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Yes. Every lesson and resource on ILMHUB.org is free to use — no sign-up, no paywall, no condition. These resources are offered as a service to the Ummah.
The fuller, structured courses — with video lectures, slide decks, worksheets, and ongoing feedback — are available separately at ILMHUB.net.
No. The courses are designed for English-speaking adults with no prior Arabic background. The teaching approach comes from years of understanding exactly where English speakers get stuck — and how to make classical Arabic grammar feel intuitive rather than intimidating.
ILMHUB.org hosts the free versions of every published course. ILMHUB.net hosts the full structured courses — more depth, video lectures, slide decks, worksheets, exercises, and personalised feedback from the teacher.
The free lessons follow the same methodology and are a genuine starting point, not a watered-down preview.
Classical Quranic Arabic only. Every word, example, and exercise is taken directly from the Quran. There is no dialect, and no Modern Standard Arabic where it differs from the classical Arabic of the Quran.
Quranic verses are translated using The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab. Verse meanings are never paraphrased or reinterpreted.
No. The method puts structure before memorisation. You first learn how Arabic works — the underlying patterns — so you can decode any verse, rather than relying on a memorised word list. Each lesson builds cumulatively on the last.
Each lesson includes a video, written lesson notes, a terminology reference, and — where available — a downloadable quiz with model answers. Lessons are serial and cumulative, so everything connects by the end of a book.
The Arabic Grammar Glossary contains 194 vocalised grammar terms, searchable in Arabic, in any transliteration spelling, or by the plain-English meaning. Grammar terms inside the lessons link directly to their glossary entry.
Start with Lesson One of Language of Quran — Book One. It's free, takes under 30 minutes, and introduces the three types of Arabic words that everything else builds on.
Yes. The lessons are free, but producing them takes time and resources. You can contribute through the Support page to help keep the content free and growing for the whole Ummah.
The first lesson is free, takes under 30 minutes, and will change the way you hear the Quran.
Start Lesson One — Free