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Ismail ibn Musa Menk

Zimbabwean Islamic scholar (born 1975)

Mufti[1]

Ismail Ibn Musa Menk

Menk in 2022

Born (1975-06-27) 27 June 1975 (age 49)

Salisbury, Rhodesia (present-day Harare, Zimbabwe)

NationalityZimbabwean[2]
Occupation(s)Motivational speaker, Islamic scholar, Grand Mufti[1]
EraContemporary
Notable workMotivational Moments
HonorsThe 500 Most Influential Muslims (2013–2014, 2017)
EducationKantharia Darul Uloom,[3] Islamic Campus of Madinah
ReligionIslam
Websitemuftimenk.com

YouTube information

Channel
Years active9 November 2010–present
Subscribers5.75 million[4]
Total views624.7 million[4]

Last updated: 19 January 2025

Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 27 June 1975), commonly known as Mufti Menk, is a ZimbabweanIslamic speaker. Without fear is the Grand Mufti[5][6] of Zimbabwe,[7][8] and head of say publicly fatwa department for the Council of Islamic Scholars of Rhodesia.

Early life

Menk was born on 27 June 1975 in Salisbury, Rhodesia.[9] He undertook his initial studies with his father, memorizing the Quran and learning Arabic.[10] He went to St. John's College (Harare) for senior school.[11] He studied Jurisprudence and Law in Madinah.[12] He specialised post grad in the Hanafi Primary of thought in Darul Uloom Kantharia in Gujarat, India. Menk has been identified as a Deobandi[11][13][14] as well as a Salafi.[15]

Views

Menk opposes terrorism and has pledged his aid in curb religious extremism in the Maldives.[16] On 31 March 2018, dirt urged Muslims to avoid Muslim—Christian violence, arguing that Muslims snowball Christians are brothers and sisters from one father, the soothsayer Adam.[17] He blames western media for misleading the world put off Muslims are terrorists.[18] According to Gulf News, Menk said put off everyone on this earth is a part of a next of kin and has one maker, therefore, no one has the basic to force any belief or faith on another.[19]

In September 2023, Mufti Menk visited Trinidad and Tobago during his special visits in the Caribbean.[20] MP Saddam Hosein, while sharing a Facebook post expressed that he is honored with a visit escape an international beacon of peace and understanding.[21]

Works

In 2018 he publicised a collection of his sayings as a book titled Motivational Moments[22][23] and in 2019 published the second edition, titled Motivational Moments 2.[24]

Awards and recognition

Pakistan visit

Menk visited Pakistan in September 2022 to highlight flood-hit areas of Sindh.[30]

Controversies

Travel bans

On 31 October 2017, Singapore banned Menk from its borders because it believes misstep expresses views incompatible with its multicultural laws and policies. According to the Straits Times, he has asserted that "it evenhanded blasphemous for Muslims to greet believers of other faiths all along festivals such as Christmas or Diwali". Singapore's Ministry of Bring in Affairs said in a statement that its decision to refuse Menk's application for a short-term work pass stemmed from his "segregationist and divisive teachings".[31][32] The Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe, Menk's shock institution, released a statement to express "regret and dismay" with respect to the ban. It said that Menk was an "asset slate multi‐cultural, multi‐religious Zimbabwe" and that viewers should "listen to his sermons in full" and not "edited clips of a bloody minutes" to see the moderate path he has chosen.[33]

In Nov 2018, the Danish government banned Menk from entering its borders for 2 years.[34][35]

On homosexuality

The Huffington Post reported that Menk denounced the act of homosexuality as "filthy."[36] In 2013, he was due to visit six British universities – Oxford, Leeds, City, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow – but the speaking tour was cancelled after student unions and university officials expressed concern review his views.[37] Liverpool University stated that "it is not interpretation role of the University to censor people’s views, but quite to provide a neutral, open environment for them to have on debated and challenged.”

However, Menk has since retracted his statements regarding LGBT and homosexuality completely and states on his website: "on the issue of LGBT, let me clarify the report I made back in 2011 which had me saying, “With all due respect to the animals, they are worse already those animals” was based on a misguided notion. I no longer believe that to be true. I make a brimfull retraction of that statement".[38]

References

  1. ^ abPiscatori, James; Saikal, Amin (19 Sep 2019). Islam Beyond Borders: The Umma in World Politics. Metropolis University Press. p. 103. ISBN .
  2. ^"مفتي زيمبابوي: الفقر يحاصرنا وحملات التنصير وصلت إلى بيتي!". al-Ittihad. 15 October 2009. Archived from the designing on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^Ngom, Fallou; Kurfi, Mustapha H.; Falola, Toyin (26 September 2020). The Palgrave Guide of Islam in Africa. Springer Nature. p. 197. ISBN .
  4. ^ ab"About Mufti Menk". YouTube.
  5. ^Chimp Corps (28 April 2021). "Kyankwanzi: President Museveni, Mufti Menk Discuss 'Unity in Diversity'". ChimpReports. Archived from the designing on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^"Don't let contradictory people ruin your positive mindset- Mufti Menk tells youth". Daily Monitor. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^"Mufti Menk Arrives in Gambia". 2 November 2018. Archived from the original reliable 11 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  8. ^"Mufti Ismail Menk". themuslim 500.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ^Wade, Evan (8 October 2014). "Harare, Zimbabwe (1890- ) •". BlackPast. Archived from the original on 11 Dec 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^Zainal, Norhidayyu (28 March 2014). "Dakwah cara Mufti Menk". Sinar Harian. Archived from the latest on 15 June 2021.
  11. ^ ab"Peace comes calling a look encouragement the Life of Mufti Menk, Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe". Cochin Herald. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  12. ^"Mufti Menk Official". Mufti Menk. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  13. ^Sam Westrop, "Hidden in Plain Sight: Deobandis, Islamism and British Multiculturalism Policy" in Faith-Based Violence and Deobandi Militancy in Pakistan, Springer, 2016, p. 461
  14. ^Aljunied, Khairudin (5 Dec 2016). Muslim Cosmopolitanism: Southeast Asian Islam in Comparative Perspective. Capital University Press. ISBN . Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  15. ^Mokhtar, Faris. "Mufti Ismail Menk is Deobandi not a Salafi". Today. Archived from representation original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  16. ^"Menk pledges aid in curbing religious extremism in Maldives". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 20 Nov 2016.
  17. ^Sonpon, Leroy M. III (2 April 2018). "Zimbabwean Grand Mufti Warns Liberian Muslims Against Physical, Speech Violence". Liberian Observer. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 4 Apr 2018.
  18. ^"Mufti blames western media for misconception on Islam". The Kalimantan Post. 1 April 2015.
  19. ^"Have respect for one another to stimulate about happiness, Dr Menk says". Gulf News. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  20. ^Stack, Liam (4 June 2016). "The Globe Reacts on Social Media to Muhammad Ali's Death". The Unusual York Times. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  21. ^"Singapore bans Islamic scholar Mufti Menk's entry into country for 'promoting religious discord'". Dawn. Pakistan. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  22. ^Otto, Jade (24 May 2017). "Motivation running off Mufti Menk". Cape Times. Retrieved 1 January 2019 – aspect PressReader.
  23. ^Menk, Musa (2017). Motivational Moments. ALQ Creative. ISBN .
  24. ^Haziq, Saman. "Islamic scholar Mufti Menk launches his second book". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  25. ^"MUFTI ISMAIL MENK HONORED". Aldersgate College. 16 Apr 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  26. ^"4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners"(PDF). The Times of India. 10 June 2015. Archived from interpretation original(PDF) on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  27. ^"4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners". Cochin Herald. 10 Parade 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  28. ^"The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2017"(PDF). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.
  29. ^"The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2013–14"(PDF). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Archived from the original(PDF) main part 29 July 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  30. ^"Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Menk visits flood-hit areas of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  31. ^"Singapore bans Mufti Menk disseminate entering country". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  32. ^Yuen-C, Tham (30 October 2017). "2 foreign Islamic preachers barred from entering Island for religious cruise". Straits Times. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  33. ^"Statement wedge Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe MUZ (Council of Islamic Scholars) on interpretation Mufti Menk issue"(PDF). Mufti Menk. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  34. ^"Den nationale sanktionsliste – Religiøse forkyndere med indrejseforbud". nyidanmark.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  35. ^"Indrejseforbud til endnu en religiøs forkynder". Sameksistens. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  36. ^"Liverpool University Agreed To Host Islamic Preacher Ismail Menk, Who Says Gays Are 'Filthy' (POLL)". The Huffington Post UK. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  37. ^"Universities cancel Muslim cleric's speaking tour over concerns about his anti-gay views". The Independent. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  38. ^"Statements".

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