Ustadh Omar Farooq holds an Ijazah in Hafs & Shu'bah and has taught at Aus Online Quran Academy for 5 years. He specialises in beginners, new Muslims, and Quran study with translation, and is most commonly matched with students starting from true zero.
Ustadh Omar Farooq holds an Ijazah (a formal scholarly authorisation to recite and teach the Quran) in Hafs and Shu'bah, and has taught at Aus Online Quran Academy for 5 years. He is the tutor most reverts to Islam are matched with first, since starting from true zero with no assumptions is exactly what he teaches every day.
Many of his students have never held a Mushaf before their first class, and some are still working through broader questions about Islam alongside learning to read Arabic script for the first time. He treats both as equally legitimate parts of the same journey, rather than separating "Quran lessons" from a student's wider questions about faith.
Ustadh Omar Farooq's approach is judgment-free by design: no question is treated as too basic, and lessons build in a deliberate order, starting with correct Arabic letter sounds before moving into recitation, translation, and eventually Tafseer. He deliberately avoids assuming any prior knowledge, whether of Arabic script, Islamic terminology, or practice, since incorrect assumptions are what most often discourage a new student early on.
Certified in two recognised recitation styles.
Focused primarily on beginners and new Muslims.
Assessed personally by Shaykh Ahmed Hassan before teaching independently.
Experienced teaching students with no prior exposure to Arabic or Islamic practice.
"After embracing Islam, I was looking for supportive Quran classes designed for reverts. Ustadh Omar Farooq explained every lesson with patience, helping me learn Quran reading, basic Tajweed, and essential Islamic teachings in a comfortable environment."
"I had a lot of questions about Islam itself, not just how to read the Quran, and he never made me feel like I was off-topic asking them. That mattered more to me than I expected it to."
"I couldn't recognise a single Arabic letter when I started. Six months later I'm reading full verses with Ustadh Omar Farooq's help, at a pace that never once felt rushed."
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