A house built by people who teach for free.
Aldar Al-Arabi began as a small circle of mentors sharing what they knew. It is now a community teaching language, Qur'an, culture and history to Arabs and friends of Arabic everywhere.
We started with one circle and a borrowed room.
The first sessions were a handful of friends reading together on a weekday evening. Word travelled the way it always does in a community — someone brought a cousin, someone brought a neighbour — and within a year the room was too small.
We kept one rule from those evenings: nobody pays to learn. Mentors give their time, donors cover the materials, and the door stays open to anyone willing to sit down and begin.
Knowledge
Wisdom drawn from Arabic language and culture.
Guidance
Profound teaching in our Qur'an circles.
Community
A diverse group bound by a shared passion.
Service
A team that keeps your learning uninterrupted.
Taught by people who were once beginners here.
Forty volunteers teach across our four tracks — scholars, university teachers, and graduates of our own circles.
Arabic Language
Twelve mentors covering the alphabet through advanced grammar and composition.
Cultural Studies
Historians and artists who teach the traditions behind the language.
Qur'an Circles
Certified reciters leading tajwīd and memorisation groups.
Islamic Scholarship
Visiting scholars who sit with us once a month for open study.
Teach with us, or learn with us.
Both doors are open. Tell us which one you want to walk through and we will put you in touch with the right circle.