English Grammar Course is taught one-to-one online by Shaykh Hafiz Muddassir, a graduate of Tanzeem ul Madaris Ahl-e-Sunnat (Pakistan) with more than ten years teaching these books. The course covers English grammar from sentence structure upward: parts of speech, tenses, clauses, prepositions and the sentence patterns that academic and professional writing runs on, taught by a teacher with an MPhil in English and an MA in English Linguistics.

It suits madrasa students and graduates who read Arabic well and need English, plus students in Pakistan and India who want grammar taught properly rather than memorised. Students should have basic reading of the English alphabet; the course starts from foundations for complete beginners before starting. The outcome to aim at is writing and speaking English with correct structure instead of translating from Urdu in your head. Classes run live in English, Urdu, Hindi or Arabic, scheduled around the student’s own timezone, with the pace set by the student rather than a class average. Fees are quoted per student rather than published, because the honest figure depends on the level and how many classes a week. Alim graduates are often held back in English rather than in knowledge, and a teacher who has studied both linguistics and the classical sciences can explain English grammar using the same analytical vocabulary they already know from Nahv.

What does this course cover?

English Grammar Course covers English grammar from sentence structure upward: parts of speech, tenses, clauses, prepositions and the sentence patterns that academic and professional writing runs on, taught by a teacher with an MPhil in English and an MA in English Linguistics.

The aim is specific rather than general: writing and speaking English with correct structure instead of translating from Urdu in your head. That is the standard a student is measured against, not hours attended or pages turned.

Alim graduates are often held back in English rather than in knowledge, and a teacher who has studied both linguistics and the classical sciences can explain English grammar using the same analytical vocabulary they already know from Nahv.

Who is this course for?

This course suits madrasa students and graduates who read Arabic well and need English, plus students in Pakistan and India who want grammar taught properly rather than memorised.

Before starting, a student needs basic reading of the English alphabet; the course starts from foundations for complete beginners. Where that is uncertain, the first conversation establishes it rather than assuming, because starting at the wrong level is the most reliable way to waste a term.

Students join at every age. What matters is the actual level, which is assessed rather than taken on trust.

What a class looks like

A session opens with revision of the previous lesson, moves to new material, and closes by setting specific practice before the next class. For memorisation students the three-part structure of new lesson, recent revision and long-term revision runs every session.

In a one-to-one class the whole hour follows one student. In a small group each student reads aloud and is corrected in turn, which adds the useful pressure of being heard by peers.

Class length and frequency are set to suit the student, commonly two to five sessions a week for language or memorisation work, fewer for adults reading a single text.

Does speaking Urdu help or hinder?

It helps considerably, and the assumption that it holds a student back is worth putting aside. The entire commentary tradition around the Dars e Nizami books is written in Urdu, so a student who reads it has direct access to material that others reach only through translation.

For English study the advantage is different but real. Explanation happens in Urdu, so the student is never learning the explanation and the subject at the same time. That is the single biggest obstacle for learners taught English entirely in English before they are ready for it.

The teacher works in English, Urdu, Hindi and Arabic, and moves between them according to what the student follows most easily rather than to a fixed policy.

How long does it take?

There is no fixed number of weeks, and any teacher quoting one without meeting the student is guessing. Pace depends on prior knowledge, how many classes a week, and how much practice happens between them.

Two or three classes a week with consistent practice moves faster than five classes with none. Consistency beats intensity across every course on this site.

After a few classes the teacher can give a realistic estimate for that particular student, which is worth more than an average.

Teaching background

Shaykh Hafiz Muddassir studied the classical curriculum the traditional way, through Tanzeem ul Madaris Ahl-e-Sunnat (Pakistan), and has spent more than ten years teaching it.

He also completed an MA in English, an MA in English Linguistics and an MPhil in English, which is why the same classical material can be delivered in English at full depth rather than in a simplified version.

Instruction is available in English, Urdu, Hindi and Arabic.

How does scheduling work across timezones?

Classes are arranged around the student’s local clock. Teaching hours stretch across the day precisely so that a student in California, London or Melbourne is not forced into an unusable slot.

In practice this means after-school classes for children, and evening or early-morning sessions for working adults. British and European students have the easiest overlap; American and Canadian students are taught in their evenings, which fall in the teacher’s early morning.

This page sets out the workable windows by region.

What do classes cost?

Fees are quoted for each student rather than published as a price list, because the honest figure depends on the course, how many classes a week and the level involved. A child taking two Qaida sessions weekly and an adult reading advanced Arabic texts are not the same commitment.

For general context rather than as a quotation: Across online Islamic academies generally, tuition is priced either per class hour or as a monthly block of two to five classes a week, and one-to-one teaching costs more than group classes because the hour belongs to one student. Local currency, timezone and class length all shift the picture, which is why a real number needs the real details.

Message the student’s age, level and how often you would like to study, and you will get a straight answer for that situation. This page covers the question in more detail.

How do you start?

The first step is a conversation, not a payment. Send a message describing the student, their level and what you want them to reach, and you will get an assessment of where they should actually begin.

A trial class follows if it makes sense. It exists so the student and teacher can meet, so the level can be checked properly rather than assumed, and so the family can judge the teaching style before committing.

If a different course would serve the student better, you will be told that. This page explains what happens in a trial.

Measuring progress

The test is always performance rather than exposure. A student who has sat through a book and cannot read a line of it unaided has not covered it, whatever the register says.

Short checks happen every session, because revision is the first thing in every class. Larger checks happen when a text is finished, by asking the student to explain rather than recite.

This page explains what parents are told and when.

What do you need to get started?

A device with a camera and microphone, a stable connection, and somewhere quiet enough to hear and be heard. That is genuinely the whole list.

Classes run on whatever video platform the family already uses, so nothing extra is installed. Books are arranged in the first class: many classical texts are freely available as PDFs, and a scanned page shared on screen works fine for most purposes.

Headphones help more than anything else on this list, particularly for Tajweed and memorisation work where the teacher needs to hear precise sounds.

What happens during Ramadan?

Ramadan reshapes the schedule rather than pausing it. Many students increase Quran classes during the month and reduce other subjects, which is a sensible reallocation rather than a disruption.

Class times shift around suhoor, iftar and taraweeh, and those windows differ by country, so schedules are rebuilt for the month and restored afterwards.

Some families pause entirely and resume after Eid. That is arranged by message, with no penalty attached to stopping for a few weeks.

Why the order of study matters

The Dars e Nizami sequence is deliberate. Grammar comes before text reading because unvowelled classical prose is unreadable without it. Logic comes before theology and legal theory because those books argue in its terminology on every page.

Students who skip ahead can usually recite rules and cannot apply them, and supervised reading exposes that within minutes. The remedy is going back, which costs more time than starting correctly would have.

This page sets out the sequence year by year.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to know Urdu to take this course?

No. Classes are taught in English, Urdu, Hindi or Arabic, and you choose. Teaching the classical material through English is the reason many students abroad come here in the first place.

What if the student is at a different level than expected?

The starting point is assessed in the first conversation and confirmed in a trial class. If the student needs to begin earlier in the sequence, you will be told that plainly.

Are classes recorded?

No. Classes are live, whether one-to-one or in a small group. The value is a teacher correcting the student in the moment, which a recording cannot do.

How many classes a week are needed?

Commonly two to five for language and memorisation work, fewer for adults reading a single text. What matters more is consistency between classes.

Can classes pause for exams or travel?

Yes. The schedule is adjusted by message rather than through a booking system with penalty windows.

Last reviewed 29 July 2026 by Shaykh Hafiz Muddassir.

English Grammar Course explained