Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau

Author: 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.

August 5, 2016April 24, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

Imam Baqir (as) said “Consider the world as an abode where in you have dropped down for an hour and then you have got to leave it and go ahead or (suppose it) like the wealth which you lay hands upon in the dream and get over joyed and glad. Then you wake up to find yourself empty handed.”[i]

[i] TUHFUL AQOOL, P 287

August 4, 2016April 24, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

Imam Baqir (as) said “Indeed, Allah has hidden three things in three others. His pleasure in his obedience. So of course, do not belittle anything from his obedience, since His pleasure may be in the same one. And Allah has concealed his wrath and anger in His sin. So of course do not belittle and count any sin as small. May be the wrath of Allah is in it. And he has concealed His friends and saints among the people, so do not belittle and look down upon anyone perhaps he may be the friend and saint of Allah.”[i]

[i] BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 188

August 3, 2016April 24, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

Imam Baqir (as) said “Indeed, a believer is the brother of a believer. He does not abuse him and does not deprive him and does not mistrust and develop a bad opinion about him.”[i]

[i] TUHFUL AQOOL, P 296

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