A self directed e-learning tool for learning al-Quran based on the Nazam al-Quran concept

God declared Al-Quran as the ultimate life guide for human being especially Muslim. Al-Quran is revealed to all human being in general as the target group although it specified the Muttaqin as the group, which will benefit from it (Al-Quran 2:2). Understanding Al-Quran to render it as a practical life guide has however posed a challenging task for the general audience of which the Al-Quran is intended for. This paper describe a proposal for a conducive learning tool for the general Muslim public for learning and understanding Al-Quran based on the model for learning Al-Quran utilizing the Nazam Al-Quran model originally proposed by Hamiduddin Farahi (1863 - 1930). The model specified a top down view of Al-Quran utilizing a different levels of abstraction consisting of group of surahs, pair of surahs, a surah, blocks in surah, and verses down to words in a verse. The design of the e-learning tool enable a drill down functionality, which help learners to undergo a self-directed exploration of Al-Quran besides taking advantage of a learning community environment provided by the e-learning platform it runs on.