بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
All praise is due to Allah SWT, and may His infinite peace and blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). May Allah SWT be pleased with his (SAW) family and companions, ameen.
Asalaamu ‘aleykum!
I hope he never finds this blog post because I just learned that you’re not supposed to praise someone to their face, and it makes sense because it can lead to arrogance. Also the title is kind of a joke but if one were to see that out of context, it would just be excruciatingly embarrassing. I’d want to hide under a rock and come out maybe the next decade. But I have to gush over this guy.
Nouman Ali Khan. This man. Like. Naw. I never understood the meaning of loving someone for the sake of Allah SWT until I was introduced to him. Prior to that, I thought it just meant you needed to put up with annoying people that were your brother and sister in Islam. But I swear I look at this guy and my heart just gushes forth a SEA of love, and it is all because he changed my perception of the Qur’an. Also he makes me laugh like nothing else.
I remember I linked his tafisr (simply put, analysis of the verses and chapters in the Qur’an) on surah Ar-Rahman when I first started this blog and labeled him as a genius because I had no idea what tafsir was and thought he came up with the stuff on his own *cough*.
Why do I bring him up? Because not only did Nouman Ali Khan change the way I viewed Qur’an. His tafsir changed the way I pray, the way I read Qur’an, the way I think about the world and what’s in it because of the Qur’an, because of his tafsir.
A lot of people give tafsir but what struck the core for me though was how good of a teacher he was. When he speaks, even if speaking to a crowd of thousands, he still attempts to engage with them in conversation by asking questions. He may not be the genius I thought he was but he’s definitely a genius at entertaining a crowd. He’s engaging, passionate, and really funny.
I mean, look at this. 1.08 – 1.46
(The rest of the lecture is really good fyi)
It was so unexpected that I wound up laughing like a donkey. Thank Allah I have my own room.
Not only is he funny, his explanations are in depth but really simple. I love analysis, I used to attempt to analyze movies and shows and novels, just to gain a better understanding but never quite mastered the art (I’m an English student too. I know, good luck, Muslimah ¬_¬). NAK doesn’t make it too complicated but he doesn’t let you miss out on the complex meaning and structure of the Qur’an. Even if it’s just a glimpse of it, as full comprehension can never be established until we all learn classical Arabic.
Because of internet I have ADD. I cannot focus on one thing without jumping to another tab, and googling something, at the same time I’m sending a friend a whatsapp message. But with his lectures, I focus because he makes me focus.
I just want to share this gift with everyone else, because I benefited GREATLY from his lectures and Qur’an Weekly vids (I strongly recommend these for anyone that doesn’t want to sit through 1 hour, 2 hour lectures) and would love it if you guys could benefit from it also.
Awesome Qur’an Weekly vid now that I mentioned it:
But yeah. May Allah SWT bless him and his family with the best of this world and the hereafter, ameen.
Marriage Seeeking Muslimah 