Online Quran classes in Spain

Quran lessons for Pakistani families in Spain

Spain is home to a large and settled Pakistani community. Many families live in and around Barcelona, in neighbourhoods such as El Raval and in nearby towns like Badalona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, while others have made their homes in Madrid, Valencia, Tarragona, Logroño and smaller towns across the country. A large share of them trace their roots to Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Jhelum and the villages around Kharian, and many still visit family in Pakistan every year.

Parents want their children to read the Quran correctly, with proper Tajweed, and to keep a living link with their faith. Local mosques and weekend classes do valuable work, but they are often crowded, and a child may get only a few minutes of individual attention. One-to-one online Quran classes bring a qualified teacher to your home on a live video call, at the hour your family chooses. OQC.com.pk teaches from Pakistan to students worldwide, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Children who live in three or four languages

Children growing up in Spain often juggle several languages every day: Spanish at school, Catalan too if they live in Catalonia, Punjabi or Urdu at home, and English as a school subject. Parents sometimes worry that adding Arabic letters will be too much. In practice, reading the Quran is a separate skill that every child learns step by step, whatever language they speak at home.

Beginners start with the Noorani Qaida: each letter and its sound, then joined letters, then short words. From there they move on to Nazra Quran and proper Tajweed. Teachers explain in simple Urdu or English. We do not promise Spanish- or Catalan-speaking teachers, so use the free trial to see how comfortable your child is with the teacher's explanations.

Fitting lessons into the Spanish day

Daily life in Spain runs on a later clock than in many countries. School often finishes in the late afternoon, children may have after-school activities, and dinner is frequently eaten late in the evening. Many parents also work long or split shifts in shops, restaurants, delivery, construction or their own businesses. A fixed class time at a mosque does not always fit.

Because we teach at every hour, you choose the slot that suits your home. Popular choices are:

• Late afternoon: young children, straight after school and a snack, before they get tired.
• Early evening: older children, once homework is done and before a late dinner.
• Morning: mothers and other adults while the children are at school.
• Late evening: working fathers after their shift.
• Weekends: for families who prefer Saturday or Sunday lessons.

If your work pattern changes, the lesson time can change too, and our team first tries to keep the same teacher at the new time.

Private attention instead of a crowded class

In a busy weekend class, a quiet child can go weeks without reading aloud, and small pronunciation mistakes settle into habits. In a private lesson the teacher listens to one student only. Every letter is heard, every mistake is corrected gently on the spot, and the pace matches the student. Children who learn a little on most days of the week usually remember far more than children who learn only once a week.

Parents are welcome to sit nearby and listen. Many find it reassuring to hear exactly what their child is learning and how they are improving.

Long summers in Pakistan, lessons that continue

Spanish schools have a long summer break, and many families spend several weeks with relatives in Gujrat, Jhelum or elsewhere in Pakistan. With a local class, that usually means a long pause and a lot of forgetting. Online lessons travel with you: the student joins from a phone or tablet wherever the family is staying, often with the same teacher. Some families use the summer for extra lessons, for example to finish the Qaida or to revise Hifz. Cousins in Pakistan can learn the same courses at their own times; see online Quran classes in Gujrat and Jhelum.

Female or male teacher

Female and male teachers are both available 24/7. Many families choose a female Quran teacher for daughters, young children and mothers. Students normally stay with the same teacher, who keeps track of their progress from lesson to lesson. For tips on judging a teacher during the free trial, see choosing an online Quran teacher.

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 Qaida or Quran page and points to the word to be read. The student reads aloud from the shared page on a phone, tablet or laptop, and the teacher corrects pronunciation and Tajweed straight away. No printed Quran is needed. On the Monday to Friday plan each lesson is 30 minutes. See how it works for the full picture.

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 start. Adults are welcome too; see Quran classes for adults, online Quran classes for ladies and, for children, online Quran classes for kids.

Fee and payment from Spain

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, and each student is on their own plan. Our team explains how to arrange payment from Spain, 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 Spain

Request a free trial and tell us who will be learning and which hours suit you, or WhatsApp us on +92 333 8182884. There is nothing to pay. Families elsewhere in Europe can read our pages for Italy, Germany, Norway and the UK, and for other countries see Quran classes for overseas Pakistanis.