Quran Teacher Laos

We teach the Quran one to one over live video to families in Laos. Classes run Monday to Friday, thirty minutes each, with the same teacher every session. Your first three classes are free. After that, twenty classes cost $30 a month. Every tutor is a Hafiz or Hafiza, and both male and female teachers are available.

Why Muslim families in Laos learn at home

There is no weekend madrasa network in Laos, so most children learn either from a parent or not at all. That is the gap these classes fill.

Laos has a small Muslim community. In the capital, ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ, there are three mosques. The Jamia Masjid sits in a lane off Rue Pangkham beside the Nam Phu fountain, opened in 1970, and is the oldest in the country. The Azahar Mosque in Chanthabuly was started in 1976 by Cham families who came from Cambodia, and locals still call it Masjid Cambodia. The third is the Ikhlas Mosque in Khamsavath. Beyond the capital there is a mosque in Savannakhet, ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ, and one built in Oudomxay in 2016. Families in Pakse, Thakhek, Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang live far from any mosque.

The community is mixed. Lao, Chin Haw, Cham, Tamil and Pashtun families pray together, and the Jamia Masjid congregation is largely South Asian, with the Friday bayan often given in Urdu. Our teachers work in English and Urdu, so most homes here can follow a lesson without a translator.

Class times that fit Laos

Laos runs on Indochina Time, two hours ahead of our teachers in Lahore, so evening slots are easy to fill.

A 6pm class in Vientiane is 4pm for your teacher. A 7pm class is 5pm, and an 8pm class is 6pm. A child who finishes school at 4pm can start at 4:30pm, which is 2:30pm in Lahore. Saturday and Sunday slots are open through the day.

You keep the same time each week. Tell us before school exams, Boun Pi Mai in April, or a family trip across the Friendship Bridge to Mukdahan, and we hold your slot.

What we teach

Noorani Qaida

 For anyone who does not know the Arabic letters yet. This is where every student starts.

Quran reading

 Reading from the Mushaf with correct sounds and tajweed, at a pace the student can hold.

Hifz

 Memorisation with a daily portion and a fixed revision cycle, starting with the short surahs.

Tarjuma

 Word by word meaning in Urdu or English.

Tafseer

 Background and explanation, surah by surah.

Urdu

 For families who want their children to keep the language at home.

All six sit on our courses page.

Starting from nothing is normal

Most beginners cannot read a single Arabic letter on day one. That is the usual starting point, not something to fix first. A student begins with the letters and their sounds, and moves on only when each sound is right. Adults who never learned as children start in the same place, in a private class where nobody else is listening.

Our teachers and how they recite

Our tutors come from Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Some are native Arabic speakers and some are not. All are Hafiz or Hafiza, and all teach Hafs an Asim.

That last point matters here. Hafs an Asim is the reading used in the mosques in Vientiane and across South and Southeast Asia, so a child taught this way recites the same as the imam on Friday. You can read more about our academy and see what families say in our student feedback.

Female teachers are available for daughters and for women learning on their own. You choose the teacher’s gender when you book.

Fees

Twenty classes a month cost $30, £30 or €30. There is no joining fee and no charge for materials. Payment is by Western Union. Full details sit on our monthly fee page. Your three trial classes are free, and you owe nothing if you decide not to continue.

Areas we cover in Laos

We take students anywhere in the country with a working internet connection. That includes Vientiane Capital and its districts of Chanthabuly, Khamsavath, Sikhottabong and Xaysettha, along with Savannakhet, Kaysone Phomvihane, Pakse, Thakhek, Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng and Oudomxay.

You need a phone, tablet or laptop. Classes run on Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams. We also teach families in Australia and the UAE, which sit in nearby time zones, and you can see our full online Quran academy programme for adults and children.

Book your free classes

Message us on WhatsApp or use our contact page. A teacher replies, asks the student’s age and level, and offers a time that works in Laos. You will not be handed to a salesperson.

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