Nouman Ali Khan

Islamic speaker, founder of Bayyinah school of Arabic, Quranic studies

American Berlin, Germany

Quick Info

ProfessionIslamic speaker, founder of Bayyinah school of Arabic, Quranic studies
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth04/05/1978
Age47 years
BirthplaceBerlin, Germany

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Physical Stats & More

Height5’ 11”
Weight
kg75
lbs165
Eye ColorHazel Grey
Hair ColorBlack

Relationships & More

Marital StatusDivorced
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known
SpouseSofia Sharieff (previously married)
Children
  • Khalid
  • Husna Khan
  • 2 more

Family

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Career

Founder and CEO of the Bayyinah Institute for Arabic and Qur'anic Studies.
Taught Arabic at Nassau Community College until 2006.
Named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan.
Author of books including 'Divine Speech: Exploring Quran As Literature' and 'Revive Your Heart: Putting Life in Perspective'.
Has taught over 20,000 students globally through Bayyinah programs and seminars.

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Nouman Ali Khan discovered his passion for Arabic studies in elementary school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2. During his time in Pakistan, he earned a scholarship for ranking among the top 10 scores in the national Arabic studies board exams in 1993.
3. He received training from Dr. Abdus-Samie, the former principal of Quran College in Pakistan, in the US.
4. Until 2006, Nouman served as a professor of Arabic at Nassau Community College in New York.
5. He is known as an expert in Modern Standard and Classical Arabic.
6. Nouman has taught over 20,000 students globally through his Institute for Arabic and Quranic Studies, Bayyinah.
7. He is the author of two acclaimed books: "Divine Speech: Exploring Quran As Literature" and "Revive Your Heart: Putting Life in Perspective."
8. In 2015, Nouman shared on Facebook that his newborn son, Khalid, was diagnosed with a heart condition causing him to breathe twice as fast as normal.
9. Spent school years in East Berlin, Germany, attended Pakistan Embassy School in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and moved to New York as a teenager.
10. Briefly identified as an atheist during his youth before a transformative dream led him back to faith.
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