ShajarShajar, your spiritual garden.
Plant, nurture, and harvest the Qur’an — one ayah at a time.
Every ayah you learn becomes a tree. Plant it by reciting it, nurture it by understanding it word by word, then harvest its fruit by living it.
Starts with al-Fatihah. Free.
Plant. Nurture. Harvest.
Three gentle steps, about fifteen minutes. That’s all a tree needs.
Plant
Recite the ayah. Read it aloud and Shajar listens, word by word. Read it well and a sapling appears.
Nurture
Understand it. Learn its heart and its words, then pass a short quiz at 80% and the sapling takes root as a tree.
Harvest
Practise it. Each tree bears small practices for your week. Live one, and it’s harvested.
Walk through the garden
This is what learning one ayah looks like.
Plant the ayah
Each seed starts with reciting the ayah. Read it aloud and Shajar listens, marking each word as you go. If it’s hard, it takes you through a few words at a time.
Understand its heart
The meaning of each ayah is opened in a handful of cards you swipe through. Short enough to finish on a bus. Deep enough to stay with you.
Learn its words
Every word comes with its meaning, its root, and how often it appears in the Qur’an. Learn نَعْبُدُ once and it comes up again in prayer after prayer.
Nurture it until it takes root
A short, timed quiz on the words you’ve learned — and the ones before them, so nothing slips away. Pass at 80% and the ayah takes root as a tree.
Harvest the fruit
Every tree bears fruit: small, doable practices drawn from its ayah. Begin something with bismillah. Do someone a kindness with nothing in return. Live it, and the fruit is yours.
Tend your garden
Step away for a few days and your garden quietly fades. No guilt trip. A short revival quiz waters it back to green, and you carry on growing.
A garden for anyone who recites, and longs to understand.
- You recite fluently but follow little of the Arabic
- You want the Qur’an to shape your day, not just your prayer
- You’re happy to go slowly — one ayah at a time
- Run it alongside your Islamic studies classes
- Follow each student’s garden as it grows
- Answer their questions through Ask the Ustadh
Plant your first seed
We’re opening the al-Fatihah garden to a small group first. Leave your email and we’ll let you know when your seat is ready.
Questions, answered
What is Shajar?
Your spiritual garden for the Qur’an. Plant an ayah by reciting it, nurture it by learning its meaning and words until it takes root, and harvest its fruit by living a small practice from it. Every ayah grows a tree.
Do I need to know Arabic?
If you can read the Qur’an, you’re ready. Shajar listens as you recite, then teaches the meaning — one word at a time.
How long does it take each day?
About fifteen minutes to plant and nurture a new ayah. Less on the days you’re just harvesting.
What happens if I miss a few days?
Your garden fades a little. A short revival quiz brings it back to green. Your trees are still there.
Is it free?
al-Fatihah is free — it’s the first garden everyone grows. More gardens are on the way.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes — iPhone, iPad, Android and computers. Add it to your Home Screen and it opens like an app. It keeps working offline and syncs when you’re back.