نورNūr

Learn to read and recite the Quran.

Lessons that start from the very first letter, and feedback on your recitation, word by word and letter by letter.

Coming soon to Google Play

Android · in English, French, Russian and Indonesian · Email me when it launches

Start from the first letter

A short path takes you from letters like ب and ع to vowels, words and whole verses, a few minutes a day.

Feedback on what you recite

Recite out loud and Nūr shows which words and letters to work on, with a tip for the sound you missed.

Your voice stays on your phone

The analysis runs on the device. Nothing you recite is sent anywhere.

From the blog

Getting started · 7 min read

How to start learning to read the Quran as a complete beginner

A step-by-step guide for complete beginners: the Arabic letters, the vowel marks, the sounds your language doesn’t have, and a simple four-week plan.

Pronunciation · 6 min read

Arabic letters that don’t exist in English and how to say them

A practical guide to the Arabic sounds English lacks: where each is made, which letter people swap it with, and a tip to practise it.

Memorisation · 7 min read

The best surahs to memorise first, and in what order

Which short surahs beginners usually memorise first and why, a suggested order in a table, and a simple way to review what you have learned.

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