Read the Quran yourself.
In 30 days.
Each day in the Lab you look at a letter, listen to how it sounds, and try it with your own voice. The lessons stay small on purpose. God sees that effort, even on the days it feels tiny.
You have probably tried before.
A chart of 28 letters. A few videos you meant to finish. A quiet promise that you would practise later. Then the days filled up, and the Quran stayed closed.
Be gentle with yourself. A crowded page is a hard place to begin when you already feel behind.
Try one letter, just belowCome and try one letter.
This is what a lesson in the Lab feels like. Tap a letter, listen to it, and watch the shape change when it sits at the start of a word, in the middle, or at the end.
In the full Lab you meet all 28 letters, with real recorded voices and short games to practise. See all 28 letters
Sounds like "b" in "boat"
The same letter changes shape in a word:
A month of short lessons.
Each week rests on the week before. You learn what a mark does before anyone asks you to remember its name.
Meet the letters
Each letter's shape and its sound, a few at a time, so they have room to settle.
Add the little marks
The small marks above and below a letter. They tell you which sound to make.
Join them into words
Letters hold onto each other and become a word you can point to on the page.
Stop, double, hold
Some sounds stop short. Some double. Some are held a little longer.
Read with a calm pace
Where to pause and take a breath, so the reading stays calm and clear.
"I was born Muslim, but I couldn't read the Quran."
During COVID, our founder Walid sat with a question he could not put down: when I meet God, what will I say about never learning to read His words?
With dyslexia, a whole page of ruling felt overwhelming, and he struggled to keep up with the videos he tried. What finally helped was slowing down and learning one letter at a time. He built this course so you can learn to read the Quran at your own pace, starting with the very first letter.
That is the Reading Lab now. The team behind Everyday Muslim made it for anyone who wants to begin, whether the Quran has been in your home for years or you are opening it for the first time.
Read Walid's full story →Walid, founder
For busy people who still want to begin.
You try it yourself
A lesson asks you to tap, listen, and answer. A letter tends to stay once your own voice has said it.
Short enough to finish
The lessons end before you are worn out. A small visit on ordinary days is easier to keep than one long night you never repeat.
Room to get it wrong
Miss a letter and try again. Practice is private. God is merciful with a slow start, and He already knows you showed up.
Your place is kept
Replay any letter or lesson as often as you need. If a week gets away from you, you return to the same spot.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." Those are the opening words of the Quran, and the first line we hope you will read yourself.
One day you will open the Quran and know the letters in front of you.
Worried you cannot do it?
Almost everyone feels that way at the start. Here are honest answers.
I don't know any Arabic at all. Can I really do this?
Yes. You can. You start with the shape and sound of one letter, and every step is explained in everyday English. You do not need to know a word of Arabic before day one.
Is 30 days realistic?
The course is laid out as 30 short days. Some people move faster. Some need longer, and that is alright. You can repeat a lesson as many times as you need.
How much does it cost?
The beginner course is paid. The price is on the course page, so you can see it before you enrol.
Will I understand what I'm reading?
This course teaches you to read the words of the Quran out loud, carefully. Understanding the meaning comes later. Reading is how that starts.
I'm older, or I've tried and failed before. Is it too late?
It is not too late. Many people have told themselves the chance has passed. The lessons are short, and the practice is private, for the person who felt left behind.
Your first lesson
takes about 5 minutes.
Thirty quiet days from here, you could be reading the Quran yourself. If you have been waiting for a gentler start, you can begin tonight.
Start the 30-day courseNo Arabic needed to begin · A certificate at the end · You set the pace
