a plan around what matters to your family. Most families mix two or three of these.
Tajweed
Taught by native speakers from day one, not bolted on later — so correct recitation becomes the habit, not the fix.
Hifz, built around revision
- New memorisation and murāja'ah in every session
- Recited back to the tutor — never self-reported
Arabic
Reading, writing and understanding the language of the Qur'an — with conversational Arabic from a native speaker, at no extra cost.
Islamic Studies
Salah, duas, Seerah and adab — taught so they make sense to a child growing up in the UK, and become part of who they are, not just something they memorised.
For little ones and adults
From young children meeting the letters for the first time to parents learning alongside them. It's never too early — or too late — to start.
You choose what they learn. Qur'an, Arabic, Salah, Seerah, adab — tell us what matters to your family and we build the plan around it.
Tell us what you need
From our families
Nobody told them what to say.
Students and parents — on camera, and in the messages they send us.
Eight months in, his old mispronunciations are gone. Learning at an age he didn't think he could.
His child learns here. So does he. Not what he says about us — what he chose to do himself.
“A deeper connection with the lessons.” A parent, on their child's progress.
“Makes learning feel enjoyable.” A parent, on their child's teacher.
“10/10.” A parent's monthly check-in.
Your child could be the next story.
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How it works
From first message to a settled routine.
Send us a message
On WhatsApp, or through the form below. You'll be talking to the people who run the classes.
We match a tutor
A native Arab teacher — male for boys and men, female for mothers and daughters — ready for your first free class.
Two free classes
Meet the tutor, watch how they teach, sit in if you like. Then decide.
Your weekly slots
Same tutor, at the times you choose. Rearrange any week you need to.
Flexible times, seven days a week
Choose the days and times that suit your family, and change them any week you need to. After-school slots fill first — book early to get yours.
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A written report, every month
What was covered, what improved, and what still needs work — so you never have to wonder whether it's working.
- Covered
- Surah Quraysh and Surah Al-Fil memorised. Noorani Qaida lessons 12–14.
- Improved
- Holds the natural madd for two counts consistently — no more rushing لِإِيلَافِ.
- Still needs work
- Ghunnah on the doubled مّ, and the echo on طْ.
- Next month
- Surah Al-Ma'un, with daily revision of Quraysh and Al-Fil.
Prices
Clear monthly prices. Pick the class length.
Unity FM listener prices — and the price you start on is the price you keep. Every plan is one to one with a native Arab tutor, and covers Qur'an, Arabic and Islamic Studies.
Talib al-Ilm طالب علم
4 classes a week · 30 min
£3per class£5
£48 a month £80
Save £32 a month · 40% off
- 16 classes a month · 8 hours
- Best for Hifz
Balanced
3 classes a week · 30 min
£3.25per class£5
£39 a month £60
Save £21 a month · 35% off
- 12 classes a month · 6 hours
- Monthly written report
Essentials
2 classes a week · 30 min
£3.50per class£5
£28 a month £40
Save £12 a month · 30% off
- 8 classes a month · 4 hours
- Monthly written report
Two free trial classes before you pay anything
Family pricing: everyone's hours add up — and lower the price.
Monthly prices are for four weeks of classes
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Questions parents ask first
Before you book.
Are the two trial classes really free?
Yes. Take both classes, meet the tutor and watch how they teach. If it isn't right for your child, you pay nothing and we won't chase you.
Why does a native Arab tutor make a difference?
The Qur'an is in Arabic, and so much of recitation is sound — ح against ه, ق against ك, a letter held for two counts or for four. A native speaker hears the difference instantly and knows how to show a child. Our tutors pair that with fluent English, so the "why" is never lost.
Will my child understand the tutor's English?
Yes. Our tutors teach fluently in English and are trained to teach children growing up in English-speaking homes. That combination — native Arabic, fluent English — is the reason Islam Root exists.
Who will teach my daughter?
A woman — always. Every class for girls is taught by one of our Ustadhas, one to one, with nobody else listening in.
My child is a complete beginner. Is that all right?
Completely. We assess where your child actually is — from not knowing the letters to reading already — and build forward from there.
What if we need to move a class?
Pick the days and times that suit you, any day of the week, and rearrange any week you need to. You keep the same tutor.
Can I sit in on the lessons?
Whenever you like. Many parents watch the first few classes; some keep watching every week.
How will I know it's working?
You get a written report at the end of every month: what was covered, what improved, and what still needs work. And you can always ask your child to recite for you.
Do you teach adults?
Yes — parents learning alongside their children, and adults starting from the very first letter. Men learn with a male teacher, women with a female teacher. It's never too late to start.
Why we called it Islam Root
كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ
“Like a good tree — its root firm, its branches in the sky.”
Surah Ibrāhīm, 14:24
A child who feels different at school and foreign at home quietly lets go of the part he doesn't understand — too often, his deen. We started Islam Root so that part stays rooted: understood, loved and lived. The root is already there. Let's grow it together, in shā' Allāh.