Nouman Ali Khan: Bayyinah Podcast

Episode 44 of Akhri Moujza begins with Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan entering into a new topic – the use of “Examples” given in the Quran. He starts by explaining the purpose of examples and why they are given. Ustadh highlights that the examples of the Quran should be understood in accordance to the culture they were given in and how the first receivers, the Arabs, perceived them. In the light of t...

In this episode of Akhri Moujza, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan continues the discussion on the sequence of ayat in the Quran. In Surah Al-Ahzab Ayah 7, Ustadh explains the mentioning of previous Prophets (PBUT) in a sequence. Although Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) came last historically, mentioning him first in the ayah highlights his unique status and also the fact that if we follow the him as the Last Messen...

In this episode of Akhri Moujza, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan gives the example of oaths in Surah Al-Asr in which Allah swears by the running time that Humans certainly are in a loss. The last example is oaths in Surah At-Tin in which Allah swears by the Fig, Olives, Mountain of Toor and the safe town (Makkah). All of these oaths are pointers towards the Prophets ﷺ, and then after that Allah said t...

The next section discussed in this episode of Akhri Moujza by Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan is the sequences in Quranic discourse. With the help of various ayaat of the Quran, Ustadh explains the importance of shuffling the words in an ayah. In the light of these ayaat, it is highlighted that we should be thankful to everyone but worship only Allah and believe in Allah, Messengers, Angels, Divine Books e...

Episode 42 of Akhri Moujza continues with Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan discussing examples of oaths in the Quran. The first example is Surah Ad-Duha in which Allah swears by the morning brightness and the quiet night, then He comforts the Prophet ﷺ that his future will be brighter than the past. In the next example of Surah Al-Inshiqaaq Allah highlights, after taking multiple oaths, the physical and spi...

In this episode of Akhri Moujza Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan starts off with the answering the common question about why every person is speaking the Arabic language in the Quran. Entering into the next section Ustadh explains with the help of various examples the difference between Ism and Fi’l. Ustadh explains that the purpose of the Prophets (PBUT) was to save humanity from eternal destruction. Furth...

In episode 41 of Akhri Moujza, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan starts by introducing a new topic: “Oaths in the Quran”. Ustadh Nouman begins by discussing various occasions in which a person takes an oath, which includes “to show anger”, “to clear doubt”, “a testimonial oath” and “casual/purposeless oaths”.Ustadh Nouman explains that before Islam it was common for Arabs to take oaths without any purpose, s...

In this episode of Akhri Moujza, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan explains, with the help of different examples from the Quran, the respect given while talking about Allah SWT. Ustadh starts off with Ayah when the Quran was sent down with Angel Gabriel along with his army of angels and the whole sky was locked down. Even though the Jinns were unaware, still they spoke about Allah in a respectful manner. Ust...

In Episode 20 of #AkhriMoujza, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan starts by comparing two amazing ayahs of the Quran. One of them talks about the people who are self-motivated; there’s only a handful of these. And the boundary of the second ayah is vast enough to encircle all Muslims. The next comparison is between the two words used in the Quran for selection. “Yastafee” is a kind of selection in which there...

In this episode of Akhri Moujza Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan compares between ayah 257 of Surah Al-Baqarah and Ayah 11 of Surah Muhammad. Ustadh starts off with the explanation of the word “Wali” and “Moula”. Although both are used for “A friend” but there's a difference in them and the Ayahs that are being compared explain that Allah is Wali as well as the Moula of the Believers and non-believers have...

In Episode 19 of #AkrhiMoujza, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan begins by explaining how the seven ears of wheat grain used in Surah Al-Baqarah is somehow more in quantity than the seven ears of grain used in Surah Yusuf. The blessings of Allah include the known and unknown, evident and hidden, materialistic and non-materialistic. It is humanly impossible to even count the blessings let alone be grateful fo...

In this episode of Akhri Moujza Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan starts with the concept of “Towqeed”and explained in detail ayah 46 of Surah Al-Anbiya. Ustadh explained the minimum amount of torture that will be given to the wrongdoers and it would be an unbearable torment for them. The ayah is divided into two halves. The first half has been made as weak as possible by using various terminology and the se...

In this next section of #AkhriMoujza, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan discusses about the precise usage of words in the Quran. Ustadh starts by explaining the Battle of the Trench. How the hypocrites exposed their disloyalty to the Prophet ﷺ by just using a single word. The next comparison is made between the names of Makkah according to the era. Furthermore, an excellent example of precise wording of the...

In episode 28 of Akhri Moujza Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan continues to explain “فَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ” and with the help of different variations highlights the natural sequence in the ayah. Usage of “عَلَيۡهِمۡ” indicates that the believers will fear but actual fear will be upon them. Ustadh explains what would be left out if it would have been said differently. “Absolute Negat...

Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan begins by sharing an idoim specifically about poets and generally about the people who instigate other people’s emotions. Today the success of an entertainer is measured by the popularity they have on social media and the only thing they want is the praise of their audience. The next idiom is about spending with balance. Not to chain your hands to the neck so as to restrain...

Continuing on the subject of using “We” for Allah, in this episode of Akhri Moujza Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan highlights with different examples that whenever “We” is used it is immediately followed by a word that indicates the oneness of Allah SWT and based on that Ustadh encouraged us to learn a little bit of the language of the Quran. The next topic is sentence structure; how well a sentence is org...

The 1st idiom that Ustadh discusses ‘let my tongue un-tie’ is the dua of Prophet Moses (May Peace be on him). A dua to help us in times of nervousness. The 2nd idiom explained by Ustadh is about a superstition that was found in the people who performed Hajj before Islam. Allah highlights, by using this idiom, to do everything by the book. The next idiom is ‘throwing pebbles in the dark’. Ustadh ex...

The next topic Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan explains the different pronouns used for Allah in the Quran including “We”. Ustadh highlights it’s only used in 1st person and never in 2nd or 3rd person with reference to Allah so it is the royal “We” not the “we” used for plurals. Ustadh explains that using “We” in the Quran indicates the formality and using “I” indicates the informality. Furthermore, Ustadh...

As Ustadh continues to explain the Arabic idioms, the next one is ‘‘bowing down the wings’’ and how it is used before and in the Quran. In 17:24 Allah uses this idiom as to lower your wings for your parents just like they provided protection for you when you were just a child and fulfilled your every need. Modification in the idiom is discussed. In 26:125 the Qur’an uses this idiom to address the...

Another example of Iltifaat in the Quran explained by Ustadh Nouman is when Allah suddenly focused from the 3rd to 2nd person which indicates the sudden grip and anger of Allah towards the non-believers. He is the Creator and He can address His slaves in any way He wants but this doesn’t give us the right to be rude to someone. Ustadh advised us to be truthful in a respectful manner. The next subj...

After finishing the introductory Section 1 on Surah Al-Fatihah, Section 2 of #AkhriMoujza has now began and Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan takes us back to how the Divine Speech course originated and shares with us stories of how people became Muslim after studying it. Ustadh explained how the proverb “Coolness of the Eyes” is used in Ancient Arabic and how the Quran uses this in 25:74. Ustadh suggests th...

In Episode 24 of #AkhriMoujza, Ustadh Nouman introduces us to the new concept of Iltifaat in the Quran.; when a sudden shift happens without any pause or brake like shifting the between past, present and future, or shifting between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person, or shifting from singular to plural or vice versa. In the 1st example (52:18,19) Allah takes the reader to a journey through time and space. A...

Note: At 28:18 there is a typo. The ayat references should be 6:150 and 6:151]Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan starts by explaining with an example the difference between the word “Adl” and “Qist”. The next comparison is being done between the micro view of Arabs vs the macro view of non-Arabs. Another remarkable example of precision used in Surah Ash-Shu’ara is being highlighted by Ustadh as the Quran skip...

In today's episode of #AkhriMoujza, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan starts with the fact that when different cultures mix, their language is affected. History of the Arabs is discussed as they were left alone by the world because they had nothing to offer but desert, so other languages didn’t mix with their Arabic and it got polished over the course of thousands of years. As Islam grew, other cultures mixe...

Ustadh starts by explaining the precise usage of words in the Quran when Allah says He has not made for any man two hearts in his torso. Next is the comparison of how Prophet Moses PBUH and Prophet Jesus PBUH addressed the Israelites. Ustadh highlights the honor of Mary – Mother of Jesus PBUH, how a single ayah straightens our faith about Prophet Jesus PBUH, his mother and her dignity. Ustadh Noum...