I moved to Burco as a dhaqan celis in 2011 I was 13 years old at the time I didn’t even know the Arabic alphabet. I was immediately put in a boarding school in Burco’s countryside.
Long story short i finished the Quran in 2014 so it took me 3 1/2 years to finish it. FYI it was off by heart where you had to recite 3 pages a day plus do Islamic studies.
It was brutal because I barely even spoke proper Somali but alhamdulilah for Allah making it easy for me. I can proudly say I finished the Quran twice and I have off by heart.