Nouman Ali Khan facts for kids
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Nouman Ali Khan speaking live in Trinidad in 2014
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| Religion | Islam |
| Founder of | Bayyinah institute |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | 1978 (age 46–47) East Berlin, East Germany |
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| YouTube information | |
| Years active | Feb 20, 2009 - present |
| Genre | Islamic |
| Subscribers | 2.25 million |
| Total views | 244.99 million |
| Subscriber and view counts updated as of 12 June 2024. | |
Nouman Ali Khan (born in 1978) is a well-known American Islamic scholar. He is famous for starting the Bayyinah Institute, which focuses on learning the Arabic language and studying the Quran. Before this, he taught Arabic at Nassau Community College. He has been recognized as one of the 500 most important Muslims in the world by a group called the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan.
Early Life and Background
Nouman Ali Khan was born in 1978 in East Germany. His family is of Punjabi background from Pakistan. He spent his very early years in East Berlin.
His father worked for the Pakistan Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Nouman Ali Khan attended the Pakistan Embassy school there from second to eighth grade. He remembers Saudi Arabia at that time as a very safe and simple place for children. When he was a teenager, his family moved to New York in the United States.
Bayyinah Institute
Nouman Ali Khan founded the Bayyinah Institute to help people learn Arabic and understand the Quran better. The institute offers different programs and courses. It aims to make the study of the Quran more accessible and engaging for everyone.
The Bayyinah Institute also has a popular YouTube channel. This channel shares many videos about Islamic topics, reaching millions of viewers around the world. It helps people learn about Islam and the Arabic language from their homes.
