Table of Contents

DRAFT CONTENTS

Part I: Connecting to Allah through Du[a
1. A Prayer for Desperate Times
2. Du’a and disappointment
Part II: Creating a Cohesive Muslim Community
3. Criticism
4. Assumptions
5. Leadership
Part III: Our Financial Dealings
6. How We Earn
7. Money Matters
Part IV: Some Contemporary Issues
8. Thoughts on Paris
9. It’s a Girl!
10. Nasihah in Brief: The Dangers of Listening to Music
Part V: Focusing on the Akhirah
11. Putting Life in Perspective
12. Small Beginnings
13. Nasihah in Brief: The Afterlife

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About the Author

Nouman Ali Khan is a Muslim speaker and the CEO and founder of Bayyinah Institute, an Arabic studies, educational institution in the United States.Currently, he is recongized as one of the world's most influential Muslims, not only in the West.His deep and profound bond with the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book, is at the heart of his work and the focus of his teachings, which manage to reach out to millions of Muslims, from many different countries.

Reviews

"In this approachable work of tafsir (exegesis of the Qur’an), Khan (Divine Speech) wields his mastery of the Arabic language to teach about Islam on a practical, everyday level. Khan’s essays are charming and simple in their prose, and simultaneously deep in substance."— Publishers Weekly

"profound explanations of disarmingly simple words and phrases is by far the book’s greatest strength, as it opens up the world of the Qur’an in a way few other sermonic texts do."— Publishers Weekly

"an excellent resource for people who want to learn the actual message and the essence of Islam"— Quake Books

"each chapter of the book is hugely relevant in this day and age and looks at key hurdles we’re facing in our faith, ways to overcome it and use it to strengthen us."— Reading in Between the Lines

"An Instant Connection! Can I just say that it felt almost as if Nouman Ali Khan was talking to me as I read the book."— Step Inside My Handbag

"will tug at your heart-strings."— Islamic Voice

" If you enjoy his lectures, you will enjoy this."— AboutIslam.net

"one to enjoy digesting and pondering upon."— ProductiveMuslim.com

"opens up another world of detail that we, or at least I, usually miss out on... eye-opening"— islamwich.com

"A stunning collection of spiritual lectures that are both current and thought-provoking."— Pardon My Writings