Nouman Ali Khan

Nouman Ali Khan
Nouman Ali Khan speaking live in Trinidad in 2014
Personal life
Born1978 (age 45–46)
East Berlin, East Germany
NationalityAmerican
EraContemporary
Known for
OccupationSpeaker, teacher
Religious life
ReligionIslam
Founder ofBayyinah institute
Nouman Ali Khan
YouTube information
Channel
Years activeFeb 20, 2009 - present
GenreIslamic
Subscribers2.25 million[1]
Total views244.99 million[1]
Associated actsMuslim Speakers
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 12 June 2024

Nouman Ali Khan (born 1978) is an American Islamic scholar who founded the Bayyinah Institute for Arabic and Qur’anic Studies after serving as an instructor of Arabic at Nassau Community College.[2][3] He has been named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan.[4][5]

Early and personal life

Khan was born in 1978, in East Germany to a Pakistani Punjabi family and spent his preschool years in the former East Berlin.[6][7] His father then worked for the Pakistan Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where Khan attended the Pakistan Embassy school from grades 2 to 8. He described living in Saudi Arabia at the time as a “very innocent society for children”.[8] His father moved the family to New York when Khan was in his teens. Khan struggled with his faith as a teenager and at one point identified as an atheist.[9]

He was previously married to Sofia Sharieff.[10]

Career

Controversies

In September 2017, Khan was involved in a sexting scandal and accused of spiritual abuse and "luring women into sexual relationships disguised as secret marriages".[11][12][13][14][15] Khan responded that the leaked text conversations were "between consenting adults" and that the women were marriage prospects, noting that he had been divorced for two years.[11]

Six eminent Muslim clerics and academics, led by Imam Mohamed Magid, began their own inquiry into the allegations and released a joint statement, asserting that Khan "had engaged in conduct unbecoming of any believer, much less someone who teaches about the Holy Qur’an."[16][17] Khan had attempted to prevent the release of the statement.[16]

Some women who spoke out against Khan faced significant backlash.[18]

Publications

Publications By Nouman Ali Khan
Title Description Date Language
Divine Speech: Exploring Quran As Literature Bayyinah Publishing in 2016 2016 English
Revive Your Heart: Putting Life in Perspective Kube Publishing ISBN 978-0986275043 2017 English
Bondhon Guardian Publication; 1st edition ASIN: B07KV37PVR 2010 Bengali
Arabic With Husna Multiple Volumes ISBN 978-0986275043 English
Dirilt Kalbini Timaş Yayınları (2017) ISBN 978-6050825992 Turkish
Revive Your Heart Guardian Publication 2019 Bengali

References

  1. ^ a b "About Bayyinah Institute". YouTube.
  2. ^ "The Muslim 500: Nouman Ali Khan". Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  3. ^ Flaccus, Gillian (2013-09-21). "Demand for U.S.-Born Imams Up in American Mosques". Archived from the original on 2017-07-31.
  4. ^ "The Muslim 500: Nouman Ali Khan".
  5. ^ Hussein Kesvani, Follow Me, Akhi: The Online World of British Muslims, Oxford University Press, 2019, p. 17
  6. ^ "Nouman Ali Khan - Being Muslim in Ireland - Life, Faith & Business - Remarkable Stories #1". 15 November 2023.
  7. ^ http://www.timeskuwait.com/Times_Nouman-Ali-Khan---The-Man--The-Mission-and-The-Media "Nouman Ali Khan - The Man, The Mission and The Media", The Times Kuwait, 17 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Nouman Khan: The one-man Qur'an movement". 22 March 2013.
  9. ^ http://www.arabnews.com/news/445647 Sameen Tahir Khan, "Nouman Khan: The one-man Qur’an movement", Arab News, 22 March 2013.
  10. ^ "The Muslim Link - September 13, 2013 by the Muslim Link - Issuu". 12 September 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Nouman Ali Khan urges for 'theatre-free environment' to investigate allegations against him". Dawn. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  12. ^ Sohail, Rahima (23 September 2017). "Pakistani-American preacher alleged to have inappropriate relations with women". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  13. ^ "The Perils of #MeToo as a Muslim". Dhaka Tribune. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  14. ^ Khan, Aysha (29 January 2020). "'A long time coming'". Lincoln Courier. Retrieved 29 July 2021. The conference comes in the wake of several explosive scandals impugning well-respected Islamic teachers, including Bayyinah Institute founder and superstar preacher Nouman Ali Khan, who was caught in a sexting scandal and accused of luring women into sexual relationships disguised as secret marriages
  15. ^ Khan, Aysha (15 August 2019). "Texas imam ordered to pay $2.55 million in sexual misconduct case". Religion News Service. Retrieved 29 July 2021. Khan himself has been accused of spiritually abusing and manipulating several of his followers into secret sham marriages.
  16. ^ a b Allam, Hannah (20 December 2017). "Inside The 'Spiritual Abuse' Allegations Against A Celebrity Preacher". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Muslim-Americans Face Challenges When Confronting Leader's Misconduct". National Public Radio. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  18. ^ Allam, Hannah (29 September 2017). "Women Are Being Harassed For Speaking Out About A Muslim Preacher's Misconduct Allegations". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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