Quran · Everyday

Learn the Qur'an with a real teacher, by voice.

Tilawa connects Qur'an students with verified teachers across Ghana for live one-to-one recitation, tajweed, and hifz. No recordings. No mixing. Free for students and teachers, by the grace of Allah.

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Live session · connected

Ustadh Abdullah

Tajweed · Hifz

12:43

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Teachers online

12 available now

Ustadh Abdullah

Tajweed · Hifz

Ustadh Umar

Recitation · Qaida

Ustadh Yusuf

Hifz · Memorization

Ustadh Musa

Qaida · Beginners

Why Tilawa

Built for serious learners. And the teachers who serve them.

A learning platform that respects the deen first, the user second, and shareholders never, because there are none.

Live, one-to-one voice

Real-time audio with a real teacher. No videos. No chats. Just recitation, correction, and du'a.

Verified teachers

Every teacher is reviewed before being approved. Ijazah and qualifications are vetted, not self-declared.

10 free minutes every day

Every student gets 10 minutes of live one-to-one Qur'an lessons every single day, free of charge, for life. Teachers are never paid by students. Donors who sustain the platform receive bonus minutes on top (see the tiers).

No recordings, ever

Audio is peer-to-peer and ephemeral. Nothing is stored on our servers, and nothing can be replayed.

Gender-segregated by design

Sisters connect with sisters. Brothers with brothers. Enforced in the database, not just the interface.

Built for real phones

Works on entry-level Android phones and patchy 3G. We test on $50 phones, not just flagships.

How it works

Three steps. Then you're reciting.

Go online

Open Tilawa whenever you have time to learn. You'll see every verified teacher who is online right now, sorted by specialty: tajweed, hifz, qaida, recitation.

Request a session

Tap the teacher you'd like to learn with. They get a request notification and decide whether to accept. If they're busy, request another. No calendars, no waiting on tomorrow.

Connect by voice

The moment your teacher accepts, you're on a live one-to-one voice call. Recite, listen, correct, repeat. End the call when you're done.

Who Tilawa is for

Students who want to learn. Teachers who want to serve.

For students

Children learning Qaida and beginning recitation
Adults restarting their relationship with the Qur'an
Hifz students who need a regular reciting partner
Anyone working on tajweed at any level
Reverts learning to read Arabic for the first time

Start learning →

For teachers

Set your own schedule, accept what fits
Get verified once, teach for the long term
Teach as sadaqah jariyah: no fees collected, no fees paid
No mixing: teach students of your own gender
Help the Ummah grow closer to its Book

Become a teacher →

Privacy and trust

The deen comes first. The architecture proves it.

Most apps say "we respect your privacy" in marketing. We enforce it in code, in the database, and in the contracts we sign with our infrastructure providers.

How we keep your trust

Tilawa is built around four non-negotiable commitments. They are not features. They are the foundation.

No recording

Audio is ephemeral

Voice flows peer-to-peer using WebRTC. It never touches a Tilawa server. Nothing is recorded, transcribed, or stored.

Database-enforced segregation

Gender boundaries in code

Row Level Security policies in Postgres prevent cross-gender session creation at the database layer. UI is not the only line of defense.

Sadaqah-supported

You are not the product

No one pays to learn. No one pays to teach. There are no ads and no data to sell. Donations cover the servers and infrastructure, and donors receive a pool of bonus learning minutes as shukran.

Open about what we collect

Minimal data, by default

We collect what's needed to run the service and nothing more. You can delete your account and your data at any time.

Sadaqah jariyah

Free for everyone. Sustained by those who can give.

Every student gets 10 minutes a day, free. Donors receive bonus minutes each month as shukran for keeping the platform running.

Free

10 min / day

For every student, always.

Starter

GHS 30 / mo

+ 100 bonus minutes

Standard

GHS 80 / mo

+ 300 bonus minutes

Premium

GHS 160 / mo

+ 700 bonus minutes

Donations sustain the platform. They are not purchases of Qur'an minutes. Cancel any time.

Common questions

Things people ask before they download.

Is Tilawa really free?

Yes, for both sides. Students pay nothing to learn. Teaching on Tilawa is sadaqah jariyah, offered for the sake of Allah. Donations from Muslims who wish to support the platform cover server and infrastructure costs, and those donors receive a pool of bonus learning minutes as a thank-you.

Who teaches on Tilawa?

Every teacher on Tilawa is reviewed before being approved. Credentials, ijazah where applicable, and references are verified by our team. We prioritize teachers from established Islamic institutions in Ghana and across West Africa.

How does the gender separation work?

Sisters can only see and request sister teachers. Brothers can only see and request brother teachers. This is enforced in our database, not just hidden in the user interface. Once you set your gender during signup, it cannot be changed by you or by us.

Are my lessons recorded or monitored?

No. Audio flows directly between your phone and your teacher's phone (peer-to-peer WebRTC). It does not pass through, get recorded by, or get stored on any Tilawa server. Nobody can listen back.

How can I support Tilawa?

By making du'a, by telling others, and, if Allah has given you the means, by donating. Donations cover the platform's running costs (servers, signalling, audio infrastructure). As a thank-you, donors receive a pool of bonus learning minutes each month.

Is Tilawa available outside Ghana?

Initially the platform launches with teachers based in Ghana, accepting students from anywhere in the world. Over time, in shaa Allah, we will expand teacher availability across other regions.

What about my privacy and personal data?

We collect the minimum needed to run the service: your name, gender, email, and session history. We do not sell or share your data. You can delete your account and everything tied to it at any time, from inside the app. Read the full privacy policy.

What devices does Tilawa work on?

Android (most phones from 2018 and newer) and iPhone (iOS 14 and newer). We test heavily on entry-level Android phones and slow networks because that's what most of our students use.