Learning with meaning
Examples, pictures and practice help children connect language to what it communicates.
Understanding the words.
Strengthening the connection.
Qurbah brings together Arabic learning, family support and purposeful digital learning, with closeness to Allah at the heart of its purpose.
Qurbah InstituteUSTADH ZEN MAHMOOD · FOUNDERA father’s question.
A father’s question.
A teacher’s purpose.
Ustadh Zen Mahmood is a father and teacher who has studied and taught Arabic and the Islamic sciences. In his introduction to the Qurbah Arabic books, he describes the gap that prompted the project: children can learn to read Arabic without necessarily understanding what they read.
He wanted an approach suited to children: structured language learning, meaningful practice and a story they could follow. Practical support for parents is part of that approach.
The Arabic book package, the developing app and the free library offer different ways for families to begin.
HOW WE’RE DEVELOPING THE MATERIALS
Clear teaching. Thoughtful review.
Support for parents
English guidance helps parents prepare, encourage and check work without needing to know every answer.
Release checks still to complete
Qualified Arabic review, physical print checks and family testing remain part of the release process. We do not present draft materials as fully reviewed editions.
Explore the work.
See actual book samples, explore the app direction or begin with a free printable activity.