Structured Islamic learning in Melbourne's north. Islamic studies, Arabic and the essentials of the faith, taught by qualified teachers in a place built for it.
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Everything we run is for adults, 18 and over. Pick the one that suits you.
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In their words
My name is Amal M Ali. I have been working for 36 years until last July I retired. I was busy working & with other stuff but after I left work I wanted to know my deen more.
So fortunately for me this course of Alfurqan Institute started on 29/7/24 so I joined immediately Alhamdulillah.
I benefited a lot from the Aqida, Fiqh, Islamic Manners & Glorifying Knowledge a lot. Also I met beautiful sisters during this course which is a blessing Alhamdulillah.
Amal M Ali
Studying at Alfurqan Institute has been a truly rewarding experience. As a full-time student juggling work, this program has been incredibly accessible. The course structure is well-paced and realistic, making it possible to balance my studies with other commitments. The ustadha is an inspiring and engaging teacher, who brings both deep knowledge and wisdom to every lesson, while also sharing heartfelt stories that resonate with us on a personal level. Alhamdulillah, Alfurqan Institute has provided a course that is not only enriching but also grounded in practicality, allowing us to absorb the material steadily and in a way that feels achievable. I am grateful for the opportunity to be part of such a balanced and steady learning environment and would highly recommend this course!
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In three words
Learn the religion. Understand what you are learning. Live what you have learned.
Who we are
Most of what's available is a fragmented lecture online or an informal weekend circle. You finish and you're not sure what you learned or what comes next.
Alfurqan is built the other way round. You start at a level, you follow a pathway, and there are real milestones rather than an attendance record. When someone asks a young Muslim in Melbourne where to start, we want this to be the answer.
Four ways in
Foundations, then Intermediate, then Advanced. A multi-year route through creed, fiqh, seerah, adab and Arabic for anyone who wants depth rather than highlights.
Six to ten weeks on one thing, done properly. Diseases of the Heart, the fiqh of modern money, marriage, how scholars actually disagree.
A day or a weekend. Everything about salah. Everything about zakat. Inheritance worked through case by case.
Fajr and breakfast. A morning knowledge circle. Open nights. No fee, no catch, and no expectation you enrol in anything.
The centre
Coburg North gives us something a hired hall never could: a room that belongs to the community, open outside class hours.
Prayer space, comfortable seating, tea and coffee, and a games night that has nothing to do with a lecture. It's the part people underestimate. Most of what keeps someone studying is who they're sitting next to.
For universities, mosques and workplaces
Breaking addictions. Faith at university. Attention and the fragmented mind. Islam at work. We run these on campus and on site, and have run workshops at the University of Melbourne, RMIT, Deakin and Monash. Some are free, some carry a fee, and where there is a fee the institution pays it rather than the people in the room.
FAQ
Class times, fees and books, who can join, parking, online classes and how fast we reply. It's all on one page.
Next step
Pick a course above. A class that is open for booking holds your seat once you book; every other course takes names for its next group.