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YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE · ZERO EXPERIENCE NEEDED

From your first letter
to reading the Qur'an.

No Arabic knowledge? No problem. Learn in small steps, listen, practise, play mini-games and move forward at your own pace.

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🔤 Arabic letters🎧 Listen & repeat🎮 Mini practice📈 Saved progress
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YOUR LEARNING JOURNEY

Every expert begins with one letter.

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THE ROADMAP

Small steps. Real progress.

Follow the path in order. You can revisit any lesson whenever you like.

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Meet the letters

Recognise the 28 Arabic letters and hear their names.

START HERE
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Short vowels

Practise fatḥah, kasrah and ḍammah with letters.

AFTER LEVEL 1
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Join the sounds

Explore connected forms, sukūn, shaddah and madd.

BUILD YOUR SKILL
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Read practice words

Read carefully selected, fully-vowelled examples.

WITH GUIDANCE
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First Qur'an passages

Begin short passages and learn recitation carefully.

KEEP GOING

Learning note: Arabic sounds such as ع، ح، خ، ق and ض need listening and guided practice. Browser speech is only a convenience preview—not a substitute for a qualified Qur'an teacher or verified recitation.

LEVEL 01 · LESSON 01

Meet your first Arabic letters

Tap a letter, listen to its name, then try the little recognition game.

🌱 Beginner friendly
LETTER 01 OF 28🔊 Audio preview
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Alif

A straight letter. Learn to recognise its shape and name.

Letter name: a qari recording plays if there is one; otherwise your device’s voice reads it (this is not a qari).

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Remember this

Alif is often shown as a vertical stroke. Its reading depends on the word and vowel signs around it.

QUICK GAME · NO MARKS, JUST PRACTICE

Can you spot the letter?

Choose the letter shown at the top. If you miss it, we’ll help you try again.

FIND THIS LETTERب

Ready when you are.

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AFTER THE LETTERS

Next up: the short vowel marks

Once you’re comfortable recognising letters, practise how fatḥah (َ), kasrah (ِ) and ḍammah (ُ) change the sound. The next module will build on what you learn here.

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