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.

May 16, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Daily Updates

Lady Hakima said “By Allah, whenever I wanted to ask him (Imam Mahdi عج) something he used to tell me about it before i could even ask and it also happened many times that i faced a problem then with with the blessings of his eminence I got the solution to it at the same moment, even without me asking about it.”

*Najmus Thaqib pg 46

May 16, 2016January 31, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

The Holy Prophet (s) said “Jesus Christ (as) said to his disciples ‘Sit with some one (keep company with) the seeing of who makes you remember Allah and his logic adds to your knowledge and his practice makes you inclined toward for the here after.”[i]

[i] TUHFUL AQOOL. P 44

May 15, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

The Holy Prophet (s) said “I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate so who so ever intends to acquire knowledge must come through the gate.”[i]

[i] JAMIA SAGHIR VOL 1, P 415, Hadith 2705

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