Where is Katateeb Online based, and is there a place to visit?+
The school is based in Amman, Jordan, and every lesson runs online over Zoom — so there is no office to visit to enrol and no branch to go to. Enrolment, follow-up and payment all happen remotely, and students learn from home in any country.
How is Katateeb Online different from a mosque halaqa?+
A mosque halaqa is a group, usually free, at a fixed time, and it moves at the group's pace — an excellent choice for someone whose reading is already sound and who wants memorisation and discipline. Katateeb Online is paid and one-to-one: you recite in every lesson, the teacher knows the student by name and level, the slot is in your timezone, and a written weekly report follows. The difference is in kind, not degree: sound reading is well served by a halaqa; reading with errors needs one-to-one time to correct articulation.
How are you different from the larger, cheaper platforms?+
We do not claim to be the cheapest — there are platforms offering a one-to-one lesson for less, some with an app and round-the-clock support. The difference is that the economics of the lowest price require a large rotating pool, so the teacher may change and written follow-up tends to be thin. What we offer is specific and checkable: everyone who teaches is a certified woman without exception, one teacher who does not change, a written weekly report, and a published child-safety policy. If price alone is the measure, cheaper exists.
Do you teach men and adults?+
No. Katateeb Online teaches children aged 4 to 15 and women only, and everyone who teaches is a certified woman — there are no male teachers on the team at all. That is a positioning choice, not a capacity limit: most families who reach us are mothers looking for a female teacher for their daughters or for themselves.
Which language is the lesson taught in if the child does not speak Arabic?+
It starts in English and shrinks from there. Both teachers speak Arabic and English, so instructions are given in English in the first weeks and reduce until the lesson runs in Arabic alone. This is the most common case we handle: a child born abroad who does not hear Arabic at home.
Are all the teachers women?+
Yes, without exception. Katateeb Online has no male teachers at all, so there is no chance a lesson is reassigned to a man when schedules are tight or a teacher is unavailable.
What does ijazah mean?+
An ijazah is a licence to teach, granted by a certified sheikh to a student who has recited the whole Quran to him accurately, with an unbroken chain of transmission. In the Noorani Qaida it means certification to teach that method itself. We list each teacher's qualification; documenting the ijazah numbers and grantors is in progress.
Does the same teacher stay for the whole course?+
Yes. Each student is assigned one teacher who stays with them, because follow-up needs someone who knows the student rather than someone reading a file. In genuine emergencies — illness or travel — we notify you in advance and offer a make-up lesson rather than a substitute teacher.
Can I choose the teacher?+
You can request a particular teacher and we will try to find a slot with her, but the default assignment follows the course and the student's age, because each teacher has a speciality. If the assignment doesn't suit you after the first lesson, changing it costs nothing.
