Free Quran Reading Level Questionnaire
Seven quick questions that suggest a starting level on our eight-level framework and a course to begin with. It takes about two minutes.
What the levels mean
- Level 0
Initial Assessment
A teacher listens to the learner and agrees a starting point.
- Level 1
Arabic Alphabet
Recognise and sound every Arabic letter in its isolated form.
- Level 2
Letter Joining
Read letters in their beginning, middle and end forms and join them into words.
- Level 3
Harakat & Basic Reading
Read words and short phrases using vowel marks, sukoon, shaddah and tanween.
- Level 4
Fluent Quran Reading
Read any page of the Quran at a steady pace with the teacher correcting as needed.
- Level 5
Basic Tajweed
Apply the most common Tajweed rules while reading.
- Level 6
Applied Tajweed
Recite with consistent Tajweed across longer passages.
- Level 7
Advanced Recitation
Beautify recitation and prepare for memorisation or further study.
This is the Virtual Quran Center learning framework, used to place learners and track progress. It is not a universal standard; other academies use different level systems.