Stage 1 is free for every family
Teach your child to read the Quran, one letter at a time.
A playful digital edition of the Baghdadi Qaida, معلّم القرآن. Your child reads each line aloud. The app listens to every sound, shows exactly what they said, and helps them get it right.
Free to start, no card needed. It runs in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer, and you can add it to your home screen. iPhone and Android apps are coming.
Or try a lesson right nowHave a go, it's free
Try a lesson from the book
Three levels from the start of the Baghdadi Qaida. Listen, say it out loud, and see exactly what the app heard.
Your recording is only used to check your reading. It isn't kept.
How it works
A practice turn takes under a minute
Your child works through the book one line at a time, the same way they would with a teacher sitting beside them.
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Step 1: Listen
Hear the line read clearly before trying it.
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Step 2: Read aloud
Tap the microphone and read the line from the book.
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Step 3: See what they said
The app shows exactly what it heard next to the right sound, with one gentle hint. When it isn't sure, it says so.
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Step 4: Earn rewards
Stars and streaks add up to the rewards you choose, from screen time to something in their favourite game.
Rewards you choose
Every child is motivated by something different
Your child does the reading, and you choose what it earns: screen time, something in the game they love, a day out, or sadaqah. Mix them, and change them any time.
Rewards are part of the app. Start free and set them up for your family.
Start freeWhy it works
Reading the Quran shouldn't take years
With only a weekly class, the Qaida can stretch on for years. A little practice every day, and a child who wants to come back to it, gets through the whole book in months. Choose a pace to see how long.
About 7 monthsto finish the whole book (30 weeks)
The book has about 160 pages. Stage 1 takes about three weeks, one letter group a week. After that the plan counts the reading pages, about 134 of them, since the pages that introduce a new rule are taught in the app's Learn step.
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A little every day
A few minutes at home whenever your child is ready. Practice doesn't have to wait for next week's class.
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Mistakes caught early
The app shows a wrong sound next to the right one the moment it's said, before it becomes a habit. When it isn't sure, it says so instead of guessing.
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Motivation that lasts
Stars, streaks and the rewards you pick keep your child coming back. Motivation is what finishes the book.
Reading is the key
Every letter is part of the key
The Quran calls itself guidance, light, mercy and healing. Reading it is how a child opens that treasure for themselves.
Each stage of the book adds a tooth to the key. When all six are there, your child can open the mushaf and read it on their own.
- Letters
- Short vowels
- Long vowels
- Tanween
- Reading rules
- Tajweed
The book
Six stages, one page at a time
The app follows the Baghdadi Qaida in order, and every lesson points to its page in the printed copy, so practice at home matches the book on the table.
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الحروف
Stage 1: Letters
Pages 2–6
أ ب ت ث ج
- Three letter groups
- Shapes by position
- Light & heavy letters
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الحركات
Stage 2: Short vowels
Pages 7–57
بَ بِ بُ
- Fathah
- Kasrah
- Dammah
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المدّ
Stage 3: Long vowels
Pages 58–81
بَا بِي بُو
- Madd with alif
- Madd with yaa
- Madd with waaw
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التنوين
Stage 4: Tanween
Pages 82–91
بً بٍ بٌ
- Tanween fath “an”
- Tanween kasr “in”
- Tanween damm “un”
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الأحكام
Stage 5: Reading rules
Pages 92–143
الْقَمَرُ الشَّمْسُ
- Sukoon
- Qalqalah
- Hamzat al-wasl
- Moon laam
- Shaddah
- Sun laam
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التجويد
Stage 6: Tajweed
Pages 144–160
مِنْ بَعْدِ
- Ith·haar
- Idghaam
- Iqlaab
- Ikhfaa
- Meem saakinah
- Two sukoons meeting
Every milestone opens up more of the Quran
The share of the Quran's 77,915 words a child can sound out after each milestone, before the special spellings of the mushaf.
From our analysis of the Quranic Arabic Corpus.
- Short vowels7%
- Long vowels23%
- Tanween28%
- Sukoon52%
- Shaddah73%
- Hamzah96%
- Mushaf spellings100%
Parents & teachers
For the kitchen table and the madrasa
For parents
- Sit beside your child with the printed book open. Every screen shows its page number.
- See which letters and rules your child finds hard, not just how many stars they earned.
- Add all your children to one account, each with their own progress and rewards.
- Short daily sessions, so practice fits around school and homework.
For teachers and madrasas
- See where every child in your class is in the book.
- Hear any attempt the app wasn't sure about, and mark it yourself.
- Set pages as homework. The stage tracker fills itself in.
- Print worksheets of real Quran words that use only what each stage has taught.
Stories from families
What families say
We're just getting started, so this space is waiting for your story. Tried the free lesson or the app? Tell us how it went.
Your story could be the first one here.
Short and honest is perfect: what your child enjoyed, what clicked, what you'd change.
Privacy
Your child's voice stays private
We're recording children, so we hold ourselves to a strict standard.
Nothing is recorded until you say yes
A parent turns on the microphone for each child. Without that, it stays off.
No names or birthdays needed
We ask for an age range and a nickname you choose. That's all the app needs.
Helping the app improve is a separate choice
Recordings help the app learn only if you opt in. Practice works the same either way.
Delete it whenever you like
Remove a child's recordings and progress from your account at any time.
Pricing for families
Simple plans, and every one gives back
Stage 1 stays free for every family. Pay monthly, or pay yearly and save a third.
Free
A$0forever
No card needed.
- Stage 1: all 28 letters
- Pronunciation checks on every sound
- One child
Most families
Family
A$9.99a month
Cancel any time.
- All six stages of the book
- Up to 2 children, each with their own profile
- Rewards you choose for each child, from screen time to game goals
- Parent dashboard: see what each child finds hard
- Real Quran words after every stage
Big family
A$14.99a month
Cancel any time.
- Everything in Family
- Up to 8 children, each with their own profile
- One dashboard for the whole family
Half of every subscription goes to charity
We give 50% of what you pay to charity, on every plan, madrasas included. While your child learns to read the Quran, someone else is helped too.
Prices are in Australian dollars and are what we plan to charge at launch.
For madrasas and Islamic schools
Bring it to your class
Children practise at home between lessons, and you see where every child is in the book. You stay in charge: anything the app wasn't sure about comes to you to hear and mark.
Founding madrasas pilot it free for a term
We're looking for our first madrasas to shape the app with us. Use it with one class for a whole term, free.
Class
A$49a month
One teacher, up to 30 students.
- All six stages for every student
- Teacher dashboard: every child's place in the book
- Hear and mark attempts the app wasn't sure about
- Set pages as homework
Most madrasas
Madrasa
A$149a month
Up to 5 teachers and 150 students.
- Everything in Class, for every class
- Progress across the whole madrasa
- Printable worksheets of real Quran words
Islamic school
Let's talk
Any number of teachers and students.
- Everything in Madrasa
- Help setting up your classes
- Invoices and term billing for your school
Half of every madrasa subscription goes to charity too. Prices are in Australian dollars and are what we plan to charge at launch.
See you on page one
Start on page one today
Stage 1 is free, with no card needed. Open it, pick a name for your child and read the first letter together.