It is amazing seeing the dedication to seek knowledge from the prisoners writing us! Some of them have been selling their meals in order to obtain stamped envelopes ✉️ to write Islamic organizations for books. We on the other hand have our freedom and have easy access to books but allow them to collect dust on our shelves 😪 We should take a lesson from the passion these brothers and sisters have for learning their religion.

So far we have reached close to 900 prisoners in 25 states who have become Shia Muslims and have sent close to 7,000 books about the Ahl ul Bayt (as) to them. In order to continue helping us in this cause feel free to contribute at www.2ndchancebooks.org

*Prisons do not allow people or organizations outside to send them stamps or envelopes. They must be purchased from the inmates money their family sends them or in some states the prison allots them a few envelopes a month.

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Published by Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau

Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau is of French-Canadian descent. He was born in the United States to a Christian family, and later chose to convert to Shi’a Islam in 1999 at the age of 17, having studied both faiths. He started studying Islamic Seminary classes (Howza) in March 2013 at Imam Ali Center in Springfield, Virginia and studied abroad in Najaf al-Ashraf and Karbala and received his ‘amama (turban) from the esteemed marja’ Ayatollah Sayed Muhammad Taqi al-Modaressi in 2018. He earned a certificate from Harvard University in Islamic Studies, has filmed many documentaries about his journey to Islam, authored several books, taught in the Islamic Seminary (Howza), and is the founder of the nonprofit organization 2nd Chance Books (2014). He has lectured throughout the United States and various other countries spreading the message of Ahl ul Bayt (as). Since 2022 he has been residing in Antalya, Türkiye where he is the resident scholar of the local community and continuing his work with 2nd Chance Books.

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  1. As Salaamu Alaikum Shaik I have been following your journey for some years now, May Almighty Allah continue to guide you inshallah.

    WA SALAAM 🙏🏾🙏🏾

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