Everything parents ask before they book

If what you mean is live Qur'an, Tajwid, Hifz and Islamic studies taught by qualified teachers, then yes — that is a real part of what we do, and several of our parents describe us that way in their own words. But it is only half of it. The same children take maths, science, English and their school syllabus with us, on the same timetable, with the same teachers reporting to you. So live online school describes us better than madrasa does, and families who want only the academic side are just as welcome as families who want only the Qur'an.

Both, on purpose, and that is the point rather than a hedge. Most families we teach are running two things in parallel: a tuition centre on one evening and a Qur'an class on another, with nothing joining them up and each competing for the same hours. We do both, on one timetable, with one set of updates. See how the curriculum fits together.

A multilingual faculty, interviewed and referenced before they teach, with subject qualifications in what they teach. Because batches are two to four, the same teacher sees your child every week — which is the entire reason for a batch that small.

Since 2017. Bustan started in Germany, among Kerala families who could not find locally what they had grown up with, and now teaches families in more than twenty-five countries.

We issue our own course certificate and we report your child's stage and progress every term. We are not an examination board and we do not award an externally recognised qualification — we would rather say that plainly than let you assume otherwise.

Two to four, or one to one where that is the right arrangement. Small enough that no child waits their turn to be noticed, that every child reads aloud every time, and that a teacher can slow down for one without holding back another.

Most children have three or four classes a week. We agree the exact pattern with you on the trial call, because it depends on the subjects and on what else your child's week already contains.

Almost certainly. Our teaching day stretches from the first Australian afternoon to the last North American evening, and the platform's timetable is time-zone aware so nobody is doing the arithmetic by hand. Pick your country to see the usual hours.

Every class is recorded, so a missed class is not a lost one and a difficult passage can be returned to as often as it takes. A missed class is not refunded; a class we cancel is rescheduled or credited, as you prefer.

Yes, and parents ask us for this often enough that we plan for it. Tell us the examination weeks and we move the slot rather than letting the term lapse.

The teacher, the timetable and your child's records come with you. Tell us the new time zone and we move the slot. Families moving between the Gulf, Europe and India are a large part of who we teach.

No. Enrol in one if that is what you need. Nothing here is a package you have to buy whole.

At the beginning, which is where most of our students start, and nothing in the first stage assumes anything. The trial class is how we find the right starting point rather than guessing. See Arabic and Qur'an & Tajwid.

CBSE, ICSE and IGCSE most often, and state boards on request. Bring the school's own textbook; we teach to the paper your child will actually sit. If your child follows a national curriculum we do not list, ask us and we will say honestly whether we have a teacher for it.

Yes, and we are asked for it often. We teach the Indian syllabus they will be dropped into, concentrate on the gap between it and what they have been doing, and pace it to the date of the move. One of our parents says the crash courses are what let her children move into Indian school after Germany without losing a year.

We will not promise that, and we would be suspicious of anyone who does. What we will do is tell you where your child is, what the gap is and what it will take — and then report every term on whether it is closing.

We will not give you a date. It depends on the child, the number of classes a week, and what they do between them. What you will get is a specific written account each term of where they are and what the next step is.

A laptop, tablet or phone with a camera and a reasonable connection, and headphones if you have them. It runs in any modern browser, and there are Windows and Android apps if you would rather. Nothing essential depends on the device having Arabic language support, because many of our families' devices do not.

For most subjects, no. For abacus a physical soroban helps and they are inexpensive, but the lessons include an on-screen one so a child can start without buying anything. We will tell you on the trial call what we actually recommend.

Yes, and for younger children we encourage it for the first few. You will see what the teacher does and your child will settle faster.

Fill in the registration form — a few minutes, and it commits you to nothing. We call to arrange the free trial, agree the batch and the time, and your child starts.