By Kunh · The Al-Baghdadiyya method

Read Arabic in the shortest time

A time-tested book that has taught generations to read, and an interactive app that listens and cheers the learner on — for teachers in class and children at home.

Two ways in, one method

Qutrub

The book in your hands. A patient tutor in your pocket.

The book and the app walk the same path — part to whole, from the letter to the vowel to the word.

Al-Baghdadiyya book cover

القاعدة البغداديةAl-Baghdadiyya

Printed book · Free shipping

The complete guide to Arabic reading and Quran recitation — a colourful edition of the part-to-whole method designed for the phonetic nature of Arabic.

About the book

Qutrubthe interactive app

Web & mobile · Free

See the word, hear it, then read it aloud. Qutrub checks the reading, awards stars, and moves the learner on when they're ready.

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The method

Eight steps from a letter to a sentence

Each step adds a single new mark. First the difference is explained, then the rule is read across every letter, then it is drilled on real words drawn from the Quran.

  1. 1🍎Name the picture
  2. 2بLetters
  3. 3بَShort vowels
  4. 4بَاLong vowels
  5. 5بٌTanween
  6. 6أَبْSukoon
  7. 7أَبَّShaddah
  8. 8كِتَابٌFull reading

How a lesson works

Hear it. Say it. Earn a star.

  1. 1

    See the word

    A big, fully-voweled word, with the syllable to read lit up.

  2. 2

    Read it aloud

    Tap Speak and read. Qutrub listens and compares the reading to the word.

  3. 3

    Hear and correct

    Stuck? Qutrub plays the right syllable, and the learner tries again.

  4. 4

    Move on

    Stars, XP, badges and a daily streak that makes practice a habit.

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Technology behind Qutrub

Kunh
(noun) — the essence of a thing; what it truly is beneath the surface.
Kunh
(company) — technology that makes the essential visible.

As the technology company behind Qutrub, Kunh was built to bridge time-tested ways of teaching with intelligent, modern tracking.

Free to start

The first lesson takes two minutes.

Open the app, add a learner, and start reading.