Established in 1993, The Quranic Arabic Foundation QAF is a registered UK charity committed to furthering the understanding of the Qur’an and its sciences. QAF is globally recognised for its courses, publications and research in Qur'anic Arabic.

Why QAF's emphasis on the Quranic Arabic in this modern age?

QAF is globally recognised for its courses, publications and research in Qur'anic Arabic. Muslim Qur'anic scholarship is extremely rich, to the extent that a person would struggle to complete its study even in an entire life time. It is remarkable to witness that Qur'anic Arabic has set a single uniform standard of Arabic language which has been meticulously and ardently followed for the last fifteen centuries. In fact, the Qur'an continues to resolve Arabic linguistic disputes up to present day. This uniform set standard makes easy the study and comprehension of the immense Arabic literature contributed over fifteen centuries on different disciplines of language and human civilisation. This is the principal reason why Qur'anic Arabic has been studied from its inception to this day. QAF provides a modern learning environment through analyses and research, and educates on linguistics, literary and Qur'anic Arabic using the Quran and the Sunnah as its core source of study.

The nature of the designed courses are such that a beginner can study from scratch and achieve mastery over Qur'anic Arabic in a relatively short period

Integrating International Quranic Scholarship Solving 21st Century Challenges

Bridging the Gulf between the East and the West

Over one thousand five hundred men and women have benefitted from QAF's Qur'anic Arabic Course, a totally FREE nine month course designed and taught with modern methods by Dr Surty over the past twenty years.

QAF in collaboration with IRF (Islamic Research Foundation), has produced a unique Qur'anic Arabic Course composed of seventy-seven half-hour episodes with visual aids, authored and presented by Dr. Surty. These episodes have been broadcast on satellite television in over one hundred and fifty countries of the world.

Two hundred and forty-six teachers have been trained voluntarily in Qur'anic Arabic through intensive teachers' training programs based on modern methods. The inaugural sessions of such courses at Aligarh Muslim Univeristy in India and the International Islamic University at Islamabad were chaired by their respective Vice-Chancellors.

QAF has published books on the themes of Qur'anic Arabic, the Qur'an and distributed thousands of volumes on a non-profit making basis.

Provided guidance to researchers on the Ulum al-Qur'an.

Conducted courses on the Quranic script through modern methods.

Cleared many doubts in the minds of Muslims here in the West created by the media concerning the Qur'an and the Sunnah by mutual peaceful discussions.

To promote the teaching of Qur'anic Arabic and the comprehension of the Qur'an.

To develop methods and techniques for teaching and learning of the Qur'an and Qur'anic Arabic and for this purpose develop literature.

To organise and arrange training courses, symposia, seminars, workshops, conferences and the exchange of scholars for the teaching and comprehension of the Qur'an and its sciences.

To establish a resource centre for Qur'anic teaching, a library of the Qur'anic sciences and the Sunnah, and a Bayt-al-Qur'an - House of Wisdom and Peace.

To plan and develop post doctoral research on specific projects for Qur'anic sciences with the assistance of internationally renowned scholars.

To promote peace, justice, unity, wisdom and human dignity.