Online Quran classes in Norway

Quran lessons for Pakistani families in Norway

Pakistani families have lived in Norway since the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the community, centred on Oslo, is now into its third generation and beyond. Many of those families have roots in Kharian, Gujrat and the villages around them, and many still travel back for summers and weddings. Today children of Pakistani heritage in Oslo, Drammen, Lillestrøm, Bergen, Stavanger and elsewhere are Norwegian through and through, while their parents and grandparents want them to keep the Quran close. One-to-one online Quran classes help by bringing a qualified teacher to your home over a live video call.

OQC.com.pk teaches from Pakistan to students worldwide. Every lesson is private, so the teacher listens to one student only. Families in other European countries can read about online Quran classes in Germany and the UK.

A lesson that does not move with the sun

Life in Norway follows the light, and prayer times swing more than almost anywhere Pakistani families live. In Oslo in midwinter the sun sets in the middle of the afternoon; in midsummer Isha can come very late, and further north the swing is even greater. Families who tie Quran lessons to "after Maghrib" find the lesson drifting from mid-afternoon to near midnight over the year.

The simple answer is to fix the lesson to a clock time. Because we teach 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, your child's lesson can stay at the same Norwegian time all year, for example 5 pm on weekdays, whatever the season. When Norway changes its clocks in late March and late October, our team keeps the lesson at the same local time. Pakistan is 4 hours ahead of Norway in winter and 3 hours ahead in summer.

• After school or SFO: a short lesson once children are home.
• Early evening: after dinner, when a parent can sit in.
• Weekend mornings: for families busy with football, swimming or skiing in the week.
• Late evening: for adults learning for themselves.

Third-generation children, first-rate reading

Many children of Pakistani heritage in Norway speak Norwegian as their first language, with some Urdu or Punjabi at home. Their grandparents may have learned the Quran in a village mosque in Gujrat; the children need a different approach. One-to-one lessons start from your child's real level, use patient repetition, and focus on the Arabic sounds that Norwegian speakers find hardest, such as the throat letters and the heavy letters. When you book, tell us which language your child prefers for explanations, and our team will take it into account.

Grandparents often want to be part of it, and they can. They can sit beside the child during the lesson, and relatives in Pakistan can follow progress through the same WhatsApp number. If your family has cousins learning in Gujrat, they can study with us too, each at their own local time.

Summers in Pakistan

Long summer holidays are when many Norwegian-Pakistani families travel to Kharian, Gujrat, Jhelum or Lahore. With most tutors, that means weeks without lessons and a slow restart in August. With online lessons, the same teacher continues from Pakistan, and the lesson returns to Norwegian time when you fly home.

How a lesson works

Teacher and student both keep their video on and see each other at the side of the screen. The teacher screen-shares the page being studied, a lesson from the Noorani Qaida or a page of the Quran, and points to the word to be read. The student reads aloud from the shared page, and the teacher corrects pronunciation, joining and Tajweed straight away. On the Monday to Friday plan each lesson lasts 30 minutes. See how it works.

Courses

• Noorani Qaida: letters, sounds and joining, for complete beginners.
• Nazra Quran: fluent, accurate reading from the Mushaf.
• Tajweed: the rules of recitation, practised verse by verse.
• Hifz: memorising selected surahs or the whole Quran.
• Islamic Studies: salah, duas, kalimas and daily basics for children.

In the free trial the teacher checks the student's level and recommends where to begin. See the courses page.

For parents too

Parents who want to refresh their reading or learn Tajweed can book private lessons; see Quran classes for adults. Women and girls can ask for a female Quran teacher. For children, see online Quran classes for kids.

Fee and payment from Norway

Our standard plan is PKR 7,500 a month per student on the Monday to Friday plan, which gives 20 one-to-one 30-minute live classes a month, Monday to Friday. It is the same for every course and for a female or male teacher. Our team explains how to arrange payment from Norway, and the fee for any other schedule, such as weekends only, is discussed directly with the team. See the fees page.

Book a free trial from Norway

Request a free trial and tell us your town and preferred Norwegian time, or WhatsApp us on +92 333 8182884. There is nothing to pay. For other countries, see Quran classes for overseas Pakistanis.