Sahel EDU

Following each student’s Quran memorisation, surah after surah, in Arabic

In a Quran school or a memorisation centre, the teacher’s work is counted in verses: what the student is learning, what they are revising, what they have consolidated. Sahel EDU, software for Quran schools and tahfiz, records each recitation, calculates progress juz by juz, shows it to the family, and works right to left, in Arabic.

Memorising the Quran in a school: what has to be followed

In Ngaoundere and the Far North, the traditional form of teaching is reading and memorising the Quran with a master or mistress, with the recitation checked at each stage; someone who has memorised the whole Quran is called a goni in Fulfulde, the equivalent of a hafiz. This tradition now has its schools, its classes and its families who want to know how their child is doing.

The teacher’s notebook is enough while students are few. It becomes fragile with several teachers and several classes:

Which surah, which verse, which day?
New memorisation or revision?
What remark did the teacher give?
How many juz has the student completed?
What do we tell the family, and what do we keep for a scholarship file?

Quran follow-up in Sahel EDU

Quran follow-up (hifz) rests on the reference data of the 114 surahs and the 30 juz. The teacher records each recitation, verse by verse: memorisation or revision, with a remark. Each student’s progress is calculated and displayed, juz by juz. A teacher sees only their own classes.

Recitations already done before installation can be brought in by import, so nobody starts again from zero. The remark is the teacher’s: the software keeps the trace, it does not assess the recitation.

114 surahs and 30 juz.
Memorisation and revision recorded verse by verse.
Teacher’s remark on each recitation.
Teacher limited to their own classes.
Recitations already done brought in by import.

What the student and the family see

Progress is visible to the student and the family in their own space. Memorisation badges mark each completed juz; there is never a ranking of the weakest, nor money, nor chance. A certificate of Quran memorisation, verifiable by QR Code once the school’s opening authorisation has been verified, can be attached to the scholarship file.

The scholarship file is put together in one click: academic transcript, school attendance certificate, certificates of success, certificate of memorisation and a recommendation letter to complete. Destinations are shown with the note “conditions to check every year”: it is never a promise of admission.

Progress by juz, visible to the family.
Memorisation badges, with no ranking of the weakest.
Verifiable certificate of Quran memorisation.
Scholarship file in one click.

Arabic and the school calendar

The interface reads in Arabic, right to left, with Arabic numerals ٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩. Lists follow the Arabic alphabet, search tolerates spelling variants (hamza, alef, ta marbuta), and accounts are opened in the school’s language. The basmala and the Hijri date on documents are optional and reserved for Islamic schools.

The calendar adapts: the school sets its day of rest, adds its own dates and can keep a Hijri calendar. A Ramadan mode shortens sessions. In the Quran schools described by a study on Ngaoundere, lessons run from Saturday to Wednesday, with Thursday and Friday off: each school sets its own rhythm.

Right-to-left interface, with Arabic numerals.
Arabic alphabetical order and tolerant search.
Day of rest and school dates adjustable.
Ramadan mode: shortened sessions.

Attaching the Quran school to a complete school

Many memorisation centres are schools too: classes, register, fees, parents, documents. Sahel EDU handles these elements together with Quran follow-up: the register session by session, fees item by item with their receipts, classes of boys or girls if the school chooses, and report cards and documents entirely in Arabic. For an institute that also teaches the official syllabus, the page on maahad and French-Arabic schools describes the Arabic track.

That track supplies reference syllabuses level by level (Quran, tajwid, tawhid, fiqh, hadith, nahw, sarf, balagha…). Sessions and coefficients are given by default, and are for the school to confirm.

Register session by session, fees and receipts.
Classes of boys or of girls, as the school chooses.
Report cards and documents entirely in Arabic.
Reference syllabuses by level, to be confirmed.

Limits, and where to start

Sahel EDU assumes a school with enrolled students, classes and a manager who uses it. For an informal halaqa with no lists, describe your situation to the team rather than wait for a dedicated mode. The software does not replace the teacher: it judges neither tajwid nor the quality of a recitation.

To get started, enter the students with their names in Arabic, create the classes and assign the teachers, import the recitations already done, then let each teacher record as sessions go by. A phone with a browser is enough; there is nothing to install.

Enter the students and their names in Arabic.
Assign each teacher to their classes.
Import the recitations already done.

Sources

Women and the transmission of Islamic knowledge in Adamawa: the case of Ngaoundere, 1946-2010 (dissertation, Higher Teacher Training College, Yaounde)

Frequently asked questions

Does the software assess the recitation?

No. The remark is the teacher’s, entered at each recitation; the software keeps the trace and calculates the progress.

What do parents see?

Progress juz by juz, the memorisation badges and, where relevant, the certificate of Quran memorisation.

Can recitations already done be brought in?

Yes. An import brings in the recitations recorded before installation, so students do not start again from zero.

Can Sahel EDU be used outside Cameroon?

Sahel EDU is today designed, validated and usable for schools in Cameroon. In another Central African country, the application already reads in French, English and Arabic and counts in CFA francs, but the country’s official levels, exams, calendars and report cards are set up with our team, school by school, before opening.

Can we try it before committing?

Yes. The free trial lasts 30 days, with no commitment. The price is then negotiated with each school and can be read on the Pricing page.

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Try Sahel EDU free for 30 days, no commitment. Afterwards, the price is negotiated with your school and confirmed in writing.

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