Islamic Masterclass

Bunyān Arabic — Level 1

beginner

This Level 1 class teaches the rules for reading the Quran. Students practice double vowels, silent letters, and closed syllables. They look at special marks like the shaddah and small letters found in the script. By the end of the year, the class reads short chapters directly from the text while applying basic pronunciation rules.

Subject
Bunyān Arabic
Minimum age
6+
Units
10
Lessons and quizzes
111 lessons · 111 quizzes
Reading
about 501 minutes in allat 60 words a minute, a grade 1 reading rate
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What the student will learn

  • Pronounce words containing double vowels, closed syllables, and held vowel sounds
  • Identify special script marks like the small alif, wāw, and yāʾ
  • Apply reading rules for the silent alif and the doubled letter
  • Read short chapters from the Quran using correct pronunciation signs

Every lesson ends in a quiz. The next lesson opens when that quiz is passed at 70%. Retakes are unlimited.

Units

  1. Unit 1Tanwīn12 lessons · 12 quizzes · about 54 min
  2. Unit 2Tāʾ marbūṭah, hāʾ and hamzat al-qaṭʿ8 lessons · 8 quizzes · about 32 min
  3. Unit 3Sukūn and the closed syllable10 lessons · 10 quizzes · about 40 min
  4. Unit 4Madd al-līn and madd al-ʿilla12 lessons · 12 quizzes · about 47 min
  5. Unit 5The muṣḥaf's small letters12 lessons · 12 quizzes · about 47 min
  6. Unit 6Hamzat al-waṣl, the silent alif and alif maqṣūrah6 lessons · 6 quizzes · about 24 min
  7. Unit 7Shaddah and the two lāms12 lessons · 12 quizzes · about 46 min
  8. Unit 8The signs of tajwīd4 lessons · 4 quizzes · about 24 min
  9. Unit 9The mixed review6 lessons · 6 quizzes · about 32 min
  10. Unit 10The sūrahs29 lessons · 29 quizzes · about 159 min