Nouman Ali Khan
743 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsNouman 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.
Nouman 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.
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Studying Surah Al Mulk - Part 1
November 21, 2017 13:29 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBUstadh Nouman Ali Khan delves into extracting the gist of Surah Al Mulk. This magnificent Surah is exemplary and is unique in the following manner: Its placement in the Qur’an – it is one of the last of the Makki Surahs. It is actually that Surah about which multiple narrations are being made by the ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Studying Surah Al Mulk – Part 1
In The Eyes Of Allah
July 29, 2017 13:12 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this khutabah Ustadh Nouman recounts the story behind Surah âAbasa, a Mekki surah that was revealed as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was speaking to one of the elites of Quraish. On this rare occasion when one of the tribal leaders was actually listening to the Prophet, a blind distant relative of the Prophet rushed to ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – In The Eyes Of Allah
Honoring Honest Work
July 17, 2017 16:06 - 23 minutes - 11 MBJumuah Khutbah on June 7th, 2017 @ Bayyinah Institute The only thing that distinguishes one Muslim from another, as Nouman Ali Khan teaches us in this khutbah, is their level of fear of Allah. In Aya 11 of Surah Al-Hujuraat, Allah says that we must never make others feel inferior to us, whether because of ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Honoring Honest Work
The Prize Of Submission To Allah
June 30, 2017 12:56 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBJumuah Khubah: In todayâs hyper consumerist societies, where effortless instant gratification is the norm, it is easy for those whose faith is weak to stray from the path of Allah. Those whose faith is literally âon the edgeâ, weighed down by unanswered questions and unresolved emotions, are ready to fall off when faced with lifeâs ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – The Prize Of Submission To Allah
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 24
June 23, 2017 14:38 - 13 minutes - 6.05 MBSurah Az-Zalzalah In the final passage of Surah Az-Zalzalah, Allah describes the moment of resurrection and how our deeds will be weighed on the Day of Judgment. Ustadh Nouman explains to us that the word “yasdur” gives an entire spectrum of meaning that implies that our existence on this earth was no more than a ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 24
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 23
June 23, 2017 14:38 - 15 minutes - 6.92 MBSurah Al-Bayyinah In this talk Ustadh Nouman focuses on the first two ayat of Surah Al-Bayyinah, which he says have been the subject of many different interpretations. Here, he delves into the meanings of two key words: “munfakkeen”, which denotes “getting separated”, and “al-bayyinah” (The Quran) which means “that which provides clear evidence.” In his ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 23
Surah Al-Qadr - Laylatul Qadr
June 23, 2017 13:44 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBSurah Al-Qadr is entirely dedicated to Laylatul Qadr, the most noble of nights during the month of Ramadan when the Quran was first revealed. In this video, Ustadh Nouman teaches us the nuances of the phrase âlaylatul qadrâ in Arabic, which combines the meanings of night of âdecreeâ, âhonorâ and âpowerâ. This is the night ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Surah Al-Qadr – Laylatul Qadr
Amazing Kabah Facts
June 23, 2017 10:42 - 20 minutes - 9.57 MBAmazing Things You Need To Know About The Kabah In this lecture Nouman Ali Khan discusses some of the amazing things about the ka’aba. Like for example the history and why Allah changed the Qibla etc. Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Amazing Kabah Facts
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 21
June 18, 2017 20:04 - 15 minutes - 7.21 MBSurah Al-Alaq In his introductory comments to a more detailed interpretation of Surah Al-Alaq, Ustadh Nouman stresses the importance of understanding the context in which its ayat were revealed. Here Ustadh reads and explains the narration – verified in Sahih Al-Bukhari – which details Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) very first encounter with Jibreel (AS). He recounts ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 21
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 20
June 17, 2017 19:30 - 11 minutes - 5.43 MBSurah At-Tin In this talk Ustadh Nouman focuses on Ayat 4-6 of Surah At-Tin. These ayat follow the opening oaths where Allah reminds us of Prophets Eissa, Musa and Muhammad (PBUH) and by association of the messages they carried. In this transition to the heart of the surah, Allah makes a strong statement about how ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 20
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 19
June 17, 2017 19:24 - 15 minutes - 7.18 MBSurah Ash-Sharh In this talk Ustadh Nouman teaches us that Surah Ash-Sharh is one of only four surahs in the Quran that address Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) exclusively. Here Allah consoles His beloved messenger by reminding him that He has elevated his mention within the heavens. The consoling words of Allah in the central ayat of ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 19
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 18
June 17, 2017 09:44 - 14 minutes - 6.66 MBSurah Ad-Duhaa Explaining the context of Surah Ad-Duhaa, Ustadh Nouman says that according to several narrations, the surah came down at a moment of sadness in Prophet Muhammad’s life when no Quran was revealed to him for a few days. When the Prophet starts doubting himself and getting anxious, Allah gave him a beautiful consolation, ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 18
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 17
June 16, 2017 13:50 - 12 minutes - 5.77 MBSurah Al-Layl Following the opening three oaths that compare night and day to the attributes of men and women in Surah Al-Layl, Allah transitions to the central theme of the surah. Ustadh Nouman teaches us that here Allah is saying that our efforts in this world will go in many different directions, some right and ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 17
How Duaa Works
June 13, 2017 14:28 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MBThis Khutbah was recorded in Frisco on 04/21/2017. We have this common belief that when we make duaa, Allah will immediately solve our problem, otherwise He is not happy with us. In this khutbah, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan teaches us that this canât be further from the truth. A simple look at the trials of ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – How Duaa Works
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 16
June 13, 2017 12:30 - 11 minutes - 5.44 MBSurah Ash-Shams In this talk, Ustadh Nouman offers deep insight into an oath Allah makes in ayat 7-8 of Surah Ash-Shams. Here Allah swears by the human nafs, the self, that He created in perfect proportions. Ustadh explains how it is this nafs that Allah inspired within every human being which distinguishes us from other ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 16
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 15
June 12, 2017 14:22 - 13 minutes - 6.32 MBSurah Al-Balad Ustadh Nouman explains the heart of Surah Al-Balad. Here Allah asks a rhetorical question to the disbelievers of Quraish in Mecca who have shamelessly violated Allahâs sacred land and His messenger Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Can you not see the truth, Allah asks, challenging them to come up with language to match the Quran. ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 15
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 14
June 11, 2017 19:58 - 13 minutes - 6.32 MBSurah Al-Fajr – Part 2 The last four ayat of Surah Al-Fajr are arguably some of the most beautiful in the entire Quran. In this talk Ustadh Nouman explains the meaning of the “tranquil” spirit that Allah has honored and has asked to return to Him on the Day of Resurrection. This section is also ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 14
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 13
June 11, 2017 19:40 - 11 minutes - 5.5 MBSurah Al-Fajr – Part 1 The opening oaths of Surah Al-Fajr have been the subject of over 30 different interpretations. In this video, Ustadh Nouman outlines some of them, but focuses primarily on the one he believes is the most compelling; that these ayat are a reference to the Hajj. Here, he says, Allah evokes ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 13
Improve Yourself
June 10, 2017 21:12 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBUstadh Nouman Ali Khan ponders on what Allah wants from us and what we should be doing in this life to earn rewards in the HereAfter. Allah is actually telling us to invest in ourselves not just in terms of the Akhirah which is obvious but even in terms of dunya. There are things we ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Improve Yourself
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 12
June 10, 2017 10:34 - 11 minutes - 5.49 MBSurah Al-Ghashiyah In this talk, Ustadh Nouman explains the heart of Surah Al-Ghashiyah where Allah urges disbelievers to contemplate the world around them with humility. It is as if Allah is telling us to take advantage of the journey we are still on in this world because only then can we be prepared for the ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 12
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 11
June 10, 2017 10:07 - 9 minutes - 4.37 MBSurah Al-A’la – Part 2 In this talk, Ustadh Nouman explains Ayah 8 of Surah Al-Aâla. Here Allah promises Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) to make things easy for him and give him the power to withstand the difficulties ahead. The beauty of this ayah stems from the context in which it was revealed in the early ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 11
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 10
June 10, 2017 10:06 - 10 minutes - 4.93 MBSurah Al-A’la – Part 1 Ustadh Nouman delves into the core of what it means to do “tasbeeh”, to declare the perfection of Allah’s name. He explains how it is completely different from saying that Allah is perfect, stressing that it is inappropriate to make up your own names for Allah. There is a certain ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 10
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 9
June 06, 2017 19:08 - 10 minutes - 4.91 MBIn this talk, Ustadh Nouman explains the second half of Surah At-Tariq, where Allah takes an oath by the power of rain falling from the sky. Just as rain benefits the earth, revelation benefits humanity and brings dead hearts back to life. The Quran separates truth from falsehood and good from evil. In contrast with ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 9
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 8
June 04, 2017 09:06 - 11 minutes - 5.24 MBSurah Al-Buruj In the final ayat of Surah Al-Buruj, an extremely forgiving and intensely loving Allah tells believers who were persecuted for His sake that their suffering has cleansed them of all their sins. In his interpretation, Ustadh Nouman makes a connection between Allah’s grand throne and the Quran, both of which are described as ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 8
The Sincere Struggle For Allah
June 04, 2017 09:04 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MBThis Khutbah was recorded in Irving on 03/24/2017. In this khutbah Nouman Ali Khan focuses on the last ayah of Surah Al-Hajj, where Allah asks us to struggle in a way that is worthy of Him. Even though this seems impossible, Allah makes it easier for us with a reminder that each one of us ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – The Sincere Struggle For Allah
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 7
June 03, 2017 20:24 - 10 minutes - 5.01 MBSurah Al-Inshiqaq In the first five ayat of Surah Al-Inshiqaq Allah paints one of the most powerful pictures of nature in the entire Quran. Ustadh Nouman explains in depth the scene on the Day of Judgment when the sky tears open and the earth can no longer bear the burden of everything inside it. The ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 7
Ramadan The Month Of Hope
June 03, 2017 20:12 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBJumuah Khutbah What is it that we celebrate in Ramadan? In this inspiring khutbah on the eve of the Holy Month, Ustadh Nouman takes us back to the story of Adam (AS) who was so dignified by Allah that He spoke to him directly. But even though Allah dismissed Adam from janna, He promised to ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan The Month Of Hope
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 6
June 02, 2017 12:56 - 10 minutes - 4.98 MBSurah Al-Mutaffifin In this talk Ustadh Nouman explains how the state of believers in janna is contrasted with the fate of those who spread injustice and deny Allah’s message. When they die, their good souls will join the most exalted angels, who will show them their good deeds, guaranteeing that they will enjoy Allah’s endless ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 6
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 5
June 02, 2017 12:20 - 7 minutes - 3.47 MBSurah Al-Infitar When we stand before Allah on the Day of Reckoning, we will know what we had âsent aheadâ: the good deeds we did in this life that will be waiting to vouch for us when we most need them. Every decision we take, explains Ustadh Nouman, is recorded with Allah, waiting for us ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 5
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 4
May 31, 2017 18:24 - 6 minutes - 3.23 MBSurah At-Takwir On Judgment Day we are not only accountable for what we know we did in this life, but also for the consequences of each and every action, whether good or bad. Ustadh Nouman says that on that day it is the weight of those ramifications that will either send us to janna or ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 4
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 3
May 30, 2017 20:40 - 4 minutes - 2.18 MBSurah ‘abasa Some people ask: Why do I need Islam? In his explanation of the concept of âistighnaaâ (feeling self-sufficient and in no need of anything) Ustadh Nouman teaches that deep down inside us there is something that is hungry for spiritual fulfilment. The role of the spiritual is that it guides our emotional and ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 3
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 2
May 30, 2017 20:20 - 17 minutes - 8.28 MBSurah An-Naziat Summing up his eye-opening interpretation of Surah An-Nazi’at, Ustadh Nouman offers this unique commentary on the perfectly symmetrical structure of the surah. He explains how its six distinct sections parallel each other both thematically and linguistically in a way that reinforces Allah’s indisputable authorship of the Quran. 2017-05-28 Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 2
Ramadan With The Quran - Day 1
May 30, 2017 12:50 - 3 minutes - 1.67 MBSurah An-Naba Allah structured Surah An-Naba in perfect literary symmetry centered on Judgment Day. In this video Ustadh Nouman explains how those who sarcastically question the afterlife in the beginning of the surah, are left speechless on the Day they had denied throughout a life spent in forgetfulness and disobedience. 2017-05-27 Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Ramadan With The Quran – Day 1
The Right Approach To Duaa
May 28, 2017 09:22 - 23 minutes - 11 MBJumuah Khutbah at the Bayyinah Institute on May 26, 2017. The power of duaa can’t be overstated. The profound supplication Musa (AS) made at one of the weakest moments of his life is an inspiring example of this, as Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan reminds us in this khutbah. After growing up in Pharaohâs court, Musa ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – The Right Approach To Duaa
Treating Women In Islam
May 19, 2017 19:28 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBOne of the most misunderstood ayat of the Quran is in Surah An-Nisaa. This is a classic example of how a passage, taken out of context leads to false claims against the word of Allah. In this khutbah, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan stresses that we can’t read aya 34 without considering what came before and ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Treating Women In Islam
Beware A Jealous Heart
May 12, 2017 20:46 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBIn Surah An-Nisaa Nouman Ali Khan teaches us about how Allah warns against jealousy and envy. It is what drove iblis out of His grace and what led Cain to kill Abel. When this feeling rests in the heart, it affects all aspects of life and make it hard to be grateful for all of ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Beware A Jealous Heart
Purify Your Faith
May 07, 2017 14:10 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBKhutbah By Nouman Ali Khan – Purify Your Faith Surah Al-Ankabout was revealed at the height of Muslim persecution in Mecca and, according to Nouman Ali Khan, mentally prepared Muslims for their immigration to Medina. Its opening aya is a profound lesson about what we often forget at times of distress. Allah reminds us that ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Purify Your Faith
Open The Doors To Marriage
April 29, 2017 10:36 - 26 minutes - 12.4 MBA central theme in Surah An-Nur is marriage and the main criteria for choosing a spouse. Nouman Ali Khan stresses that it is imperative in this day and age for parents to realise that the world their children live in today is completely different from theirs when they were growing up. Young people must have ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Open The Doors To Marriage
The Story Of Robert Davila
April 25, 2017 09:20 - 11 minutes - 5.25 MBUstadh Nouman Ali Khan elaborates on the story of Robert Davila. Who was he? Why does he find a mention in this video? What lessons does the Ustadh want us to imbibe from this true story? Do listen intently and comprehend the power of an earnest and sincere Dua. Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – The Story Of Robert Davila
Putting Life In Perspective
April 25, 2017 09:02 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBUstadh Nouman Ali Khan delves on an Ayah from the Qur’an in Surah Ash-Shura and what lessons one can imbibe and inculcate in themselves from it. in this life sometimes we make a plan on what we want to accomplish in a given period of time and we set goals for ourselves and we strive ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Putting Life In Perspective
Get Our Priorities Straight
April 25, 2017 08:50 - 11 minutes - 5.48 MBUstadh Nouman Ali Khan delves on the pressing issue on the need for straightening our priorities so that bigger calamities and disasters can be averted in the light of the Deen. Our concerns should be – How do we produce the Daa’ees (preachers) in this Ummah (community)? How do we educate ourselves and the Ummah ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Get Our Priorities Straight
Following The Lizard
April 25, 2017 08:48 - 18 minutes - 8.45 MBNouman Ali Khan addresses the sheep-minded attitude of human beings, more specifically the (Muslims) and how the Muslims will follow the legacy of the people before them (Christians & Jews)…This lecture is based on a famous hadith of the Prophet (pbuh) Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Following The Lizard
Iman Vs Propaganda
April 23, 2017 11:50 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBThere are many lessons to learn from the story of Prophet Musa (AS) and his confrontation with Pharaoh as recounted in Surah Taha. When Allah charged Musa to face Pharaoh and free the Israelites, says Nouman Ali Khan, Pharaoh had already launched a propaganda campaign against him. His counter message was that Musa and his ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Iman Vs Propaganda
Explanation Of Surah Al-Fatihah 4of4
April 17, 2017 07:30 - 13 minutes - 6.34 MBIn this final episode br. Nouman explains to us about The Use Of Allah’s Proper Name. Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Explanation Of Surah Al-Fatihah 4of4
The Quranic Essence Of Parenting
April 16, 2017 21:56 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBQuranic examples of parent-child relationships shed light on many issues that plight Muslim families all over the world today, says Nouman Ali Khan. While the story of Prophet Ibrahim (AS), whose father built idols that he destroyed, reminds us that imaan is not only influenced by the environment in which we are raised, that of ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – The Quranic Essence Of Parenting
Money Matters
April 16, 2017 21:22 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBUstadh Nouman Ali Khan delves into the matters of money with the help of the Surah Al Isra in the Noble Qur’an. These ayahs show us how Allah gives us guidance on how we should think about shopping and spending our money. Allah is exceedingly forgiving. Inside the word, ‘awwaab ‘ is the idea that ... Read more
Choices In Relationships
April 16, 2017 21:20 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBUstadh Nouman Ali Khan beautifully shares with us some very basic things about relationships within the family and some widespread issues which are plaguing all families Muslim or not. There is a major misconception that we as Muslims are somehow immune from the problems of the modern world. This is nothing but a mere deception. ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Choices In Relationships
Our Relationship With The Quran
April 16, 2017 21:18 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBUstadh Nouman Ali Khan acquaints us with some blessings from the beginning of Surah Kahf. he also shares some insights that some great scholars of the past have had with this remarkable Surah. It’s part of the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ and part of the tradition, where different ahadith have mentioned reading either part ... Read more Original Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Our Relationship With The Quran
In The Footsteps Of Abraham
April 16, 2017 21:16 - 13 minutes - 6.15 MBOriginal Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – In The Footsteps Of Abraham
Are You Humble Or Arrogant
April 16, 2017 21:14 - 11 minutes - 5.33 MBOriginal Audio Episode Link - Nouman Ali Khan – Are You Humble Or Arrogant