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القاعدة النورانية

Noorani Qaidah

نورانی قاعدہ

The foundational primer: Arabic letters, their joined forms, and correct articulation. Where most young students begin.

Also written Noorani Qaida · Noorani Qaidah · Nurani Qaida · Noorani Qaeda · Norani Qaida · Qaida · Qaidah · Baghdadi Qaida · Aiy Say Qaida

Pre-reader 30-minute lessons A 20-page takhti primer One-to-one · online
Who it is for

Children from about four years old, and adults who were never taught the letters. No prior knowledge is assumed — not even the alphabet.

What is covered
  • The twenty-eight letters, and how each one changes shape at the start, middle and end of a word
  • The short vowels (ḥarakāt), sukūn, tanwīn and the lengthening letters
  • Joining letters into syllables, then syllables into the first words of the Qurʾān
  • Correct articulation from the first day — the point in the mouth each letter comes from
By the end

Reads any joined Arabic word aloud, slowly and correctly, and is ready for Nazirah.

How a lesson runs

The teacher opens a takhti — a ruled slate of coloured cells — on the shared board. The letter is marked in gold, the student sounds it, and the recitation checker listens for the articulation point. A page is finished only when it is read clean.

Your teacher
  • Examined in recitation and in teaching, from a recording, before appointment
  • Background-checked; technically ready; committed to your timetable
  • Female teacher for a female student, on request — fixed on the record

How teachers are selected →

Fees for this course
Two days a week · 8 lessons $25 / mo
Three days a week · 12 lessons $35 / mo
Five days a week · 20 lessons $55 / mo

Group of 10 — 50% less than one-to-one. One-off admission fee $49, charged only if you accept a place at the trial. Full fee schedule

Questions parents ask

About Noorani Qaidah

What age can a child start the Noorani Qaidah?

Most children start between four and six. The lessons are thirty minutes, the letters are taught on a large coloured board, and nothing is assumed — not even that the child has seen Arabic script before. Adults who never learned the letters begin here too.

How long does the Noorani Qaidah take to complete?

It depends on the child's age and how many lessons a week they take. The book is twenty pages, and a page is only finished when it is read correctly, so the pace is set by the student rather than a calendar. Your teacher tells you where your child is after every lesson, and the monthly report shows the pages completed.

Does my child need to know any Arabic first?

No. The Qaidah begins with the shapes and sounds of the individual letters.

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