Quran Made Simple · A monthly membership
You've Recited Al-Fatiha Thousands of Times. Do You Know What You Said?
Quran Made Simple takes the Quran you already know: the words of your salah, the surahs you learned as a child, and teaches you what every line means. Lessons run fifteen to twenty minutes. No Arabic required.
Taught by Shaykh Shibly Rahaman, Scholar and Imam with 10+ years of teaching Quran Tafsir
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1,000+ students · Taught in 32 US states and across Canada
Understanding the Quran was never about studying harder.
He learned that after ten years of formal training. Shaykh Shibly tells the story of what actually changed it, and why this course is built the way it is.
Layer one
You notice your lack of Islamic knowledge
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You pray Fajr and your mind is elsewhere.
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A religious question comes up in the family group chat and you can't answer it
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You open three tabs for one question. None of them are decisive.
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You recite a surah you have known since you were 7 and could not translate a line of it.
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You have saved lectures you have never gone back to.
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You are on your phone watching scholars contradict each other about the same question.
Layer two
The doubts and questions creep in.
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“I want confidence in my Deen, but don't know who to trust”
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Your child asks you something basic and you reach for your phone.
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A non-Muslim colleague asks a fair question and you hear yourself struggle to answer
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You tell yourself you'll study the deen when you get more time. So you delay
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Another Ramadan is coming and you have promised yourself you'll get serious before it, the same way you did last year.
You are not short on information. It is everywhere. What you are short on is time and clarity. You need someone who pulls it together and explains Islamic concepts simply.
From Shaykh Shibly Rahaman
I have taught the Quran to hundreds of students. The same thing happened every time.
I studied for close to a decade in South Africa. I came back and started teaching: at Dar al-Salam, at masajids, at universities, in 32 states and across the USA.
And in every single one of those rooms, the same thing kept happening.
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I would open a line of Al-Fatiha, or explain what subhana rabbiyal a'la actually says, and I would watch a grown man go completely still. An engineer. A physician. A father of three who has prayed five times a day since childhood. And afterwards he would come up to me, slightly embarrassed, and say some version of: I have been saying that for years. I had no idea what it meant.
Most programs never start with where most Muslims struggle
I am offering you a system built on what I have successfully taught busy muslims.
Take one step. Allah will meet you there.
Shaykh Shibly Rahaman
The unique mechanism
The 4 step method
Read–Memorize–Understand–Live
By lesson four you will be doing it without being told.
01
Read
Build the habit of reading the Quran
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Memorize
Slowly build your bank of memorized Surahs
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Understand
Understand the deeper meaning behind the Surahs and Verses
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Live
Incorporate the lessons of the Quran into your life
I will walk you through this 4 step process so you can turn the Quran into a guide for your life.
Who is teaching this
Shaykh Shibly Rahaman
| Nearly a decade | of formal study at Darul Uloom Azaadville, under multiple scholars |
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| 10+ years | teaching at Dar al-Salam in Chicago. One of their senior instructors |
| 1,000+ | students taught since graduating |
| 32 US states | plus across Canada |
| Over 70 imams | now serving as imams and community counsellors across North America |
| Ivy League Guest Speaker | Has spoken at Princeton, Columbia and other elite institutions |
Has spoken at
He has taught at Princeton, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, the University of Chicago, the University of Toronto and York. He helped design the theology curriculum at Dar al-Salam and at Dar al-Iman, and worked with the Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians on programs for imams.
He is trained in the Hanafi school. On questions where the four schools differ, he shows you all four, explains why they differ, and then tells you what he recommends, clearly labelled as a recommendation rather than a ruling.
The offer
What's included for $50 a month
The full course, unlocked on day one
7 modules, 42 lessons, over 12 hours of video. No drip, no waiting, no gated weeks. Lessons run 15 to 20 minutes so a lesson fits into a commute rather than requiring an evening.
Every word of your salah, understood
Takbir to taslim. Al-Fatiha line by line, the du'as of ruku and sujood, the tashahhud, the closing salawat. You reach this in the first section of the course, which means you can start to see the benefits and improve your salah in the first week.
The surahs already in your memory
The childhood surahs. Ayat al-Kursi and the three Quls, assembled into a routine you can actually use. Guided tours of Al-Kahf, Al-Mulk and Yaseen: the long surahs you know are important but still don't fully understand are explained to you in detail.
Weekly live session with Shaykh Shibly
Every Sunday, 2:00pm ET. One hour. A taught segment, then open Q&A. Every session recorded and kept in the members area. Can't make Sundays? Submit your question in advance and watch the recording with your question answered.
Direct access in the community
A private Discord with Shaykh Shibly in it. Not a moderator, him. Channels for questions, general discussion, new content announcements, and members connecting with each other. Questions answered within 48 hours.
Materials built to re-teach themselves
A Read–Memorize–Understand–Live method card. Weekly Ruqyah (Protection) routine card to seek protection and cure from life struggles. Weekly routine for reciting surah Kahf, Mulk, and Yusuf to maximize rewards.
Your Quran Action Plan
A 10 minute daily practice routine to build the habit of reading the Quran. Built for busy muslims. Written down, specific to your actual schedule. It is the thing that outlives the membership.
New content every month
Course lessons updated and extended. A growing library of answers to the questions members actually ask on the calls. New PDFs and materials as they're built.
And after six months, the course is yours to keep
Stay six months and the course lessons become permanently yours, member or not. Six months is $300, which is what this course was going to sell for as a one-time purchase. At that point you have bought it, so you keep it. The live calls and the Discord continue only while you're a member.
Peer recognition
What other scholars say
His own teacher, muftis and imams across North America have put their names to this course.
Maulana Dahbelia
Shaykh Shibly's own teacher
Written
Imam Nabil Shakil
MTJG Foundation
Video
Mufti Siddiq
Darul Ifta, Chicago
Video
Shaykh Shoaib
Imam, Darul Iman
Video
Shaykh Hamza Wardak
Imam, Masjid al-Jannah & Ihsan Coaching
Video
Imam Ahmed
Masjid Ajax
Video
Ustadh Yaqub Nabi
Founder, Munawwarah Society
Video
Mufti Emran Salam
Founder, Nizam al Nahwa
Written
Mufti Mohammad Pasha
Alimiyyah Instructor, Darssalam Institute
Written
Qari Aminul Islam
Teacher & Imam, DQWS
Written
Mufti Muajul Islam
Darul Iftaa, New York
Written
Inside the membership
This is what you get access to on day one
The entire course library and the community chat
simplesunnah.co · course library
The full library, unlocked
Every module and lesson visible from day one, with your progress tracked lesson by lesson. Nothing drips, nothing is gated.
Discord · Simple Sunnah
Real questions, answered
Members asking about Surah Al-Asr, munafiqun, the thawab of Surah Al-Ikhlas. Shaykh Shibly posts in it himself, and call links go out in the same channels. Questions are answered within 48 hours (usually earlier)
The curriculum
The seven modules
42 lessons · around 12+ hours of core video · all unlocked the day you join.
Module 0 · 3 lessons
Start Here: The Method
Walking your through the 4 step method we use for Quran interpretation with Al-Fatiha as a demonstration. You finish this module in a single sitting and you already have the method.
Module 1 · 5 lessons
The Surahs & Du'as of Your Salah
Al-Fatiha line by line. The takbir. The du'as of ruku and sujood. The tashahhud. The closing. By the end of the week you will notice a substantial change in your Salah.
Module 2 · 10 lessons
The Surahs You've Known Since Childhood
Detailed breakdown of popular Surahs including: Al-Asr, Al-Kawthar, Ad-Duha and Ash-Sharh, Al-Zalzalah, Al-Takathur and Al-Humazah, Al-Fil and Quraysh, Al-Ma'un.
Module 3 · 6 lessons
Protection from Shaitan
Ayat al-Kursi across two lessons, then Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and Al-Nas. Grounded and factual, never sensational. Ends with your own full daily routine: after-salah, morning/evening, before sleep, with commentary from Shaykh Shibly.
Module 4 · 8 lessons
The Weekly & Nightly Recitations
4 guided tours of Surah Al-Kahf: the cave, the two gardens, Musa and Khidr, Dhul-Qarnayn. Then Al-Mulk and Yaseen. Ends with the weekly routine to integrate these important Surahs into your life.
Module 5 · 6 lessons
The Verses Everyone Quotes
Famous verses with deeper breakdowns such as “Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.” “With hardship comes ease.” “Hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah.”
Module 6 · 3 lessons
Your Quran Action Plan
We build your personal 10-minute daily practice to integrate the Quran into your life. Ending with an emotional video on what to do whenever you find yourself falling back into old habits.
A sample of what the first section of the course covers
Every station of your prayer, understood
Five things you say in every rak'ah. Here they are with their meanings, a fraction of what the first section of the course walks through line by line.
Takbir · the opening
اللَّهُ أَكْبَر
Allāhu akbar
“Allah is greater.” Greater than whatever you walked in carrying.
Ruku · bowing
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيم
Subḥāna rabbiya l-'aẓīm
“Glory to my Lord, the Magnificent.”
Sujood · prostration
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Subḥāna rabbiya l-a'lā
“Glory to my Lord, the Most High.” Said at the lowest point your body goes, which is the closest you ever are to Him.
Tashahhud · sitting
التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّه
At-taḥiyyātu lillāh
“All greetings of reverence belong to Allah.” The opening of the oldest conversation in salah.
Taslim · the close
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّه
As-salāmu 'alaykum wa raḥmatullāh
“Peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you.” Given to your right and your left.
Downloadable PDF Resourses
Method cards, hadith companion sheets, and your Quran Action Plan. Included with your membership, downloadable from day one.
Pricing
One membership. One price.
Cancel anytime. No contract, no minimum term, no phone call to get out of it.
7-day money-back guarantee. From the day you join, no questions asked.
The proof that cannot be manufactured
The imams who studied under him
Over 70 of Shaykh Shibly's students now serve as imams and community counsellors across North America. Several run institutes of their own. One is Head of the Faculty of Theology at Darussalam.
If you have asked a scholar a question in this part of the world, there is a real chance you were asking someone he taught.
Qari Muhammad Hamid
Founder · former student
Video
Shaykh Amjad
Imam & Researcher · former student
Video
Shaykh Saad
Imam & Researcher, Medical Student · former student
Video
Shaykh Abid
Imam & Researcher · former student
Video
Shaykh Ibrahim Firdausi
Imam & Activist · former student
Video
Shaykh Ibrahim Asef
Imam, Diyanet Center · former student
Video
Maulana Yusuf Sulaiman
Head of Faculty of Theology, Darussalam · former student
Written
Perspective
What $50 a month is next to
Against a one-time course
This same material was going to be sold as a single course for $300 to $400, paid upfront. Six to eight months of membership costs the same. Except across those months you also get twenty-four to thirty-two live sessions with the teacher, a community he is active in, and everything added along the way. And at month six the course becomes permanently yours regardless of what you do next.
Against a weekend seminar
A weekend seminar costs more than a month here, runs for two days, and ends on Sunday night. Nobody is there on Wednesday when the question actually comes up.
Against free
Free Islamic content is abundant and a lot of it is excellent. That has been true for years, and you already have access to all of it. It's also why you have a folder of saved lectures you haven't reopened and courses in your inbox you didn't finish. The thing free content cannot give you is order, a finish line, and a teacher who answers your question on Sunday.
The honest version: $50 a month is roughly $1.65 a day, which is less than a cup of coffee. One scholar, with a structured program, active community of other muslims, live calls and messaging with a qualified Scholar.
Full transparency
What happens if you cancel
Saying this plainly, because you have been burned by a paid programme before and you are looking for the catch.
If you cancel before six months
Access to the course, the Discord, the live calls and the resource downloads ends. You keep any PDF you already downloaded to your own device, but the download page closes with your membership.
If you cancel after six months
The course lessons are yours permanently. All 42 of them, member or not. Six months at $50 is $300, which is what this course was going to sell for on its own, as a one-time purchase. At that point you have bought it, so you keep it. The Discord and the live calls end, because those are the living parts. They only exist while you're in the room.
If you cancel in the first seven days
You get your money back. From the day you joined, no questions, no explanation required.
There is no contract, no minimum term, and no cancellation call. You cancel from your account page.
Positioning
How this compares to how Islamic education is usually delivered
No names, because this isn't about anyone's character. It is about format.
| Quran Made Simple | The usual approach | |
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| Structure | ✓ One path, seven modules, in order | ✗ A catalogue you assemble yourself |
| Starting point | ✓ Surahs you are already familiar with | ✗ Wherever the syllabus begins |
| The teacher | ✓ One teacher, every lesson | ✗ A different instructor per course |
| Arabic | ✓ None required, ever | ✗ Assumed, or taught first for a year |
| Lesson length | ✓ 15–20 minutes | ✗ 60–90 minute lectures, or 20+ academic hours |
| Salah | ✓ Every word of it, in the first section | ✗ Rarely taught as a topic at all |
| Live access | ✓ Weekly, same teacher, recorded | ✗ None, or a forum, or a mid-workday call |
| Where schools differ | ✓ Different madhab perspectives shown | ✗ One position, or none stated |
| Teaching Culture | ✓ Calm, practice, no polemics | ✗ Often doubt, debate, or academic |
| When you finish | ✓ A structured plan and deeper understanding of the Quran | ✗ A certificate, or nothing |
| Cost | ✓ $50/month, cancel anytime | ✗ Free and unfinished, or $400–$2,400 upfront |
The process
What your first week looks like
Day one
30 minutes · Module 0
Join, and watch Module 0. Three short lessons. You'll see Al-Fatiha opened, and you'll have Shaykh Shibly's 4 Step Method explained. You'll join the community on Discord and meet other eager muslims on this journey.
Days two to six
about 20 min a day · Module 1, one lesson a day
Will dive deeper into the course materials. Module 1. Al-Fatiha line by line, then the takbir, ruku, sujood, tashahhud, the closing. One lesson a day. Each one ends with one thing to do in your next prayer.
Day seven
Sunday live session, 2:00pm ET
By the 7th day you have joined our first live session at 2:00pm ET. Finished the first two sections of the course. You should see improvement in your Salah from takbir to taslim, understanding every word.
That's the pattern from then on. 20 minutes a day, one hour on Sunday for the live calls.
Honest fit
Is this for you?
This will work for you if
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You pray, and you could not translate most of what you say.
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You have 20 minutes a day. Not two hours.
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You have children who are going to start asking questions, and you want to be the one who answers.
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You've never studied Arabic and you assumed that ruled you out. It doesn't. The course requires none.
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You've moved somewhere with no teacher you trust, or the local options are inconsistent.
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You came to Islam later and the basics were never properly taught to you, and asking now feels awkward.
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You already recite Al-Kahf on Fridays or Al-Mulk at night and would like to know what you're reading.
This is not for you if
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You want to learn to recite: tajweed, makhraj, pronunciation. That's a different skill and this course doesn't teach it.
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You want a scholarly qualification or an alim programme. This is not that, and it won't pretend to be.
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You want a fatwa on your specific situation. Shaykh Shibly teaches here; he does not issue personal rulings on the calls.
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You're looking for debate, apologetics, or arguments against other Muslims. None of that appears anywhere in this course, by design.
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You want more content to collect. If nothing in your week is going to change, this will just be another folder.
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You won't give it 20 minutes a day. 20 minutes is the whole ask, and below that nothing works.
Members
What students say
Member name
City
“Prayed for 22 years without knowing what Al-Fatiha meant. Six weeks in, I taught it to my daughter.”
Member name
City
“Used to check my phone between rak'ahs. Now I hold sujood an extra three seconds because I know what I'm saying.”
Objections, answered
Questions
I've paid for Islamic courses before and never finished them. Why would this be different?
Do I need to know Arabic?
What is Shaykh Shibly's background? Which madhab does he follow?
Free Islamic content is everywhere. Why pay $50 a month?
What happens if I cancel?
Is this a course or a membership?
I can't make Sundays at 2:00pm ET. Is it still worth it?
How much time does this take?
Is this for beginners or for people who've already studied?
Do I have to go in order?
Is Shaykh Shibly actually in the Discord?
Will this teach me to recite properly, with tajweed and pronunciation?
Is this for women too?
My children are young. Is there anything for them?
What if I have a personal fiqh question about my mortgage, my marriage, my situation?
Will there actually be new content, or is this it?
Is there a certificate?
What's the refund policy?
How do I cancel?
Am I paying for videos I could find on YouTube?
A note from Shaykh Shibly
I have spent more than ten years in rooms with Muslims who love Allah and could not tell you the meaning of the Surahs they recite daily. Not one of them was insincere. They had simply never been taught, and at some point it became embarrassing to ask.
If that is you, I want to say clearly: it is not too late, and it was never your fault. You blindly learned the words. Nobody taught you the meaning.
This course will help with that. It starts with verses you already are familiar with and expands from there. And I will be there on Sundays for whatever comes up.
Whether you join or not, go and look up one line of Al-Fatiha tonight. Understand it fully. Just one line. See what happens in tomorrow's Fajr.
Take one step. Allah will meet you there.
Shaykh Shibly Rahaman
Cancel anytime. 7 days to change your mind, no questions asked.
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