Live one-on-one Quran lessons on Zoom with Muhammad Areeb, for children from age 4 and adults. For American families, lessons fall in the morning: before school, during a homeschool day or at the weekend.
Teaching hours are set in Pakistan time, which is 10 hours ahead of New York in winter and 9 hours ahead in summer. On weekdays that puts lessons between 5 am and 1 pm Eastern time (6 am to 2 pm in summer). In Chicago it is 4 am to noon, in Denver 3 to 11 am and in Los Angeles 2 to 10 am, each an hour later in summer. US afternoons and evenings fall outside teaching hours, so after-school lessons are not possible.
For school-age children that leaves two good options. A 30-minute lesson at 6:30 or 7 am fits before the school bus in every mainland time zone. Or take lessons at the weekend: on the East Coast the Saturday and Sunday window runs from midnight to noon in winter, so a 9 or 10 am lesson after breakfast is easy to keep. On the West Coast it runs from 9 pm on Friday and Saturday evenings until 9 am the next morning (10 pm to 10 am in summer).
Homeschooling families and adults with free mornings can use any weekday slot. In the coming years Ramadan falls in late winter, when iftar on the East Coast is between about 5 and 6 pm. That is after teaching hours end, so keep a morning or weekend lesson through the month and agree the Ramadan times a few weeks before it starts.
Most American children are at school from around 8 am until 3 pm on weekdays. Weekend: Saturday and Sunday.
| City | Weekdays (January / July) | Saturday (January / July) |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 5am–1pm6am–2pm | 12am–12pm1am–1pm |
| Chicago | 4am–12pm5am–1pm | 12am–11am, 11pm–midnight12am–12pm |
| Denver | 3am–11am4am–12pm | 12am–10am, 10pm–midnight12am–11am, 11pm–midnight |
| Los Angeles | 2am–10am3am–11am | 12am–9am, 9pm–midnight12am–10am, 10pm–midnight |
US clocks go forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November. Pakistan does not change its clocks, so the teaching window moves by one hour on your clock. Arizona stays on standard time all year (3 to 11 am on weekdays), apart from the Navajo Nation. In a week when your clocks change, confirm your lesson time with Muhammad.
Many US masjids run a weekend Islamic school, often on Sunday morning. If your child goes to one, a Saturday lesson or two early weekday lessons can sit alongside it, with time for your child to read alone and be corrected letter by letter.
Plans are $39, $55 or $85 a month per learner, for 2, 3 or 5 lessons a week. A US card pays the same amount you see on the pricing page. Payment details are shared after the free lesson, if you decide to continue.
Every lesson is live, so it helps to see when they can happen where you live. Pick your city to see the teaching hours on your own clock.
Times update for daylight saving automatically.
Teaching hours in New York
Muhammad AreebFounder and Quran teacher
I teach every lesson at Tarteel ul Quran myself. That is the whole idea: you learn with one teacher who knows your name, your level and the letter you found difficult last week.
“Correct one letter properly and the next hundred become easier. I would rather go slowly and get it right than rush and build habits we have to undo later.”
Muhammad Areeb
2 lessons a week
$39a month
Start with a free lesson3 lessons a week
$55a month
Start with a free lesson5 lessons a week
$85a month
Start with a free lessonPrices are per learner and billed monthly. Change your plan, pause or stop before your next billing date. The first lesson is always free.
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Not on weekdays. Teaching ends at 1 pm Eastern time (2 pm in summer) and 10 am Pacific time (11 am in summer). School-age children can learn before school, around 6:30 or 7 am, or on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
In winter, Saturday and Sunday lessons run from midnight to noon in New York, 11 pm the night before to 11 am in Chicago, 10 pm to 10 am in Denver and 9 pm to 9 am in Los Angeles. Add one hour in summer.
No. There is no US office, centre or local tutor. Lessons are online only, and teaching hours are set in Pakistan time. Every lesson is with Muhammad Areeb, an Islamic Studies instructor at university level, and you agree times in your own time zone.
Yes. A 6 or 7 am lesson works in every mainland time zone, and on the East Coast you can also book late morning or a lunch break before 1 pm (2 pm in summer).
Yes. All plans are priced in USD and billed monthly per learner. The first 30-minute lesson is free. No card or payment needed.
In a free 30-minute lesson, Muhammad checks your level honestly and gives you a clear plan, whether or not you join.
