Learn to read Arabic, one clear rule at a time.
The alphabet is only the start. These ten lessons show you how letters join, how vowel marks work, and how the same rules appear inside Surah al-Fatiha.
Start at lesson one, or fix one gap
- 1Start reading shapes
How Arabic Letters Join
Read from right to left and recognise how one letter changes shape inside a word.
7 min - 2The three short vowels
Fatha, Kasra, and Damma
Learn the tiny marks that turn a consonant into ba, bi, or bu.
8 min - 3Stretch one count into two
Long Vowels
Use alif, waw, and ya to hold a vowel for twice as long.
8 min - 4A letter with no vowel
Sukoon
Close a consonant cleanly without adding an extra a, i, or u.
6 min - 5Read one letter twice
Shaddah
Hold a doubled consonant instead of sliding past it.
6 min - 6The final n sound
Tanween
Recognise the doubled vowel marks that add an n sound to a word ending.
7 min - 7Two common word endings
Ta Marbutah and Alif Maqsura
Read the round ta and the final alif shape without confusing them for ordinary letters.
7 min - 8Reading the Arabic word for the
Al, Sun Letters, and Moon Letters
Know when the lam in al is spoken and when it melts into the next letter.
9 min - 9Pause without losing your place
Stopping at the End of an Ayah
Learn the beginner rules that make an ayah ending sound natural and complete.
8 min - 10Put every reading skill together
Read Surah al-Fatiha Step by Step
Trace familiar rules through the opening surah and read one ayah at a time.
12 min
What this course can and cannot do
It can teach you to decode the script and recognise the rules on a Quran page. It cannot hear your pronunciation. For makharij and tajweed, read to a qualified teacher who can correct what your own ear may miss.
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Every ayah with word-by-word meaning, transliteration, and audio you can slow down. What you just learned here, you can practise on the whole mushaf.
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