Three steps, each with something written down for you.
A 30-minute live lesson where the teacher assesses reading, recitation and confidence. You receive a short written note on where to start.
We match your child with a teacher by level, age, personality and time zone, and share a written 4-week plan.
Regular live lessons, a short note after each one, and a three-part progress report at the end of every 4-week cycle.
Used in our children's Quranic Arabic programme, from first contact with a word to teaching it to others.
The child meets a word in the ayah and guesses its meaning from context.
The root is revealed, and the child sees it across other words.
Practice through reading, games and short sentences.
One action at home that connects the meaning to daily life.
The child explains the word to a parent or sibling.
Written by the teacher, reviewed by a supervisor, and short enough to read in a minute.
Progress report
Amina read the whole of Surah Al-Ikhlas from the mushaf without help, with correct harakat on every word.
She still confuses ح and ه when they appear in the middle of a word. We'll spend five minutes on this at the start of each lesson.
Ask her to read Al-Ikhlas aloud to you once before bed, and point to each ح as she says it.
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Featuring experienced Arabic & Islamic studies Certified teachers From MENA Region .
Native Arabic-speaking teachers from Egypt, including Al-Azhar graduates, observed and supervised every cycle.
Guided programmes with a clear track, level, and written plan. Browse more on the Programmes page.
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What is “kottab”? In Arabic, “kottab” means writers, but this name was given to small places where kids memorized the Qur’an, in addition to learning how to read and write through it. Especially for us in Egypt, kottab holds a unique place in our hearts. We had our first childhood friends in kottab and enjoyed having our first recitations, memorization, Islamic knowledge, and linguistics with them. Our memories in kottabs are filled with peace and happiness in the presence of the holy Qur’an. These precious moments are what we want to share with our foreign brothers, sisters, and kids. Therefore, it is our pleasure to have you in our little “kottab”.
A kottab is the small neighbourhood school where generations of Egyptian children first learned to read, write and recite the Qur'an. We grew up in one, and those are our warmest childhood memories. Kottab Institute brings that same warmth online for families who live far from it.
Every learner starts with a free placement lesson. The teacher then writes a learning plan, and lessons are 1-to-1, live, in the family's own time zone. Teachers are observed and supervised every cycle, and parents receive a short written progress report every four weeks: what the child achieved, what they are still working on, and one thing to do at home.
Our teachers are native Arabic speakers from Egypt, including Al-Azhar graduates and teachers holding an Ijazah in recitation. They are trained to teach children who hear no Arabic at home, in simple English, without pressure.
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