FAQ
Times, fees, books, who can join, and how to find us. If your question isn't here, email us and our admin team will reply within 24 to 48 hours.
Starting out
No. The Foundations Course assumes no background and no Arabic. Arabic is taught as its own course.
Most people start with the Foundations Course. If you're not sure, the Start Here quiz takes about a minute and matches you to a class.
Both, in separate classes. Arabic has a brothers' class and a sisters' class, and sisters have their own Seerah class on Wednesday mornings. The Foundations Course is for brothers at the moment. There's no sisters' class yet, so register interest if you'd like one.
18 or over. Every class, course and workshop we run is for adults.
Not yet. Classes are in person at our centre, 11/9 Dawson St, Coburg North. Online classes are coming, and we'll announce them on Instagram when they start. To hear from us first, put your name down.
Classes and times
Foundations runs on Thursdays, 7:00 to 8:30pm. The next group starts on 22 October 2026 and runs nine sessions to 17 December. Intermediate classes run from 7:00 to 9:00pm, with groups on Monday, Tuesday and Sunday.
Arabic runs from 7:00 to 8:30pm: the brothers' class on Mondays and Thursdays, the sisters' class on Mondays and Saturdays. The Sisters Seerah Class is on Wednesdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm.
For Foundations, yes, up to the second term of a group, and the fee is the same whichever week you join. After that you wait for the next group.
For Intermediate, once you've finished Foundations you can join a group at any point.
Yes. Intermediate is only open to students who have finished the Foundations Course. The Tafsir class doesn't need it.
Thursday 22 October 2026, 7:00 to 8:30pm, at our centre in Coburg North, with nine sessions to 17 December. Book a seat to hold your place.
The Arabic course asks that you can already read the Qur'an and write basic Arabic. Reading slowly with harakat is enough. We don't run a reading class at the moment.
The Tafsir class, Al-Tafaqquh, Arabic Sciences and Muṣṭalaḥ al-Ḥadīth each run once enough people want them. Register interest and you're on the list we contact first.
Fees and books
Every course's fee is on its card on the Programs page, and the booking page shows the fee again before you book. Books are extra on every course.
No. Foundations runs over four terms, and you book one term at a time. Two terms or the full year paid up front costs less; the figures are on the Foundations Course page.
No. Books are an extra cost on every course, and they're digital (PDF) now. We no longer hand out physical books.
Not if you change your mind, stop coming, or leave partway through a term. You keep access to your classes until the end of the term, and to any recordings we have. The details are on our payments and refunds page.
We'll aim to have the teacher record that class on another day and share the recording with you. If we cancel more than three sessions in a term, talk to us and we'll assess it for a refund.
Talk to us. We look at each situation individually and in confidence.
No. We're a not-for-profit, but we don't hold deductible gift recipient status, so a payment to us can't be claimed. How we're set up.
The centre
At our centre, 11/9 Dawson St, Coburg North VIC 3058.
At the Coburg North centre, five spaces on site, with more on the main road or opposite Bunnings.
There are no set opening hours yet. Message us before you drop in and we'll tell you when someone's there.
It depends on the night. Each one is announced on Instagram with its details.
Registering and workshops
A class that is open for booking is booked on the booking page: pick the class, give your details, and your seat is held while you pay. For everything else, register interest: pick a course, leave your name and email, and that's it. The Start Here quiz ends with the same form.
One booking per email address. Booking for two people? Use two addresses.
Our admin team replies within 24 to 48 hours.
Yes. We run workshops on campus and on site. Some are free, and where there's a fee the institution pays it rather than the people in the room. Rates depend on the session, so ask us. See the workshop catalogue (PDF).
Still stuck?
Email alfurqaninstitute.vic@gmail.com or message us on Instagram. Our admin team replies within 24 to 48 hours.