Ismail ibn Musa Menk, also known as Mufti Menk (born 27 June 1975), is a Muslim cleric from Zimbabwe and head of the country's fatwa department. He has been named one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Jordan in. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The latest tweets from @muftimenk. If you’ve spent any time on ‘Muslim Twitter’, you’ve probably come across Mufti Menk. The 44-year-old Muslim cleric now counts over 6.1 million followers on the platform, as well as 2.2 million followers on Instagram. And although he’s not on TikTok, his presence on Gen Z’s favourite app is substantial. I think Mufti Menk was only trying to say what the prime minister did was a really good thing,and that our GREAT Prophet (SAW) in his great wisdom would have done the same too since he(SAW) is our great teacher.He wasn’t comparing anybody to the Prophet,he was only stating how Imran Khan acted according to the teachings of the Prophet (SAW).
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Ismail Ibn Musa Menk | |
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Title | Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe |
Other names | Mufti Menk |
Personal | |
Born | Ismail June 27, 1975 (age 45) |
Nationality | Zimbabwean[2] |
Era | Contemporary |
Notable work(s) | Motivational Moments |
Other names | Mufti Menk |
Occupation | Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe[1] |
Grand Mufti of Zimbabe | |
Title | Mufti |
Personal | |
Religion | Islam |
Home town | Harare |
Ethnicity | Indian |
Denomination | Sunni |
Alma mater | University of Madinah, Dār Al-'Ulūm Kantharia, India[3] |
Muslim leader | |
Awards | KSBEA 2015 Awards for Social Guidance, 2015 |
Website | muftimenk.com |
Honors | The 500 Most Influential Muslims (2013–2014, 2017) |
Ismail ibn Musa Menk, also known as Mufti Menk (born 27 June 1975), is a Muslim cleric from Zimbabwe[4][5] and head of the country's fatwa department[6].
He has been named one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Jordan in 2013, 2014 and 2017.[7][8]
Biography[edit]
Menk was born in Harare, where he undertook his initial Islamic studies with his father, Maulana Musa Menk [9], memorizing the Quran and learning Arabic, Urdu and Hanafi fiqh. He subsequently studied at the Islamic University of Madinah. He completed his Islamic studies and became a Mufti in the Hanafi fiqh at Dār Al-'Ulūm Kantharia, Gujurat, India[10].
Menk is known especially in eastern Africa and teaches internationally.[11]
Views[edit]
Menk opposes terrorism and has pledged his aid in curbing religious extremism in the Maldives.[12] On 31 March 2018, he urged Liberian Muslims to avoid Muslim-Christian violence, arguing that Muslims and Christians are brothers and sisters from one father, the prophet Adam.[13] He blames western media for misleading the world that Muslims are generally terrorists.[14] According to Gulf News, Menk said that everyone on this earth is a part of a family and has one maker, therefore, no one has the right to force any belief or faith on another.[15]
Controversies[edit]
The Huffington Post has described Menk as an 'openly homophobic Islamic preacher' who has denounced the act of homosexuality as 'filthy'.[16] In 2013, he was due to visit six British universities – Oxford, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow – but the speaking tour was cancelled after student unions and university officials expressed concern about his views.[17] Menk's controversial statement included these words: 'How can you engage in acts of immorality with the same sex?... The Qur'an clearly says it is wrong what you are doing... Allah speaks about how filthy this is... With all due respect to the animals, [homosexuals] are worse than animals.'[18]
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Travel Bans[edit]
On 31 October 2017, Singapore banned Menk from its borders because it believes he expresses views incompatible with its multicultural laws and policies. According to the Straits Times, he has asserted that 'it is blasphemous for Muslims to greet believers of other faiths during festivals such as Christmas or Deepavali'. Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement that its decision to reject Menk's application for a short-term work pass stemmed from his 'segregationist and divisive teachings'.[19][20] The Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe, Menk's own institution, released a statement to express 'regret and dismay' regarding the ban. It said that Menk was an 'asset to multi‐cultural, multi‐religious Zimbabwe' and that viewers should 'listen to his sermons in full' and not 'edited clips of a few minutes' to see the moderate path he has chosen.[21]
In November 2018, the Danish government banned Menk from entering its borders.[22][23]
Works[edit]
In 2018 he published a collection of his sayings as a book titled Motivational Moments[24][25] and in 2019 published the second edition, titled Motivational Moments 2.[26]
Awards and Recognition[edit]
- Menk was honoured with an Honorary Doctorate of Social Guidance by Aldersgate College, Philippines and its collaborative partner Aldersgate College – Dublin, Ireland on 16 April 2016.[27]
- KSBEA 2015 Awards – Global Leadership Award in Social Guidance was awarded by the Cochin Herald.[28][29]
- He was listed as one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2014 and, 2017.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ abPiscatori, James; Saikal, Amin (19 September 2019). Islam Beyond Borders: The Umma in World Politics. ISBN9781108481250.
- ^'مفتي زيمبابوي: الفقر يحاصرنا وحملات التنصير وصلت إلى بيتي!'. al-Ittihad. 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^Zainal, Norhidayyu (28 March 2014). 'Dakwah cara Mufti Menk'. Sinar Harian.
Pada masa sama, beliau menamatkan pengajian di Universiti Islam Madinah dalam bidang Syariah, mazhab keempat.
- ^'Peace comes calling a look into the Life of Mufti Menk, Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe'. Cochin Herald. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 30 December 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Stack, Liam (4 June 2016). 'The World Reacts on Social Media to Muhammad Ali's Death'. The New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
Ismail Menk, the Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, the African country's highest Islamic religious authority
CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) - ^Ijara (2016-08-02). '8 Great things you probably never knew about Mufti Menk'. Muslimah Sameerah. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ ab'The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2017'(PDF). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.
- ^ ab'The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2013–14'(PDF). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Retrieved 25 March 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Ijara (2016-08-02). '8 Great things you probably never knew about Mufti Menk'. Muslimah Sameerah. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^'MUFTI ISMAIL MENK BIOGRAPHY'. muslimmotto.com. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^'Mufti Ismail Menk'. themuslim 500.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 11 August 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Menk pledges aid in curbing religious extremism in Maldives'. Mihaaru. Retrieved 20 November 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^M. Sonpon III, Leroy (April 2, 2018). 'Zimbabwean Grand Mufti Warns Liberian Muslims Against Physical, Speech Violence'. Liberian Observer.
- ^'Mufti blames western media for misconception on Islam'. The Borneo Post. 1 April 2015.
- ^'Have respect for one another to bring about happiness, Dr Menk says'. gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^'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.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Universities cancel Muslim cleric's speaking tour over concerns about his anti-gay views'. The Independent. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Liverpool University Agreed To Host Islamic Preacher Ismail Menk, Who Says Gays Are 'Filthy''. The Huffington Post, 11 November 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Singapore bans Mufti Menk from entering country'. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 October 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Tham Yuen-C. '2 foreign Islamic preachers barred from entering Singapore for religious cruise'. Straights Times. Retrieved 31 October 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'STATEMENT BY Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe MUZ (Council of Islamic Scholars) on the Mufti Menk issue'(PDF). Mufti Menk. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^'Den nationale sanktionsliste – Religiøse forkyndere med indrejseforbud'. www.nyidanmark.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^'Indrejseforbud til endnu en religiøs forkynder'. Sameksistens. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^'PressReader.com – Connecting People Through News'. www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^Menk, Musa (2017). Motivational Moments. ALQ Creative. ISBN978-9811126475.
- ^Haziq, Saman. 'Islamic scholar Mufti Menk launches his second book'. Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^'MUFTI ISMAIL MENK HONORED'. Aldersgate College. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners'(PDF). The Times of India. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners'. Cochin Herald. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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