Understand the Quran in its own words.
Part-time Quranic Arabic courses in Cape Town. For adult beginners with no Arabic background — taught through a tried and tested methodology since 2011.
Arabic is more learnable than you think.
Most people assume Arabic is impossibly complex. It isn't — it's a system. Arabic is built on three-letter roots that generate entire families of related words. Learn one root and you unlock dozens of words at once.
The Quran uses around 2,000 unique words. The top 300 roots cover the vast majority of the entire text. You don't need to memorise thousands of words — you need to understand a pattern.
See our coursesThree letters. One root. One core meaning: writing.
One root. Four words. Zero memorisation.
Once you understand the pattern, the words build themselves.
Our 2027 Courses
Arabic Intensive 2027
Registrations for 2027 open on 11 October 2026. The full-year programme — master the foundations of Quranic Arabic and begin reading and understanding the Quran directly. Designed for absolute beginners — no Arabic background needed.
Register now →Second Year & Dawrah 2027
Registrations for 2027 open on 11 October 2026. For graduates of the first-year programme — deepen your Arabic grammar and expand your direct study of the Quran across a second year of structured learning.
Register now →Why Islam Is True
A nine-week course with Ml Yahya Mahdi exploring the evidences and reasoning behind Islam's truth. Beginners welcome — also available online.
Register now →10-Week Arabic Course
Registrations for 2027 open on 11 October 2026. This short course covers the first ten weeks of our full-year Arabic Intensive. It runs once a year at the beginning of the year and is ideal for those who want to try the course before committing to the full year. If you enjoy it, you can continue straight into the Intensive.
What our students say
"I came in thinking 'how hard can this be?' — and then I realised just how profound and transformative this journey truly is. Mizan gave me something I wasn't expecting."
"Campus life can be extremely busy — but Mizan became the most meaningful thing I did that year. It's not just a language course. It changes how you hear the Quran forever."
"I attempted to learn Arabic once before and gave up. At Mizan I understood, from day one, that I was being taught a system — not a collection of rules. That made all the difference."
Meet the Mizan team
Our teachers are dedicated to making Quranic Arabic accessible, structured, and transformative for every student.
Ml Khalil Hendricks
Founder & Lead Facilitator
Arabic & Quranic Studies
Ml Zakariyya Harnekar
Course Facilitator
Arabic & Quranic Studies
Ml Yahya Mahdi
Course Facilitator
Arabic & Quranic Studies
Ready to begin?
Registrations for 2027 open on 11 October 2026. Places are limited — mark the date.