Islamic Studies for Kids in the UK

Islamic studies teacher explaining a lesson to a child in the UK

Your child is growing up in a country where they are often the only Muslim in their class. They will be asked questions their parents never had to answer at their age. Islamic studies that ignore that reality do not help them.

These lessons are one to one, live, and taught in English by graduates of Al-Azhar University. We answer the questions children actually ask rather than the ones a textbook expects.

We are onboarding our first teachers now.

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Salah, properly

Not just the words, but the wudu that comes before it, what each position means, and how to pray when you are at school, on a trip, or somewhere without a prayer room. Practical from the first lesson.

Daily duas

The short supplications a child uses every day - before eating, before sleeping, leaving the house, travelling. Taught with their meanings, so they are understood rather than recited.

Seerah for children

The life of the Prophet, peace be upon him, told as a story a child can follow, with the lessons drawn out rather than lectured. Children remember narrative far longer than lists.

The basics of fiqh

What is halal and haram in everyday situations a British Muslim child meets: school lunches, birthday parties, friendships, sports on a Friday. Answers that are accurate and usable, without scaring a child.

The pillars and the articles of faith

The foundations, explained at the child’s level and revisited as they grow, so understanding deepens rather than being memorised once and forgotten.

We answer the question that was asked

Children ask difficult things. Why do my friends celebrate Christmas and I do not. Why can I not eat what everyone else is eating. A child who is told not to ask stops asking - and asks someone else instead. Our teachers answer honestly and at the child’s level.

We do not teach through fear

A child who prays because they are frightened will stop the moment nobody is watching. We teach why a Muslim prays, not what happens if they do not.

Respect for what you teach at home

Families follow different madhhabs and hold different views on secondary matters. Where scholars differ, our teachers say so plainly and refer your child back to you rather than contradicting what you have taught.

Age-appropriate, always

Topics are introduced when a child is ready for them. Content that is suitable for a fifteen-year-old is not put in front of a seven-year-old because it appears in the same book.

Rules our teachers must follow

These are conditions of teaching with us. A teacher who breaks any of them stops teaching with us that day.

The teacher’s camera stays on for the whole lesson. There are no exceptions.
A teacher will never ask to be alone with your child, and will never ask a parent to leave the room.
Teachers do not give out or ask for phone numbers, email addresses or social media accounts.
Lesson times, changes and cancellations are arranged with the academy, never privately between a teacher and a child.

You can join any lesson, any time

No notice needed, no reason needed. If you would prefer lessons to happen in a shared family room rather than a bedroom, we would encourage that - but it is your home and your decision.

Qualified, named teachers

Our teachers are graduates of Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Every teacher has a full profile on this site with their real name and photograph.

What we do not currently offer

Our teachers are based in Egypt, which means a UK Enhanced DBS check is not available to them. A DBS check searches UK police records only, so for someone who has never lived in the UK it would return nothing meaningful even if it could be obtained. If another academy tells you their overseas teachers are DBS checked, that claim is worth questioning.

Which madhhab do you teach?

Our teachers are Al-Azhar graduates and teach within the mainstream Sunni tradition. Where the four schools differ on a secondary matter, they say so and refer your child back to you rather than pushing one view.

My child asks questions I struggle to answer. Can the teacher help?

That is much of the value of one to one lessons. Tell us the questions your child has been asking and the teacher will build a lesson around them.

Do you teach about other religions?

Where it comes up naturally - a child asking why a friend celebrates a different festival, for example - we answer factually and respectfully. We do not teach comparative religion as a subject, and we do not disparage anyone else’s faith.

Is this suitable if my child attends an Islamic school?

Yes. School lessons are group-based and follow a fixed scheme. One to one lessons fill gaps and follow your child’s own questions, which a class of thirty cannot.

What age do you start?

From around five for duas and salah. Seerah works well from six or seven. Fiqh questions tend to become important from eight or nine as children spend more time away from home.

Can we combine this with Quran or Arabic lessons?

Yes, and most families do. A common pattern is Quran twice a week with one Islamic studies lesson at the weekend.

Registering costs nothing and commits you to nothing. When we open, you will get first choice of lesson times.