Quran Teacher Jobs in SoloFor ustadz and ustadzah living in Jebres, Banjarsari or Laweyan
Quran recitation is a field where Arabi already has many teachers living in Solo, and we are still accepting ustadz and ustadzah for it. The work is private teaching: a single student, starting wherever that student is, whether with the first hijaiyah letters or with tartil reading.
Campuses Arabi teachers in Solo graduated from
- Universitas Sebelas Maret
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta
- UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta
This list shows where our teachers studied. Arabi has no formal partnership with these campuses.
- Arabi already has a strong network of Quran teachers in Solo.
Quran recitation sits among the fields in which Arabi's Solo teachers are many, alongside Islamic studies, Arabic and tahfidz. The position is open all the same, and applications from Solo are read as they come. We make no claim about how quickly a new teacher is given a student. Where Solo is short is in tahsin, the stage for students who already read, and in calligraphy. A recitation teacher who can also carry a student on into tahsin is therefore of particular use to us in this city.
Gilingan and Semanggi Readers Learning with You in Solo
Teaching Quran recitation for Arabi in Solo means working with one person at a time, and starting points vary from learner to learner. Some have yet to meet hijaiyah; some read slowly already but stumble on long vowels; others read from the mushaf, the printed Quran, and want their recitation to grow calm and measured. The first reading you hear shows which of these roads a learner is on.
Young children generally start with hijaiyah letters and harakat, the short vowel signs, before working through iqra, a stepwise primer that links letters into syllables and words. Here your attention stays on makhraj, the spot in throat or mouth that produces each letter, so a child in Gilingan or Semanggi says ha and kha distinctly from day one. A parent sitting nearby may follow along as those first letters settle.
Teenagers often arrive reading from the mushaf already, bringing habits from earlier lessons. Quite a few are ready for basic tajwid: sustaining the nasal ghunnah, drawing a mad out to its right length, giving a letter its small rebound in qalqalah. Correcting softly, one rule at a time, keeps their confidence intact as the reading gets cleaner.
Adults in Solo bring their own reasons. Some learned as children and want to come back; others start as grown-ups and feel shy about sitting with the letters. Both deserve equal patience. For an adult who reads already, the work heads toward tartil, an unhurried, clear recitation respecting every tajwid rule. For an adult starting afresh, iqra fits just as it fits a young learner, and with steady practice the letters grow familiar.
Recitation in Solo, with tahsin as the next step
Solo is a city people know for Masjid Agung Surakarta and Kampung Kauman, and Arabi's Quran recitation teachers here are many. A new teacher joins a field that is already well staffed, so it is worth thinking about what you add. The clearest answer in Solo is tahsin. A student you have taught through iqra, harakat and basic tajwid will in time read on their own and want makhraj and tartil refined. Tahsin teachers in Solo are still few, so if you can stay with that student through the later stage, let us know. The same goes for calligraphy, the other field where teachers here are few. None of this is a condition. A teacher who teaches recitation alone, and teaches it well, is welcome to apply, and will be trained in the Arabi Method before meeting a first student.
Where Quran teachers teach in Solo
Most Arabi teachers in Solo have their homes in Jebres, Banjarsari, Laweyan, Pasar Kliwon and Serengan, and Quran recitation teachers are welcome from each of them. Because a home lesson means going to the student, your address matters. When you apply, name your district and the neighbourhoods within your reach, whether that is Kratonan, Kampung Sewu, Semanggi, Gilingan, Mojosongo, Jajar or Kerten. Where the journey does not suit you, the same lesson can be given online through Arabi App. Lesson times are settled between teacher and student, so you decide together which days work.
Where Arabi Quran teachers in Solo live
- Jebres
- Banjarsari
- Laweyan
- Pasar Kliwon
- Serengan
What a Quran teacher does in Solo
- Start a Solo beginner on the hijaiyah letters and stay with them until iqra is finished, whether that student is small or fully grown.
- Work on makhraj from the earliest lessons, bearing in mind that Solo has few tahsin teachers to pass a student on to afterwards.
- Travel to homes in the districts you named when applying, such as Serengan, Pasar Kliwon or the Semanggi neighbourhood, for lessons given in person.
- Switch to Arabi App for a student in Mojosongo, Jajar or another area you cannot reach, and give the same lesson on screen.
- Settle the weekly timetable with each student in Jebres, Banjarsari or wherever you teach, involving parents for the youngest, then hold to it.
Who should apply in Solo
- Your own recitation is sound, with clear makhraj and a tartil reading that a student can follow and copy by ear.
- You are patient with beginners of any age, since a first lesson in hijaiyah may be with a small child or with an adult.
- You have some teaching experience behind you, at home, in a class or elsewhere, and can describe how you taught.
- Campus and university graduates are welcome, and Arabi teachers in Solo include graduates of UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta, Universitas Sebelas Maret and Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.
- You are willing to complete Arabi Method training before your first session, and ideally able to teach tahsin too, which is short in Solo.
Arabi teaching fields in Solo
Strong teacher network
- Quran recitation
- Islamic studies
- Arabic
- tahfidz
Still looking for teachers
- tahsin
- calligraphy
Joining Solo's Wide Circle of Arabi Recitation Teachers
Arabi's teacher page is where you apply, selecting the Quran recitation role and describing your reading, your studies and any teaching you have done. Graduates of Universitas Sebelas Maret, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta and UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta already teach for Arabi in Solo, and graduates of other campuses are warmly welcome. Teaching experience of any sort is valued, whether gained at a mosque, a TPA or a learner's home.
Next an email prompts you to fill out your profile: the districts you can reach, such as Banjarsari, Laweyan or Pasar Kliwon, which hours of your Solo week stay open, and whether you lean toward home visits, remote teaching, or a mix. A complete profile lets the team see where you belong within Solo's network of guru ngaji.
Arabi Method training happens before your first session. It covers how Arabi moves a learner from hijaiyah letters through iqra into the mushaf, the art of hearing a reader out and putting slips right with gentle adab, plus the brief notes that carry each learner on. Experienced teachers take it too, so everyone reading with an Arabi guru ngaji in Solo meets the same careful approach.
The team then pairs you with a learner, weighing your districts and hours; hunting for learners is never your task. Early sessions are for listening: hear the learner recite, find where their reading really stands, and settle a schedule together. From there, as the weeks pass and the notes accumulate, the recitation in that home in Jebres or across that screen grows steadier and surer.
Islamic heritage Solo is known for
- Masjid Agung Surakarta
- Kampung Kauman
Kerten, Jajar and Mojosongo on Your Solo Circuit
Recitation is a field where Arabi already counts many teachers in Solo, and Arabi teachers of every field there live across Serengan, Pasar Kliwon, Jebres, Laweyan and Banjarsari. That network lets a guru ngaji keep home visits within a manageable part of the city, perhaps Kerten and Jajar one day and Kampung Sewu or Mojosongo another. A learner beyond your usual circuit can still recite with you over Arabi App, where you hear each verse and follow along on screen.
Listening fills most of every session. While the learner recites, you check each letter: is the makhraj right, is the ghunnah held, does the mad get its due length? When an error shows up, you say the word correctly and the learner repeats it, which is talqin, learning by hearing first and then echoing.
Once the lesson ends, a few short notes keep the next one on target: letters still slipping, the tajwid rule to revisit, the page or iqra volume where reading paused. Such notes turn each meeting into a continuation and help you spot growth the learner may not yet see. Across a month those small lines become a quiet chronicle of how far a reading has come.
You and each learner agree the hours, so your Solo week can follow your own rhythm. You might teach in the late afternoon and save evenings for remote readers. Because Arabi pays you lesson by lesson, a timetable you can keep week after week makes this work a dependable part of your life, and lets every learner trust that their guru ngaji will turn up.
Questions from Quran teacher applicants in Solo
With recitation so well staffed in Solo, why does Arabi still take applications?
Recitation, like Islamic studies, Arabic and tahfidz, is a field with plenty of Arabi teachers resident in Solo, and it has not been closed. A student in Kampung Sewu and a student in Kerten each need someone whose district and free hours suit them, so new applicants from Jebres through to Serengan are still read. When a first student will come is something Arabi leaves unpromised.
Is it worth mentioning that I can teach tahsin as well?
Very much so in Solo, where Arabi's tahsin teachers are few. Apply for the recitation role and add a line on your tahsin, describing how you refine the makhraj and tartil of someone who reads independently. A teacher in Banjarsari or Pasar Kliwon who covers that later stage lets a Solo student continue with the same ustadz or ustadzah. Calligraphy is short here too, should that be among your skills.
I live in Laweyan. Where would I be teaching?
That depends on where students are, which Arabi cannot fix in advance. Put Laweyan on your application together with the neighbourhoods you can get to, for instance Jajar, Kerten or Kratonan, so that Arabi knows your range for home visits. For a student in a part of Solo you cannot reach, Arabi App carries the lesson instead. The days are chosen by you and that student together.
What does a Solo applicant need to show for this role?
A recitation you can teach from, above all clear makhraj and steady tartil. Solo's Arabi teachers include graduates of Universitas Sebelas Maret, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta and UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta, campuses with which Arabi has no arrangement, and a degree from any other institution counts equally. Earlier teaching, in Solo or elsewhere, helps your case. Arabi Method training follows acceptance and precedes your first lesson.
Who are the students in Solo, and what can I expect to earn?
Solo students range from young children through teenagers to adults, some at the first hijaiyah letters and some midway through iqra. Arabi pays for each session you teach and keeps the rate unpublished. With recitation teachers plentiful in Solo, nobody can tell you in advance what your student load or total earnings will be, and Arabi does not try to. Hours are arranged student by student, from Gilingan to Semanggi.
Skilled in tahfidz, Arabic, or another field? See all teaching roles in Solo.