Annandale, Virginia · Since 2003 · 1424 AH

Learn the Qur'an the way it was handed down.

Hifdh classes for children and adults, weekly halaqas, and a community that shows up. Twenty-three years in Fairfax County, under the direction of Dr. Adam Hilow.

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خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ

"The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it." The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, recorded by al-Bukhari.

Founded: 2003 in Fairfax County
Hifdh classes: 1 to 4 days a week
Students: Age 5 to adult
Next gathering: Sisters Foundations, Friday

Boys in white thobes seated at desks with open mushafs in a sunlit classroom at the institute — Hifdh class at the institute.

01 · In service of the Qur'an

We nurture hearts through remembrance, refine minds through sacred learning, and strengthen our communities through unity and service.

Guided by the Qur'an and the Sunnah, we want to raise a generation anchored in faith, knowledge, and character. Students memorize with proper tajwid, learn the Arabic that opens the sources, and grow up inside a community that knows their name.

Our graduates include full huffadh who now teach, lead prayer, and mentor in their own communities.

وَلَقَدْ جِئْنَـٰهُم بِكِتَـٰبٍۢ فَصَّلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ هُدًۭى وَرَحْمَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُؤْمِنُونَ

"And We had certainly brought them a Book which We detailed by knowledge, as guidance and mercy for a people who believe." Surah al-A'raf, 7:52

01
Qur'an Hifdh
Structured memorization with proper tajwid, daily revision, and a love for the Book that outlasts the program.
02
Immersive Arabic
Grammar, vocabulary, and reading, so students can open the Qur'an and the core texts in the language they were written in.
03
Adab and Ihsan
Character built on the Qur'an and Sunnah: refined manners, sincerity, and a Muslim identity that holds up outside these walls.
04
Community
Youth programs, family gatherings, guest scholars, and a picnic every summer. The institute belongs to the people who fill it.

A teacher holds up a framed Qur'anic calligraphy while boys at desks look on — "Imam Alkisai is not just a school. It is an institution rooted in purpose."
From the institute's community testimonials.

02 · Hifdh programs

Choose a pace. We build the plan.

Every hifdh student gets a personal memorization plan, regular assessments, and the Arabic writing class at no extra cost. Boys and girls, flexible class times. You pick how many days a week.

Tier 3 · 2 days a week

Standard

Two sessions a week. The foundation track: new memorization with regular review.

Tuition

$100

per month, per child

MTWTFSS

You choose the days on the application form.

Apply for Standard

One form per child. Financial aid is available when you register more than one.

A classroom of boys memorizing at individual desks by the windows — Hifdh students at their desks.

Girls in hijab wearing headphones at computer stations during a Qur'an lesson

Weekdays · 2026 to 2027

Homeschool and Hifdh Program

Bring your own curriculum. Through the school day we supervise, tutor, and teach Qur'an memorization, Arabic writing, Islamic studies, and adab.

Days: Monday to Friday
Hours: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Grades: 1st to 12th
Tuition: $500 a month

Every summer

Summer intensives

Summer Hifdh Program

Five weeks for ages 5 and up. Memorization, tajwid, Islamic studies, and a picnic. In 2026: June 22 to July 30, Monday to Thursday, 11 AM to 4 PM, $400.
Adult Brothers Qur'an Summer Camp

Nine weeks with Dr. Adam Hilow: hifdh, recitation, and the study of al-Tibyan fi Adab Hamalat al-Qur'an. In 2026: June 1 to July 30, Monday to Thursday, 5 to 9 PM, $400.

Next summer's dates are posted here and on Instagram.

Two young men seated on the floor reciting Qur'an to each other

03 · Who teaches here

Taught by people who carry it.

Traditionally trained in the Qur'anic sciences, tajwid, and hifdh. Clear milestones, regular assessments, and a memorization plan for each student.

Dr. Adam Hilow
Director
Educator, scholar, and servant of the Qur'an. Holds ijazah in the ten qira'at. Leads the adult brothers' program and sits on the Revision Day panel.

Teaches
Hifdh and tajwid, al-Tibyan fi Adab Hamalat al-Qur'an, the adab of the people of the Qur'an.
Sheikh Ahmed Tidiane Diallo
Saturday evenings
Leads Exploring the Treasures of the Qur'an, the weekly Hadith and Arabic class open to the community.

Teaches
Tafsir of the Qur'an, the 40 Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi, and al-Ajrumiyyah.
Ustadha Hafsa and Ustadha Amaal
Friday evenings
Lead Sisters Foundations, a free weekly gathering for sisters aged 12 and up. Come for the knowledge, stay for the sisterhood.

Teaches
Tafsir as-Sa'di (Juz' 1 to 3), Usul al-Thalatha, and the 40 Hadith.

Guest scholars this year included Dr. Waleed Edrees Al-Meneese, who led a two-day Seerah dawrah in July, and Sheikh Horsed Noah, who spoke to youth and parents in June.

04 · Every week

The doors open every week.

Next up

Sisters Foundations, Friday at 5:30 PM

Free, ages 12 and up.

Computer lab with Qur'an software open on the monitors beneath a framed calligraphy

Weekdays and weekends

Hifdh classes, one to four days a week
Boys and girls, age 5 and up. Class times are set with you at registration.
Choose a pace
Friday 5:30 to 8:00 PM

Sisters Foundations
Tafsir as-Sa'di, Usul al-Thalatha, and the 40 Hadith with Ustadha Hafsa and Ustadha Amaal. Sisters 12 and up. Free, refreshments provided. Second floor, last door on the left.
Free
Saturday 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Exploring the Treasures of the Qur'an: Hadith and Arabic
Tafsir, the 40 Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi, and al-Ajrumiyyah with Sheikh Ahmed Tidiane Diallo. Spots are limited.
Register