Building Bridges To Build Africa

I read your wonderful book while I was on holiday in Switzerland and I am in awe of your quest for knowledge and sacred truth. Your journey provides enormous food for thought and opens my eyes to another world I knew little about. Given my background in adult learning, I found the learning process especially thought-provoking. My work has been heavily influenced by the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein who believes “the world we live in is the words we use”. It is brave to challenge conventional wisdom and accepted practices, so I applaud you for rethinking something that doesn’t really work in your community, namely, the teaching of Arabic. If babies can learn the language, then why can’t adults? This is the question that you answer so elegantly that I tried it for myself while I was in Switzerland recently. I began the process of learning French like a baby, not worrying about grammar and soon built up a small vocabulary relevant to situations I encountered in the French part of Switzerland. You and Wittgenstein are right, it’s all about what we mean rather than how we say it. Your journey to Tarim was brave and inspiring, and so are your thoughts on learning language.

I have known Mr Raees Mohammed since January 2022. My first encounter was indirectly through his book “The road to Tarim”. What most impressed me about his book was his discussion on the Arabic language. It seemed to me that he had a great passion for it, so did I. Upon contacting him the very first time, he was warm and eager to assist me. We structured together an appropriate learning time. My Arabic lessons with him are virtual and about twice per week since January 2022. I have found him to be very knowledgeable and passionate about the Arabic language and teaching it. He is flexible, patient and most accommodating. He has gently compelled me to continue to speak Arabic with him and we now conduct our classes ninety percent of the time in Arabic. I highly recommend anyone to avail of the services of Mr Raees Mohammed.

I have known Mr Raees Mohammed since September 2020. I was looking for an Arabic tutor to help me with my conversational skills in the language and was referred to him by a family friend. We held regular classes, about two per week, from September to December 2020. From the outset, I could see his passion for, and skill in the language. He met me at my level. This meant that I was challenged just enough to make progress without being overwhelmed or lost. I attribute the accelerated improvement in my conversational skills to Mr Raees Mohammed and would recommend anyone to avail his services.

Raees is one of the best teachers I've ever had. Focused one on one lessons in the islamic tradition are so much faster than other methods. I've tried group classes, online classes, Duolingo for months and none have scaled this fast. Highly recommend you check out his offering if you're keen on learning Arabic.