Quran and Arabic Teacher Jobs in MakassarTahsin and calligraphy teachers wanted, Tamalate through to Sudiang
Tahsin and calligraphy are the thin fields in Makassar, where Arabi's teachers of either are still few. Arabic, Islamic studies and Quran recitation are the strong ones, each with many teachers at home in districts such as Tamalate, Rappocini and Tamalanrea. Tahfidz has some teachers in Makassar too, and every role on this page is open to you.
Islamic heritage Makassar is known for
- Masjid Raya Makassar
- Masjid Al-Markaz Al-Islami
Teaching roles needed in Makassar
| Role | Notes |
|---|---|
| Quran Recitation Teacher Strong teacher network | Suits the ustadz or ustadzah who enjoys starting a beginner on hijaiyah and iqra. Recitation is a strong field in Makassar, with many colleagues at home from Tamalate to Panakkukang, so careful, patient teaching is what marks you out. |
| Quran Memorisation (Tahfidz) Teacher | For a teacher who can hold a student steady through setoran and murajaah without hurry. Tahfidz is neither strong nor short in Makassar: some Arabi teachers of it stay here, and an applicant from Rappocini or Manggala is as welcome as any. |
| Quran Reading Improvement (Tahsin) Teacher Few teachers so far | A fit for the teacher with a sharp ear for makhraj who prefers students already able to read. Tahsin is short in Makassar, so whether you write from Tamalanrea, Mamajang or Tallo, Arabi has few colleagues in this field beside you. |
| Arabic Language Teacher Strong teacher network | Right for the graduate or seasoned teacher at ease with nahwu and shorof. Arabic is well covered in Makassar, a city whose Arabi teachers include graduates of UIN Alauddin Makassar and Universitas Muslim Indonesia, so depth of knowledge is what you bring. |
| Arabic Calligraphy (Khat) Teacher Few teachers so far | Made for the patient hand that knows khat Riqah and likes teaching beginners letter proportion. Calligraphy is the other short field in Makassar, so a teacher of it in Biringkanaya, Panakkukang or Ujung Pandang gives Arabi something it rarely has here. |
| Islamic Studies Teacher Strong teacher network | Suited to someone who can talk through akidah akhlak and fiqh with a child or an adult alike. Islamic studies already has many Arabi teachers across Makassar, Tamalate and Mamajang among their home districts, and the door stays open. |
A city strong in recitation, thin in tahsin and calligraphy
What marks Makassar out for Arabi is how uneven the teaching team is across fields. Quran recitation, Islamic studies and Arabic each have many teachers living in the city. Tahsin and calligraphy have few. Tahfidz falls between, with some teachers and the role still open. For you, this shapes how to present yourself. If you teach recitation, Arabic or Islamic studies, you join colleagues who are already settled in districts such as Tamalate, Rappocini and Tamalanrea, and your skill and teaching experience are what set your application apart. If you can also teach tahsin, or khat Naskhi and khat Riqah, say so clearly when you apply, because those are the fields where Arabi teachers in Makassar are still few. Whichever field you choose, you train in the Arabi Method before your first session.
Where Makassar's teachers studied and whom they teach
Masjid Al-Markaz Al-Islami and Masjid Raya Makassar are the Islamic places this city is known for. Arabi mentions them as landmarks only and works with neither. The same goes for the campuses behind the teachers already here: Universitas Hasanuddin, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, UIN Alauddin Makassar, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar and Universitas Negeri Makassar. Arabi teachers in Makassar hold degrees from all of these, and no arrangement exists between Arabi and any of them. A degree from elsewhere serves you just as well in Tamalate or Panakkukang. As for students, teachers from Rappocini to Biringkanaya take children, teenagers and adults alike, so expect to change your manner from lesson to lesson. Most of those teachers work in recitation, Arabic or Islamic studies, the fields Makassar is strong in.
Teaching areas in Makassar
Tamalate, Rappocini, Tamalanrea, Biringkanaya, Manggala, Mamajang and Panakkukang are the districts most Arabi teachers in Makassar call home. Someone settled in Rappocini or Manggala therefore has colleagues close at hand. The area labels Arabi uses for the city go further: Mariso, Ujung Pandang, Tallo and Sudiang appear there too, yet none of them is among the districts where teachers mostly stay. That is where Makassar is thinly covered. A teacher based in Tallo or Sudiang, or a colleague ready to travel to Mariso and Ujung Pandang for home lessons, fills that gap. From Tamalanrea or any other corner of Makassar, Arabi App lets you teach without the journey.
Districts where most Arabi teachers in Makassar live
- Tamalate
- Rappocini
- Tamalanrea
- Biringkanaya
- Manggala
- Mamajang
- Panakkukang
Akhlak stories and tahsin for Makassar learners
In Makassar you teach one learner per lesson, who might be a child seeing the Arabic alphabet as a beginner, a teenager fitting Quran practice around school, or an adult studying purely for their own sake. Lessons happen at the learner's home or through Arabi App, so that person sets the pace of the entire hour. Since Quran recitation, Islamic studies and Arabic already have a strong circle of Arabi teachers in Makassar, a newcomer in those fields joins an established circle of colleagues.
Children need patience and small steps. A young learner in Mamajang or Mariso may spend a good while on hijaiyah, the Arabic letters, and harakat, the vowel marks, before the first iqra booklet, a graded beginner reader, begins to feel easy. A quick recap with the child after the session helps practice continue between visits. Children studying Islamic studies tend to open up through stories from Islamic history and gentle lessons on akhlak, the good character a Muslim strives for.
Teenagers in Makassar usually carry their own goals. Some want steadier recitation under tajwid, the rules for pronouncing the Quran correctly. Others want Arabic grammar, nahwu for how sentences are put together and shorof for how words change form, so classroom texts finally make sense. They value clear explanations, a lesson that keeps moving and respect for their questions.
Adults in Panakkukang, Ujung Pandang or Tallo might be coming back to the Quran after years away, studying the fiqh of worship so their prayer rests on sound knowledge, or refining their reading through tahsin, careful correction of how each letter sounds. They need a calm teacher who listens without judgement and lets progress arrive at a dignified pace. Each lesson is personal, and that personal attention is what an Arabi teacher in Makassar offers.
Campuses Arabi teachers in Makassar graduated from
- Universitas Negeri Makassar
- UIN Alauddin Makassar
- Universitas Muslim Indonesia
- Universitas Hasanuddin
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar
This list shows where our teachers studied. Arabi has no formal partnership with these campuses.
What Arabi teachers do in Makassar
- Travel to a student's home in the part of Makassar you know, be it Tamalate, Manggala or Biringkanaya, and give that student your whole attention for the session.
- Offer tahsin or calligraphy whenever you are able, because Makassar is short of each, and a teacher in Rappocini or Tamalanrea who adds either widens what Arabi can teach here.
- Reach across to Mariso, Ujung Pandang, Tallo or Sudiang when you can, as those areas lie outside the districts most Makassar teachers call home.
- Fix lesson times with each student yourself, whether you set out from Panakkukang for a home visit or log in to Arabi App from Mamajang.
- Bring your Arabi Method training into the room each time, so a recitation student in Tamalate and an Islamic studies student in Tallo are taught with equal care.
Who should apply in Makassar
- A home in or near Makassar. Tamalate, Rappocini, Tamalanrea, Biringkanaya, Manggala, Mamajang and Panakkukang are where most colleagues live, and applicants from Mariso, Ujung Pandang, Tallo or Sudiang are just as welcome.
- Proven command of your field. With recitation, Arabic and Islamic studies already well staffed in Makassar, depth of skill is what separates a strong applicant from the others.
- Tahsin or calligraphy ability. Makassar has few Arabi teachers of either, so a sound ear for makhraj or a steady hand in khat Naskhi carries extra weight here.
- Classroom or tutoring experience. Colleagues here studied at Universitas Hasanuddin, Universitas Negeri Makassar and other campuses, though time spent teaching counts alongside any degree.
- Readiness to learn the Arabi Method. Every newcomer in Makassar, whether from Sudiang or Mamajang, takes the training first and is then paid by the session.
Tamalate to Biringkanaya: where tahsin and khat fit in Makassar
Your week often starts with geography. Living in Tamalate or Rappocini, you might visit learners in Mariso, Mamajang or Ujung Pandang. Based in Tamalanrea or Biringkanaya, you might lean toward Sudiang and Tallo; based in Manggala or Panakkukang, toward the city's eastern side. A learner across town can switch to Arabi App, so one schedule holds both home visits and screen lessons easily.
Every role prepares differently. In Quran recitation you choose the next iqra pages or a passage for tartil, slow and measured recitation. In tahfidz you plan talqin, reciting a short portion for the learner to repeat, and set aside time for murajaah, reviewing earlier memorisation. In Arabic you select vocabulary and a sentence pattern, and in Islamic studies you read up on the week's topic in akidah, fiqh or history. Brief notes after each session track what improved and what to revisit.
You choose the hours you can handle and agree each timetable with the learner, so a lecturer or postgraduate student can teach alongside other commitments. Payment is per session taught. Arabi Method training before your first lesson gives every teacher in Makassar a common way to guide learners step by step.
Arabi's teachers here, across all fields, include graduates of Universitas Negeri Makassar, UIN Alauddin Makassar, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Universitas Hasanuddin and Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, and Quran recitation, Islamic studies and Arabic have a strong network. Tahsin and calligraphy still have few teachers in Makassar. If you can correct makhraj, the point in the throat, tongue, lips or nose where each letter is formed, or teach khat Naskhi and khat Riqah with attention to proportion, you would fill a real gap. Tahfidz also stays open to new teachers.
Questions from teacher applicants in Makassar
Is Makassar short of teachers in any field?
Tahsin and calligraphy. Arabi has few teachers of either in Makassar, so an ustadz or ustadzah offering makhraj correction for readers, or khat Naskhi for beginners, meets a clear shortage. Quran recitation, Islamic studies and Arabic are the opposite case, with many teachers resident from Tamalate to Panakkukang, and they still accept applicants. Tahfidz lies between the extremes, with some teachers here and room for more.
My house is in Tallo, outside the usual teacher districts. Does that count against me?
It counts in your favour. Tamalate, Rappocini, Tamalanrea, Biringkanaya, Manggala, Mamajang and Panakkukang are where the bulk of Makassar's Arabi teachers stay. Tallo is absent from that group, and so are Mariso, Ujung Pandang and Sudiang, although all of them are areas Arabi names in the city. Someone based in Tallo brings home lessons within reach of neighbourhoods that have fewer colleagues nearby.
I studied outside Makassar. Is a local degree expected?
A local degree is never a condition. Teachers already in Makassar happen to come from Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, Universitas Hasanuddin, UIN Alauddin Makassar, Universitas Muslim Indonesia and Universitas Negeri Makassar, and Arabi keeps no formal link with those campuses. Graduates of other universities apply on equal terms, and so do people whose strength is teaching experience. In a city already rich in recitation and Arabic teachers, demonstrated skill decides.
Can I put myself forward for several roles in Makassar?
Do mention every field you can teach. Makassar has many Arabi teachers of Quran recitation, Arabic and Islamic studies, and few of tahsin and calligraphy. A recitation teacher in Rappocini who can also take readers through tajwid, or an Arabic teacher in Tamalanrea with a good hand in khat Riqah, covers more of what the city lacks. Arabi guarantees no students in any field, strong or short.
What comes between applying and a first lesson in Makassar?
Training comes first. Whether you are a calligraphy teacher in Panakkukang or a tahfidz teacher in Manggala, you learn the Arabi Method ahead of meeting any student. After that, lessons are private and arranged between you and the student, in a house somewhere in Makassar or over Arabi App. Arabi sets no date for a first student in Makassar, and earnings follow the sessions you actually give.