FAQs and Contact

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Please read all questions and answers before you contact us and enroll at Dar AL-Fath as these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers are our charter of work that we are very keen to apply with all our students. If you have further inquiries and questions, please contact us and we will answer your questions with pleasure within 48 hours, noting that classes are held on all days of the week, and management weekend is Fridays only.

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These FAQs are about Arabic (private and group) courses and Quran courses.

Step 1: You need to do a placement test first. Click here to access the test. (Placement test link)

Step 2: Fill in the enrollment form, choose your schedule and submit the filled-in form.

Step 3: We will send you a message about the payment method, by PayPal or credit card, and give you some information about the course start date and how to join the group.

You are not required to revise or do anything before joining our courses. Regardless of your level, you can join us, as the levels of study start from the first alphabets up to the excellent level.

Our method of teaching is based on the four skills (Speaking, listening, reading and writing) and grammar.

Teaching and learning are in Arabic only to ensure that the student is fully involved in the Arabic language. During conversation, the teacher communicates with the student in Arabic gradually based on the student’s level.

The class activity includes the student’s book, exercises book and electronic board for explanation as well as CD and some movies for listening.

Training on speaking and listening skills is a basic part of the class. No class is given to adult or young students without training on these skills. It is an integral part of our curriculum.

The student becomes fully fluent in reading and writing in levels 1 & 2, and becomes fully proficient in speaking in levels 3 & 4. The student starts studying grammar in level 3, studying morphology (Al-Sarf) in level 5 and completes all grammar and morphology rules in level 8. In levels 9 & 10, the student will study Arabic literature and topics in Islamic history, Arabic poetry, Arabic rhetoric, Islamic philosophy and a simplified study for some lessons of Islamic jurisprudence, Quran interpretation and introduction to Hadith and Al-Ajroumiya explanation.

After completing all levels of study at Dar AL- Fath, the student shall receive a certificate called (Certificate of Arabic Language Proficiency). It is equal to TOEFL certificate in English.

There is no free mixing between males and females. Men and children over 10 years of age are taught by male teachers. Women, girls and children under 10 years are taught by female teachers.

We teach a distinguished curriculum divided into 10 levels, developed by experienced teachers from Egypt. This curriculum is certified as the best book for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers in 2017. This book applies the global method for teaching languages in line with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

No. We accept students from all over the world no matter what language they speak. We have students from France, Belgium, Britain, Luxembourg, America, Canada, Albania, Dagestan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and India. We apply only one teaching method, i.e. teaching the Arabic language in Arabic only.

Group classes are for one and a half hours, 3 times a week. Every level takes 10 weeks.

We will contact you and confirm the schedule you have chosen. You can join your classmates in the group after we inform you of your teacher’s contact details. The class includes explanation of the lesson and writing the explanation in papers and sending such papers to each student after the class. In addition, before the class, each student shall take photos of the homework done in his/her own book and notebook and send these photos to the teacher for correction during the class.

Minimum 3 students and maximum 5 students in order to give adequate time for each student to speak and converse freely with the teacher.

You can do a placement test first, then choose your schedule in a group as suitable for you.

The full cost of a level is 135 £/ 157.5$ , for 45 hours of study over 10 weeks + 5 £/ 5$for the student’s book and exercises book.

When a student is absent from the class, the student shall be charged for that class fees and there will be no substitute class. The student can seek help from classmates to know what they have studied in the missed class.

The group class can be attended by one student only. If all students are absent and the teacher comes in time, the students shall be charged for the class fees as the teacher has attended and adhered to the class time.

We do not accept children within adult groups, except at the age of 14 years, so that the topics of study are suitable for their age and mentality. Meanwhile, the children books are well suitable for children in terms of Islamic, psychological and moral education.

You can fill in the enrollment form and stay in the waiting list until we have a group suitable for your level, or you can enroll in a private course if you want to complete your study plan without interruption.

No. Dar AL-Fath center shall arrange your group of study. However, we do not mind you to recommend your friends to join your group at our center if they are at the same level of study.

Classes are given through a chatting application by conversation and using screen sharing to see the board and the book together with videos and multiple software similar to the famous Skype that everyone can use it.

Normally, there is no trial class for group classes, but there is something like an interview with the AIC directress to check the student’s level in speaking skill before joining our center , to ensure harmony of speaking among students.

Course fees cannot be refunded if the course has already been started, even by one class. However, we accept to postpone your participation in the course for one month if the course has not already been started, to enable you to join the next group. If you become late in joining the next group, we cannot wait you for any more time. We advise you not to enroll in the course if you are not ready to start your study.

Maximum absence in group classes is two times of absence, because more than that limit will cause the student to miss many lessons that cannot be compensated. Dar AL- Fath center management shall warn the absent student more than once to catch up the missed lessons and be able to take the exam with his/her classmates.

We have 3 solutions as available:

1- Provide a substitute class before the end of the course.

2- Provide another teacher to give the lesson instead of the absent teacher.

3- Combine two groups together with a teacher who teaches the same book at the same level.

FAQs relating to Private Classes & Quran Courses

Step 1: You need to do a placement test first. Click here to access the test. (Placement test link)

Step 2: Fill in the form of enrollment in Arabic courses (click here) and Quran courses (click here) and choose your schedule with the teacher and then submit the form to us.

Step 3: We will send you a message about the payment method, by PayPal or credit card, and give you some information about the course start date and how to contact the teacher.

There is no specific level required for starting the course. You can start with us even if you do not know the Arabic alphabets or any Arabic vocabulary. We have a suitable level for you whether you are good or bad at Arabic language.

No. We do not have free mixing between men and women at Dar AL Fath center .

No. There is no medium language in Arabic and Quran courses in order to provide the students with a whole environment for practicing Arabic language so that the students can develop their speaking skill step by step. However, at the beginner levels, very simple words shall be used such as (read, write, repeat, right and wrong). You will feel familiar with the Arabic language over time. This method is very successful with all students who have studied at AIC before.

You can set your schedule for Arabic and Quran as suitable for your time and for the schedule of your selected teacher so that the minimum Arabic classes are 3 classes a week to ensure your progress in learning and minimum 2 hours a week for Quran. However, you can increase your hours of study per week to be 6 hours for Arabic and 5 hours for Quran.

Students interested in intensive study can increase their hours of study to be up to 10 hours a week, two hours for each class.

Yes. You can re-schedule your classes after one month or more from starting your classes, so that you can change your times from morning to evening or vice versa. You can stay with your teacher if your changed times are suitable for his/her schedule and plan at AIC. If not suitable for the teacher, we will choose another teacher to complete your level at your re-scheduled times.

Students are allowed to change the times of their classes once a year, so please choose the exact time for your classes.

At Dar AL Fath center , we provide you with all means of convenience. You can change the teacher and the book of study if you find it difficult or easy. You can change the times of your classes as suitable for you. This is to give you an opportunity to complete your course and study in a way that suits you and fulfills all your dreams.

Therefore, we do not apply a refund for tuition fees if you pay the fees on a monthly or even an annual basis. However, we have multiple solutions that you can choose one as follows:

1- You can change the teacher, time or book for your comfort and convenience.

2- You can change the type of course, for example from the Arabic language course to Quran course until you use up your paid fees.

3- You can transfer the course to a family member or a friend and take the paid fees from them or consider it as a gift from you to them.

4- You can postpone the course for maximum 2 months and then resume your course, taking into account the new fees of courses if there is any increase during such period of interruption.

If you are enrolled in an intensive course and got a discount for such course, and then you changed to the normal course to be 3 times a week, Dar AL Fath shall have the right to get back to the normal course fees and cancel the discount granted to you before.

In this case, you can send a message to Dar AL Fath center directress asking for a leave and setting the date of return to complete the course. In such a case, you will not be charged for the fees of classes during your absence and the missed classes can be compensated in agreement with the teacher.

If you plan to take a leave for travel, please inform us at least one week in advance so as to inform the teachers of your absence.

The student can skip only one class in a month after submitting a request for absence one day in advance to the center management so as to inform the teacher of your absence and set an alternative date for your missed class, whether such absence is a sick leave or for any other emergencies. Dar AL-Fath management may refuse your request for absence if it is more than once a month.

The student shall be charged for the class fees if he skips the class suddenly without prior notification to Dar AL-Fath Management and the teacher attends the class on time.

If the student apologizes for not attending the class less than 3 hours prior to the class time.

Yes, you can change your program of study to other courses, such as the open conversation course, Al-Ajroumiya course, Arabic grammar course or any other course as available at the center .

Click here for information about courses and fees. For Arabic courses, click here. For Quran courses, click here.

For monthly payment plan, you have the choice to complete the course or not to renew your enrollment. However, if you want to stop the course, you will have to notify us one week in advance, so that a new student can be enrolled instead of you with your teacher.

For bi-annual and annual payment plans, you have to inform us that you want to stop the course a week earlier in order to agree on the pause period, otherwise your enrollment shall be considered as automatically renewed as planned in the teacher’s schedule.

The center directress can help you in choosing the right course for you to achieve your goals from learning the Arabic language. For this purpose, you can have a personal interview with the center directress (for female students) or with the male section supervisor (for male students) prior to the course or at the first class of the course to determine the right course for you.

The Quran teacher shall also help you to choose the right course for Quran memorization and revision at the first class of Quran course.

You can start immediately after enrolling, choosing your schedule and paying the course fees. Upon completing all these steps and your schedule is confirmed, you can start the next day if you are ready or at the beginning of the next week.

General questions

You can pay by any of the following methods: PayPall, credit cards or Western Union transfers, which are safe for both of us.

We will guide you through the payment process step by step. Please send an email to: Islamicfath@gmail.com and we will give you all necessary data.

All you need is to have a computer, a smartphone or an iPad in addition to a headphone and keyboard with Arabic letters. You can find stickers for keyboard Arabic letters in Islamic bookstores.

You need to be in a quiet place so that you can enjoy your classes away from noise.

The software we use is good if your computer is running Windows or Mac OS. You can study Quran by phone, but in studying Arabic it is preferable to use a computer to watch the classes with the teacher by sharing the screen.

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