Vision

IEC is starting a Qur’an Academy to inspire lifelong learning of Qur’an, advance the knowledge of Qur’an, and strengthen our communities by implementing the teaching of Qur’an. By Creating Qur’an Academy, IEC is providing more opportunities to community members to learn different aspects of Qur’anic studies.

Registration

Registration and the course selection process is very simple. Students will be registering for the Qur’an Academy. Registration for each class is not required. After successful registration, participants can start attending the class.

To facilitate the course selection process, detailed class schedule is listed below on this page.

Click here to register.

Fee

There is a nominal fee for attending the Quran Academy. Fee is not by course. Students can attend as many classes. Details are listed below:

• Single Person $15 per month
• For family of two or more, first person will pay $15 and each additional person will pay $5 per month but the sum will not be more than $40 per month altogether.
• Details of submitting the fee will be emailed upon registration.

Note: Fee can be waived upon request.

Information for Prospective students:

• Attending the Quran Academy classes is simple and flexible.
• Participant and teacher can mutually decide on switching the class in case if the course is not the perfect fit for the participant.
• After submitting the registration form, admin will send a welcome email. Please read the email for details.
• Participants are not encouraged to attend the class prior to receiving the welcome email.
• Audio or Visual recording is prohibited in all the classes unless permitted by the instructor.
• All participants are expected to treat each other with respect.
• Timings of all those classes that fall during the hour of Salaat can be adjusted by the teacher for the congregational prayer.

Course/Class Schedule

Below are different programs offered by IEC Qur’an Academy. Please be advised all classes conducted are gender specific. Female students must take classes conducted by female instructors and Male students must take classes conducted by male instructors. There are no age restrictions to participate in any class unless and until specified under course.

Classes offered for Female Students

Course #	Course Name	Duration	Timings	Days	Teacher	Room #
	Quran Tajweed	1 Hour	12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Monday & Thursday	Sr. Shabih Zehra	IEC Boardroom
	Quran Tarteel	1 Hour	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Monday Only	Sr. Shabih Zehra	IEC Boardroom
	Howza Regular Course	1 Hour	12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Tuesday Only	Sr. Shabih Zehra	IEC Boardroom
	Howza Optional Course	1 Hour	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Tuesday Only	Sr. Shabih Zehra	IEC Boardroom
	Mafaheem e Quran	1 Hour	12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Wednesday Only	Sr. Shabih Zehra	IEC Boardroom
	Quran Memorization	1 Hour	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Wednesday Only	Sr. Shabih Zehra	IEC Boardroom
LTQE	Tafseer e Quran (English)	1.5 Hour	4:00 pm – 5:30 pm	Thursday Only	Sr. Farees Khan	Ladies Prayer Hall
LTQ	Tafseer e Quran	1 Hour	12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Friday Only	Sr. Shabiha Hussain	IEC Board Room
LTQU	Tafseer e Quran(Urdu)	1 Hour	10:30 am – 11.30 am	Sunday Only	Sr. Kaukab Jafry	212
LMQ	Memorization of Quran	1 Hour	2:00 pm – 3.00 pm	Sunday Only	Sr. Sabiha Hussain	205
LQTE	Qiraat & Tajweed (English)	1 Hour	12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Sunday Only	Sr. Fatin Tariq	201

Click here for complete list of Sr. Shabih’s courses.

Classes offered for children – (Ages between 7 and 13)

Course #	Course Name	Duration	Timings	Days	Teacher	Room #
KQTE	Qiraat & Tajweed (English)	1 Hour	2:00 pm – 3.00 pm	Sunday Only	Sr. Fatin Tariq	Ladies Dinning Hall

Classes offered for Male Students

Course #	Course Name	Duration	Timings	Days	Teacher	Room #
GQTA102	Qiraat & Tajweed (English) (Advance)	1 Hour	6:30 pm – 7:30 pm	Tuesday Thru Thursday	Maulana Sayed Jawad Wahidi	205
GQTA102	Qiraat & Tajweed (English) (Advance)	1.5 Hour	6:30 pm – 7:45 pm	Friday Only	Maulana Sayed Jawad Wahidi	205
GTQ	Tafseer e Quran (English)	1 Hour	12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Sunday Only	Br. Hadi Elmi	Ladies Dinning Hall
GQTA103	Quran & Tajweed (Urdu)(Advance)	1 Hour	12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Sunday Only	Br. Abdullah	IEC Lilbrary

Session on demand

Note that the below GQTA101 course is offered only by request. Session on demand are only offered for Male students. This course is designed to improve basic Quran recitation.

Course #	Course Name	Duration	Timings	Days	Teacher	Room #
GQTA101	Qiraat & Tajweed (English) (Basic)	30 Minutes	6:30 pm – 7:00 pm	Wednesday Only	Br. Syed Hassan Mehdi	Main Prayer Hall
GQTA101	Qiraat & Tajweed (English) (Basic)	1 Hour	5.00 pm – 6:00 pm	Friday Only	Br. Ehson Khademi	Main Prayer Hall

Courses

For better understanding of the course, detail course description is listed below:

1. Qiraat & Tajweed (Basic)
   Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Arabic alphabets and some level of Qur’an recitation.
   Qiraat and Tajweed basic course will focus on basic Qur’an recitation. Students in this course will learn to improve their recitation by reciting designated pages from the Qur’an. Pages to be recited will be uploaded to the website daily, so students can practice in advance. This course will encourage and train students to recite Qur’an daily.
2. Qiraat & Tajweed (Advance)
   Prerequisite: Fluency in Qur’an recitation
   This course will focus on advance recitation. Students will learn advanced Tajweed, Tarteel and Qirat rules.
3. Memorization of Qur’an
   Prerequisite: Basic Qur’an recitation
   Memorization of the Qur’an course will give students the opportunity to learn Qur’an memorization techniques. These techniques can be used by students to further memorize the rest of the Qur’an independently. As part of the course, students will memorize a few surahs for the sake of practice.
4. Memorization of Dua, Ziaarat and Selected Surah
   Prerequisite: None
   Memorization of Dua, Ziaarat and selected surahs course will focus on memorization of duas from the treasures of Aimmah such as Dua-e-Kumayl, Dua-e-Sabah’, Dua-e-Iftitah and many more. The Ziaraat memorization section will deal with the memorization of Ziarat-e-Ashura, Ziarat-e- Ale Yaseen, Ziarat-e-waritha to mention a few. The selected surah section will deal with memorization of a few short surahs as part of the class.
5. Translation & Mafaheem
   Prerequisite: Basic Qur’an recitation.
   Translation & Mafaheem course will focus on the techniques of translation. These techniques will help students to build a skill that will aid them in understanding Qur’an while reading in Arabic.
6. History and Knowledge of Qur’an
   Prerequisite: None
   History and Knowledge of Qur’an course will include significance of history of Qur’an, revelation and sequence of revelation, Shan-e-nuzool, Asbab-e-nuzool, wahi and its kind, and writers of wahi. This course will also mention the names and attributes of Qur’an, whether the surah is Makki or Madani or both. Topics such as preservation and modes of decent of the Qur’an, addition and deletion of words and transposition, identifying fixed position like ‘Ahzab’ (plural for hizb) or manzil will be looked at. This course will include recognizing Ajza or parts, Huroof-e-muqatt’at or disjointed letters (Saud; Quaf; Ta-Ha, Ya-seen etc.), examples, swears and miracles of the Qur’an.
7. Tafseer of Qur’an
   Prerequisite: None
   Tafseer-e-Qur’an course will focus on the tafseer written by renowned scholars such as Allama Muhammad Hussain Tabatabai’, Ustad Nasir Makaram Sherazi and Aga Pooya.
8. Tafseer-e-Ayaat-e-Zanaana
   Prerequisite: None
   Tafseer -e-Ayaat-e-Zanaana course will deal with ayaat related to women in the Qur’an. In this course, women will not only gain in-depth understanding for betterment of their lives in this world as well as next.
9. Mysteries and riddles of Qur’an from the Prophet’s stories (Offered Semi-annually)
   Prerequisite: None
   Mysteries and riddles of Qur’an from the Prophet’s stories is geared towards children ages 7-13. As the name suggests, children will learn Qur’anic facts in a fun, friendly and enjoyable way.
   Semester 1: Jamadiul ula – End of Ramadhan.
   Semester 2: Shawwal – Rabbi-uth-thani.

Contact us

For questions or inquiry, please contact us at quranacademy@iec-houston.org.