Nouman Ali Khan is the founder and CEO of Bayyinah and serves as a lead instructor for several programs including Dream, traveling seminars and Bayyinah TV. His serious Arabic training began in the U.S. in 1999 under Dr. Abdus-Samie, founder and former principal of Quran College in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Khan served as a professor of Arabic at Nassau Community College until 2006 when he decided to take Bayyinah on as a full-time project. Since then he has taught more than 10,000 students through traveling seminars and programs. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas and is focusing on teaching his students, developing Arabic curricula and filming material for Bayyinah TV.
Nouman Ali Khan, who was of Pakistani descent and was born in Germany on May 4, 1978, spent his early years in the former East Berlin. Khan attended the Pakistan Embassy school from second through eighth grade while his father was employed by the Pakistani Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Khan was a teenager when his father decided to relocate the family to New York.
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Part 6/12 - The Story of a Man This episode enlightens ayah numbered 20 from Surah Ya-Sin comprehensively. The explanation includes the story of a man who came running to the town and spoke the truth at a time when the messengers of Allah were being disbelieved and threatened, the way Allah talks about his speech in this surah and the challenges of the Prophets with the toughest audiences of the town.
Part 5/12 - Clear & Effective Speech This episode explains ayahs numbered 18 and 19 from Surah Ya-Sin in great detail. The explanation includes how the Quran is not just an effective communicator but the communication is trans-formative, heart penetrating and separates the truth from falsehood; how Quran emphasizes on effective communication, the conversation between the prophets and their people, Allah preparing Prophet SAW mentally to face the Quraysh in an amazing way.
Part 4/12 - The Messengers This episode explains ayahs numbered 13-17 from Surah Ya-Sin in a great detail. The explanation includes how Allah gives an example of the people of the town who refused to believe, although three messengers were sent to them, why Prophet SAW wasn’t provided support in the form of another messenger, how the people rejected the message and the response of those Prophets to their people.
Part 3/12 - The Truth Has Come This episode explains ayahs numbered 7-12 from Surah Ya-Sin in a great detail. The explanation includes how Quran makes mention of different ways of arriving at the truth, the invisible shackles placed in the necks of disbelievers, Allah consolidating Prophet SAW and giving glad tidings of forgiveness and reward to those who follow the truth of unseen.
Part 2/12 - A Perfect Messenger This being the second episode gives a greater understanding of the next three verses of Surah Yasin. Allah SWT is comforting Prophet SAW in these verses which was much needed as people of quraysh were proud and were not willing to accept the beautiful message sent down to warn them by Al Azeez, who has authority over absolutely everything and commands respect.
Part 1/12 - The Quran is "Hakeem" An incredible series on the detailed tafseer of Surah Yaseen by Nouman Ali Khan which includes understanding of each ayah from many books of tafseer, scholars and linguistic sources. This talk explains about the first three verses of the surah in a very great detail which was revealed in Makkah before the migration to Medina. This series will give us an insight on the beauty of this Surah Yasin. Discover how the Qur’an is so tightly knit that it all connects per...
Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan reflects upon the institution of marriage being about trust from the very beginning and the foundation of two families coming together accompanied by trust, transparency, and openness. One of the fundamental, central, pivotal Surahs in the Quran about marriage is Surah Nur and in this Surah it first it deals with many varied topics like people who violate the sanctity of marriage, the fornicator, the adulterer. It also deals with the scandal that was started about the marr...
Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan deals with the story of the people in the cave. This story reaffirms the basic fact that belief in Allah results in an increase in guidance. The more blessed one is with the gift of Iman, the more ease he gains when trying to achieve more Iman or Faith. He also summarises the story of the people of the cave. The story highlights numerous signs and teachings for us to imbibe and inculcate that testify to the great Power of Allah and His Wisdom in managing His creations. Our...
