Nouman Ali Khan
| Nouman Ali Khan نعمان علی خان | |
|---|---|
 Nouman Ali Khan | |
| Born | East Berlin, East Germany (now Germany)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Islamic speaker |
| Title | Bayyinah Institute, Founder/CEO |
| Website |
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Nouman Ali Khan (Arabic:نعمان علی خان) is a Pakistani-American Muslim speaker and founder, CEO and lead instructor at Bayyinah, the Institute for Arabic and Qur'anic Studies.[2]
Nouman Ali Khan founded Bayyinah in 2006, after serving as the professor of Arabic at Nassau Community College.[3][4] His current residence is in Dallas, Texas. He also lectures internationally on the matters of Tafsir and learning Arabic to understand the Quran.[5]
Khan has written or co-written a number of works, including Divine Speech and Revive Your Heart.[6] He has been named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan.[7]
Biography
Nouman Ali Khan was born in 1978 in East Berlin, East Germany (now Germany) to a Pakistani diplomat who was stationed in the country at that time. He spent a short amount of time in Pakistan where his parents came from and Saudi Arabia for 6 years until his family got stationed in the United States. At the age of 14, his family went back to Pakistan but he remained in the US to complete his higher studies and remained there ever since. He currently lives in Dallas, Texas.[8]
Education
His early education in Arabic started in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and continued in Islamabad, Pakistan and Lahore, Pakistan. His serious Arabic training began in 1999 in the United States. He has been teaching Modern Standard and Classical Arabic at various venues for several years with over 10,000 students nationwide.
Policy on fundraising events
Khan does not participate in any fundraiser event in any capacity. He does not accept requests for video, audio or written endorsements of Islamic projects, institutions & programs. Regarding the topic, Khan has said, "Even though I would love to engage, I simply don't have time to look deeply into all the projects, their history & their contributions. I don't feel comfortable endorsing anything without thoroughly knowing each and every aspect of it. Regardless, I appreciate all the different inspiring efforts taking place throughout the world and pray for their success."[9]
Publications
Khan is the author of a few books including Divine Speech: Exploring Quran As Literature, published by Bayyinah in 2016,[10] and most recently Revive Your Heart: Putting Life in Perspective, published by Kube Publishing.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ "The Life of Nouman Ali Khan - VIP Show". Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Bayyinah: Faculty & Staff". Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "The Muslim 500: Nouman Ali Khan". Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ Flaccus, Gillian (2013-09-21). "Demand for U.S.-Born Imams Up in American Mosques". Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Quran Tafsir in English - nauman Ali Khan Ali Khan Collection". Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Nouman Ali Khan: Books". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ↑ "The Muslim 500: Nouman Ali Khan".
- ↑ http://www.convergencestride.com/2015/10/who-is-nouman-ali-khan/
- ↑ "Contact UsContact Us". Bayyinah. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
- ↑ Khan, Nouman Ali; Randhawa, Sharif (2016-01-01). Divine Speech (1st ed.). Bayyinah Publications. ISBN 9780986275050.
- ↑ Khan, Nouman Ali (2017-05-16). Revive Your Heart: Putting Life in Perspective. Place of publication not identified: Kube Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781847741011.