A strong foundation in the learning of any language is a core component in the successful implementation of the chosen language. It facilitates excellence in pronunciation and strength in that language.
The IQRA programme caters for students from various educational backgrounds and varied abilities.
Students that study within the IQRA levels can be:
- students that have never been introduced to the language before
- students who can read but have hesitation or an inability to connect words with fluency
- Students who have many major mistakes
- Students that require intensive refinement of makhaarij of letters
The IQRA program is a one-on-one class that seeks to develop a students ability to read the arabic letters correctly, to put letters together to form words and to read sections of verses and complete sections from the Qur'an with the correct pronounciation and application of rules.
The advantage of a one-on-one method is that it allows for each students’ learning journey to be tailored based on their individual learning speed and abilities.
Main Topics
The main curriculum involves the use of the 6 IQRA books. For further details refer to the book inclusions below.
Additionally, students that gain sufficient fluency and accuracy will also be reading directly from the mus'haf.
Course expectations
Duration:
Tailored to the ability and capacity of each student
Assessment:
There are formal assessments that are done regularly for each student after the completion of each book.
Class type:
One-on-one
Book inclusions
Learning outcome for Iqraa 1:
- Correct pronounciation of every letter with fat’ha
- Clear differentiation between soft and heavy letters (خُصَّ ضَغْطٍ قِظْ + رٓ رُ ) as a sound
Topics covered:
- 2 and 3 letter words with fat’ha
- Long/short reading (1 and 2 harakat- madd ا )
Topics covered:
- Kasra
- ي madd (including sila sughra symbol)
- Dammah
- و madd (including sila sughra symbol)
- ا with round circle
Topics covered :
- Tanween
- Leen
- Sakinah م and ن
- Idh’har and Idh’har shafawy
- Qalqalah
- Sakin letters
Topics covered:
- Hamzatul wasl
- Waqf at the end of an ayah (sukoon mahd)
- Waqf on tanween-ul fat’h (Madd Iwad)
- Waqf on taa marbouta ة
- Madd mutassil
- Madd munfassil
- و with round sukoon
- mushaddad م and ن
- Idgham Kamil with ghunnah
- ال التعريف in ال
- Shaddah
- Ikhfaa Shafawy
- لفظ الجلاله in ل
- Idgham kamil without ghunnah
- Madd Lazim
Topics covered:
- Idgham Naqis
- Iqlab
- Ikhfaa
- Waqf symbols
- Stopping on mushaddad letters
- Stopping on ء with tanween-ul fat’h
- Stopping on 2 sakins
- Stopping on letter with Qalqalah kubra
- فواتح السور
After the successful completion of book 6, students will be able to transition to Quran recitation from the Mus'haf for at least a term.
Frequently asked questions
The cost of this course is $100 per school term. It is paid 4 times a year
There is a formal assessment that is done for each student after the completion of each book.
Session times are once a week for 20 minutes with associated learning implementation practice to be completed throughout the week.
Students can be introduced to Quran at different stages of their IQRA journey in order to strengthen their understanding and to form a link between what is being taught in IQRA and having consistency in applying it similarly in the Quran.
The classes run with the school terms resulting in 4 studying terms of IQRA in a year.
The key Learning focus areas in each book vary, allowing for a gradual progression in student knowledge and application.
The methodology for the IQRA stream involves a one-on-one teacher-student encounter.