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This khutbah was given on Dec. 18, 2015. The penalty for adultery in Islam has been the subject of much criticism by non-Muslims. Nouman Ali Khan places the early verses of Surat An-Nur in context, explaining that the Quran has only specified punishment in this world for crimes that damage society as a whole. While more »

Tafseer of Surah Hajj – Ayahs 65 – 69 10 – 26 -16

The Quran is clear, explains Nouman Ali Khan: don’t kill your children because of bankruptcy, or fear of it in the future. Allah is the one who provides to you and to them. Wives who are pressured by husbands to have abortions should stand their ground because they carry a life that Allah owns, not us.    

Ayah 116-120 In his exhaustive study of Surat Al-Baqarah, Nouman Ali Khan reflects on the second and longest chapter of the Quran. He explores how Allah, in his own words, answers some of the most compelling questions being asked about Islam today by both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Weighing in on the San Bernardino and Paris attacks, Nouman Ali Khan begins by noting that the Quran condemns the killing of innocents unequivocally and absolutely. He evokes the incident of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah when the Muslims were told not to attack Mecca because there could be believers among them that the Muslims did more »

Tafseer of Surah Hajj – Ayahs 60-64 10-19-16

Islamically, a forced marriage is null and void, says Nouman Ali Khan. Unless the woman consents without a hint of reluctance, such a union is invalid. Parents must beware of being more concerned with their own happiness and prestige than with the happiness of their daughters.    

Ayah 114-115 In his exhaustive study of Surat Al-Baqarah, Nouman Ali Khan reflects on the second and longest chapter of the Quran. He explores how Allah, in his own words, answers some of the most compelling questions being asked about Islam today by both Muslims and non-Muslims.

A khutbah by Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan given at Colleyville Masjid on October 16, 2015. Explaining one of the most misunderstood verses of the Quran from Surat An- Nisaa, verse 26, which deals with the relationship between husbands and wives, Nouman Ali Khan says that the verse actually places men in a huge position of more »

Taking words from the Quran out of context to justify wrong behavior is the height of abuse of Allah’s revelation, says Nouman Ali Khan. The verse on “hitting women” in Surat An-Nisaa refers only to the extreme case of repeated and perpetual infidelity of the wife when all other warnings have been exhausted.    

Ayah 110-113 In his exhaustive study of Surat Al-Baqarah, Nouman Ali Khan reflects on the second and longest chapter of the Quran. He explores how Allah, in his own words, answers some of the most compelling questions being asked about Islam today by both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Making an analogy between Muslims today and the bedouins at the time of Prophet Muhammad, Nouman Ali Khan refers to Surat Al-Hujurat to emphasize that we cannot be over-confident about our Iman (faith). It is a gift that cannot be casually embraced and must be maintained. Holding on to our faith is an active effort more »

Upon close scrutiny of the language of the Quran, the notion of husbands having “authority” over their wives could not be further from the truth, says Nouman Ali Khan. On the contrary, it is a mandate of responsibility to care for your wife, not to force her to violate other relationships.    

Ayah 107-110 In his exhaustive study of Surat Al-Baqarah, Nouman Ali Khan reflects on the second and longest chapter of the Quran. He explores how Allah, in his own words, answers some of the most compelling questions being asked about Islam today by both Muslims and non-Muslims.

The definition of ungratefulness is never being appreciative of all the gifts Allah gave us and taking them for granted. In Surat Ar-Rahman, explains Nouman Ali Khan, Allah tells us to be grateful or else you would be defying Him, and the punishment for that may not be in this world. You will not get more »

The language of the Quran is unequivocal, says Nouman Ali Khan. The mandate for Muslim women to cover their head is not about the “Islamic” meaning of the word khimar mentioned in Surat An-Nur, it’s about the “Arabic” meaning, plain and simple.    

The equality of all human beings, races and nations before Allah is highlighted in verse 11 of Surat Al-Hujurat, where Allah says that no race should look down on any other race and that the only thing that places one person above another is, taqwa (consciousness of Allah) and good deeds. This unseen quality that more »

Tafseer of Surah Hajj – Ayahs 55-59 09-21-16

The language of the Quran is unequivocal, says Nouman Ali Khan. The mandate for Muslim women to cover their head is not about the “Islamic” meaning of the word khimar mentioned in Surat An-Nur, it’s about the “Arabic” meaning, plain and simple.    

Ayah 106 In his exhaustive study of Surat Al-Baqarah, Nouman Ali Khan reflects on the second and longest chapter of the Quran. He explores how Allah, in his own words, answers some of the most compelling questions being asked about Islam today by both Muslims and non-Muslims.