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Mufti^[1]
Ismail Ibn Musa Menk
Mufti Ismail Ibn Musa Menk
	Menk in 2022
Born	27 June 1975 (age 49); Salisbury, Rhodesia (present-day Harare, Zimbabwe)
Nationality	Zimbabwean
Occupation(s)	Motivational speaker, Islamic scholar, Grand Mufti
Era	Contemporary
Notable work	Motivational Moments
Honors	The 500 Most Influential Muslims (2013–2014, 2017)
Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe
Personal life
Education	Kantharia Darul Uloom, Islamic University of Madinah
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Muslim leader
Website	muftimenk.com
	YouTube information
Channel	Mufti Menk;
Years active	9 November 2010–present
Subscribers	4.48 million
Total views	391.2 million
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Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 27 June 1975), commonly known as Mufti Menk, is a Zimbabwean Islamic speaker. He is the Grand Mufti^[5]^[6] of Zimbabwe,^[7]^[8] and head of the fatwa department for the Council of Islamic Scholars of Zimbabwe.

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 Shariah in Madinah.^[12] He specialised post grad in the Hanafi School 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 curbing religious extremism in the Maldives.^[16] On 31 March 2018, he urged Muslims to avoid Muslim—Christian violence, arguing that Muslims and Christians are brothers and sisters from one father, the prophet Adam.^[17] He blames western media for misleading the world that Muslims are terrorists.^[18] 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.^[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 from an international beacon of peace and understanding.^[21]

Works

In 2018 he published 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

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.^[25]
KSBEA 2015 Awards – Global Leadership Award in Social Guidance was awarded by the Cochin Herald.^[26]^[27]
He was listed as one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2014 and 2017.^[28]^[29]

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 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 Diwali". 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".^[31]^[32] 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.^[33]

In November 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, Leicester, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow – but the speaking tour was cancelled after student unions and university officials expressed concern about his views.^[37] Liverpool University stated that "it is not the role of the University to censor people’s views, but rather to provide a neutral, open environment for them to be 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 statement I made back in 2011 which had me saying, “With all due respect to the animals, they are worse than those animals” was based on a misguided notion. I no longer believe that to be true. I make a full retraction of that statement".^[38]

References

^ ^a ^b Piscatori, James; Saikal, Amin (19 September 2019). Islam Beyond Borders: The Umma in World Politics. Cambridge University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-108-48125-0.
^ "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.
^ Ngom, Fallou; Kurfi, Mustapha H.; Falola, Toyin (26 September 2020). The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa. Springer Nature. p. 197. ISBN 978-3-030-45759-4.
^ ^a ^b "About Mufti Menk". YouTube.
^ Chimp Corps (28 April 2021). "Kyankwanzi: President Museveni, Mufti Menk Discuss 'Unity in Diversity'". ChimpReports. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ "Don't let negative people ruin your positive mindset- Mufti Menk tells youth". Daily Monitor. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ "Mufti Menk Arrives in Gambia". 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ "Mufti Ismail Menk". themuslim 500.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
^ Wade, Evan (8 October 2014). "Harare, Zimbabwe (1890- ) •". BlackPast. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024. In 1982, on the two-year anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence, the government renamed Salisbury "Harare"
^ Zainal, Norhidayyu (28 March 2014). "Dakwah cara Mufti Menk". Sinar Harian. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "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 26 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ "Mufti Menk Official". Mufti Menk. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
^ 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
^ Aljunied, Khairudin (5 December 2016). Muslim Cosmopolitanism: Southeast Asian Islam in Comparative Perspective. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474408905. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ Mokhtar, Faris. "Mufti Ismail Menk is Deobandi not a Salafi". Today. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018. For example, popular televangelist Zakir Naik, jailed radical Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary, and Ismail Menk (the Mufti of Zimbabwe) all belong to the Salafi sect.
^ "Menk pledges aid in curbing religious extremism in Maldives". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
^ 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 April 2018.
^ "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". Gulf News. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ Stack, Liam (4 June 2016). "The World Reacts on Social Media to Muhammad Ali's Death". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017. Ismail Menk, the Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, the African country's highest Islamic religious authority
^ "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.
^ Otto, Jade (24 May 2017). "Motivation from Mufti Menk". Cape Times. Retrieved 1 January 2019 – via PressReader.
^ Menk, Musa (2017). Motivational Moments. ALQ Creative. ISBN 978-9811126475.
^ Haziq, Saman. "Islamic scholar Mufti Menk launches his second book". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "MUFTI ISMAIL MENK HONORED". Aldersgate College. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^ "4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners" (PDF). The Times of India. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ "4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners". Cochin Herald. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ "The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2017" (PDF). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.
^ "The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2013–14" (PDF). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
^ "Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Menk visits flood-hit areas of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Singapore bans Mufti Menk from entering country". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
^ Yuen-C, Tham (30 October 2017). "2 foreign Islamic preachers barred from entering Singapore for religious cruise". Straits Times. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
^ "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". nyidanmark.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ "Indrejseforbud til endnu en religiøs forkynder". Sameksistens. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Universities cancel Muslim cleric's speaking tour over concerns about his anti-gay views". The Independent. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ "Statements".

External links

Media related to Ismail ibn Musa Menk at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[IBB-1] Piscatori, James; Saikal, Amin (19 September 2019). Islam Beyond Borders: The Umma in World Politics. Cambridge University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-108-48125-0.

[2] "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.

[3] Ngom, Fallou; Kurfi, Mustapha H.; Falola, Toyin (26 September 2020). The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa. Springer Nature. p. 197. ISBN 978-3-030-45759-4.

[YouTubeStatsMufti_Menk-4] "About Mufti Menk". YouTube.

[5] Chimp Corps (28 April 2021). "Kyankwanzi: President Museveni, Mufti Menk Discuss 'Unity in Diversity'". ChimpReports. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[6] "Don't let negative 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 on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[menk-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 December 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024. In 1982, on the two-year anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence, the government renamed Salisbury "Harare"

[10] Zainal, Norhidayyu (28 March 2014). "Dakwah cara Mufti Menk". Sinar Harian. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021.

[Cochin_Herald-11] "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 26 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

[12] "Mufti Menk Official". Mufti Menk. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

[Deobandi-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 December 2016). Muslim Cosmopolitanism: Southeast Asian Islam in Comparative Perspective. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474408905. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[15] Mokhtar, Faris. "Mufti Ismail Menk is Deobandi not a Salafi". Today. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018. For example, popular televangelist Zakir Naik, jailed radical Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary, and Ismail Menk (the Mufti of Zimbabwe) all belong to the Salafi sect.

[Menk_pledges_aid_in_curbing_islam_in_Maldives-16] "Menk pledges aid in curbing religious extremism in Maldives". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 20 November 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 April 2018.

[18] "Mufti blames western media for misconception on Islam". The Borneo Post. 1 April 2015.

[19] "Have respect for one another to bring about happiness, Dr Menk says". Gulf News. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[:1-20] Stack, Liam (4 June 2016). "The World Reacts on Social Media to Muhammad Ali's Death". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017. Ismail Menk, the Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, the African country's highest Islamic religious authority

[:0-21] "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 from Mufti Menk". Cape Times. Retrieved 1 January 2019 – via PressReader.

[23] Menk, Musa (2017). Motivational Moments. ALQ Creative. ISBN 978-9811126475.

[24] Haziq, Saman. "Islamic scholar Mufti Menk launches his second book". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[Aldersgate_College-25] "MUFTI ISMAIL MENK HONORED". Aldersgate College. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[Times_of_India-26] "4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners" (PDF). The Times of India. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

[KSBEA_Official-27] "4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners". Cochin Herald. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

[rfp-28] "The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2017" (PDF). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.

[usislam-29] "The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2013–14" (PDF). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 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 from entering country". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[32] Yuen-C, Tham (30 October 2017). "2 foreign Islamic preachers barred from entering Singapore for religious cruise". Straits Times. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[33] "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.

[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.

[independent-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.

[indep-37] "Universities cancel Muslim cleric's speaking tour over concerns about his anti-gay views". The Independent. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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-Menk was 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.<ref name="rfp">{{cite news|title=The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2017|url=https://rfp.org/sites/default/files/pubications/TheMuslim500-2017-lowres.pdf|publisher=[[Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre]]}}</ref><ref name="usislam">{{cite news|title=The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2013–14|url=http://www.usislam.org/pdf/The-Muslim-500.pdf|accessdate=25 March 2018|publisher=[[Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre]]|archive-date=29 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729093242/http://www.usislam.org/pdf/The-Muslim-500.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, he has been the subject of many controversies during his career, resulting in him being banned in countries such as Singapore and Denmark.
 == Early life ==
-Menk was born on 27 June 1975 in [[Harare|Salisbury]] to [[Gujarati Muslims|Gujarati Indian Muslim]] parents<ref>{{Citation |title=Wah! Kya Baat Hai! Mufti Menk's first ever interview in Urdu! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NexwQd4iYlY |access-date=2023-11-09 |language=en}}</ref> from the [[Sunni Bohra#Bharuchi and Surti Sunni Vohras|Bharuchi Vohra Patel]] community.<ref name=":2" /> He is the son of Maulana Musa Ibrahim Menk, a Muslim preacher in Zimbabwe.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Bharuchi Vahora Patel – In Africa – Gujarati Writers' Guild UK |url=https://www.mahek.co.uk/gwg/publications/bharuchi-vahora-patel/in-africa/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www.mahek.co.uk}}</ref> Mufti Menk is able to speak [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Urdu]]<ref>{{Citation |title=Flexing my Urdu 😂😂😂 - Mufti Menk |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2CAJOR1Bss |language=en |access-date=2023-01-17}}</ref> and undertook his initial studies with his father, memorizing the [[Quran]] and learning [[Arabic languages|Arabic]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zainal|first1=Norhidayyu|date=28 March 2014|title=Dakwah cara Mufti Menk|publisher=[[Sinar Harian]]|url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/mobile/politik/dakwah-cara-mufti-menk-1.264705|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615043639/https://www.sinarharian.com.my/politik/dakwah-cara-mufti-menk-1.264705|archive-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> He went to [[St. John's College (Harare)]] for senior school.<ref name="Cochin Herald">{{cite web |date=31 August 2016 |title=Peace comes calling a look into the Life of Mufti Menk, Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe. |url=http://magazine.cochinherald.com/cover-story/peace-comes-calling-a-look-into-the-life-of-mufti-menk-grand-mufti-of-zimbabwe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026074031/http://magazine.cochinherald.com/cover-story/peace-comes-calling-a-look-into-the-life-of-mufti-menk-grand-mufti-of-zimbabwe/ |archive-date=26 October 2017 |accessdate=30 December 2019 |work=[[Cochin Herald]]}}</ref> He then completed his religious education and Mufti course from Kantharia Darul Uloom located in [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Ngom|first1=Fallou|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Go__DwAAQBAJ|title=The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa|last2=Kurfi|first2=Mustapha H.|last3=Falola|first3=Toyin|date=2020-09-26|publisher=Springer Nature|isbn=978-3-030-45759-4|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Go__DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA197 197]|language=en}}</ref> and also in [[Medina|Madinah]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mufti Menk Official |url=https://muftimenk.com/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Mufti Menk |language=en-US}}</ref> Menk has been identified as a [[Deobandi]]<ref name="Cochin Herald" /><ref name="Deobandi">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</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Aljunied|first1=Khairudin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sDVYDwAAQBAJ&q=mufti+menk+salafi&pg=PT216|title=Muslim Cosmopolitanism: Southeast Asian Islam in Comparative Perspective|date=5 December 2016|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=9781474408905|accessdate=23 May 2018}}</ref> as well as a [[Salafi movement|Salafi]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Mokhtar |first=Faris |title=Mufti Ismail Menk is Deobandi not a Salafi |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/seen-promote-intolerance-salafism-comes-under-renewed-scrutiny |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624093349/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/seen-promote-intolerance-salafism-comes-under-renewed-scrutiny |archive-date=24 June 2018 |accessdate=23 June 2018 |work=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]] |quote=For example, popular televangelist Zakir Naik, jailed radical Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary, and Ismail Menk (the Mufti of Zimbabwe) all belong to the Salafi sect.}}</ref>
+Menk was born on 27 June 1975 in Salisbury, Rhodesia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wade |first=Evan |date=8 October 2014 |title=Harare, Zimbabwe (1890- ) • |url=https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/places-global-african-history/harare-zimbabwe-1890/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211054344/https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/places-global-african-history/harare-zimbabwe-1890/zimbabwe-1890/ |archive-date=11 December 2023 |access-date=4 July 2024 |website=BlackPast |quote=In 1982, on the two-year anniversary of Zimbabwe’s independence, the government renamed Salisbury “Harare”}}</ref> He undertook his initial studies with his father, memorizing the [[Quran]] and learning [[Arabic languages|Arabic]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zainal|first1=Norhidayyu|date=28 March 2014|title=Dakwah cara Mufti Menk|publisher=[[Sinar Harian]]|url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/mobile/politik/dakwah-cara-mufti-menk-1.264705|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615043639/https://www.sinarharian.com.my/politik/dakwah-cara-mufti-menk-1.264705|archive-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> He went to [[St. John's College (Harare)]] for senior school.<ref name="Cochin Herald">{{cite web |date=31 August 2016 |title=Peace comes calling a look into the Life of Mufti Menk, Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe. |url=http://magazine.cochinherald.com/cover-story/peace-comes-calling-a-look-into-the-life-of-mufti-menk-grand-mufti-of-zimbabwe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026074031/http://magazine.cochinherald.com/cover-story/peace-comes-calling-a-look-into-the-life-of-mufti-menk-grand-mufti-of-zimbabwe/ |archive-date=26 October 2017 |accessdate=30 December 2019 |work=[[Cochin Herald]]}}</ref> He studied Jurisprudence and Shariah in [[Medina|Madinah]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mufti Menk Official |url=https://muftimenk.com/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Mufti Menk |language=en-US}}</ref> He specialised post grad in the Hanafi School of thought in Darul Uloom Kantharia in Gujarat, India. Menk has been identified as a [[Deobandi]]<ref name="Cochin Herald" /><ref name="Deobandi">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</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Aljunied|first1=Khairudin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sDVYDwAAQBAJ&q=mufti+menk+salafi&pg=PT216|title=Muslim Cosmopolitanism: Southeast Asian Islam in Comparative Perspective|date=5 December 2016|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=9781474408905|accessdate=23 May 2018}}</ref> as well as a [[Salafi movement|Salafi]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Mokhtar |first=Faris |title=Mufti Ismail Menk is Deobandi not a Salafi |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/seen-promote-intolerance-salafism-comes-under-renewed-scrutiny |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624093349/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/seen-promote-intolerance-salafism-comes-under-renewed-scrutiny |archive-date=24 June 2018 |accessdate=23 June 2018 |work=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]] |quote=For example, popular televangelist Zakir Naik, jailed radical Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary, and Ismail Menk (the Mufti of Zimbabwe) all belong to the Salafi sect.}}</ref>
 == Views ==
-Menk opposes terrorism and has pledged his aid in curbing religious extremism in the Maldives.<ref name="Menk pledges aid in curbing islam in Maldives">{{cite web |url=http://en.mihaaru.com/menk-pledges-aid-in-curbing-religious-extremism-in-maldives/ |title=Menk pledges aid in curbing religious extremism in Maldives |publisher=Mihaaru |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> On 31 March 2018, he urged Muslims to avoid Muslim—Christian violence, arguing that [[Muslim]]s and [[Christians]] are brothers and sisters from one father, the prophet [[Adam in Islam|Adam]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sonpon|first1=Leroy M. III|title=Zimbabwean Grand Mufti Warns Liberian Muslims Against Physical, Speech Violence|url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/zimbabwean-grand-mufti-warns-liberian-muslims-against-physical-speech-violence/|work=[[Liberian Observer]]|date=2 April 2018}}</ref> He blames western media for misleading the world that Muslims are terrorists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mufti blames western media for misconception on Islam|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/04/01/mufti-blames-western-media-for-misconception-on-islam/|work=[[The Borneo Post]]|date=1 April 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/society/have-respect-for-one-another-to-bring-about-happiness-dr-menk-says-1.2227101|title=Have respect for one another to bring about happiness, Dr Menk says|website=Gulf News|language=en|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>
+Menk opposes terrorism and has pledged his aid in curbing religious extremism in the [[Maldives]].<ref name="Menk pledges aid in curbing islam in Maldives">{{cite web |url=http://en.mihaaru.com/menk-pledges-aid-in-curbing-religious-extremism-in-maldives/ |title=Menk pledges aid in curbing religious extremism in Maldives |publisher=Mihaaru |accessdate=20 November 2016 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807082212/http://en.mihaaru.com/menk-pledges-aid-in-curbing-religious-extremism-in-maldives/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 31 March 2018, he urged Muslims to avoid Muslim—Christian violence, arguing that [[Muslim]]s and [[Christians]] are brothers and sisters from one father, the prophet [[Adam in Islam|Adam]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sonpon|first1=Leroy M. III|title=Zimbabwean Grand Mufti Warns Liberian Muslims Against Physical, Speech Violence|url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/zimbabwean-grand-mufti-warns-liberian-muslims-against-physical-speech-violence/|work=[[Liberian Observer]]|date=2 April 2018|access-date=4 April 2018|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090140/https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/zimbabwean-grand-mufti-warns-liberian-muslims-against-physical-speech-violence/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He blames western media for misleading the world that Muslims are terrorists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mufti blames western media for misconception on Islam|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/04/01/mufti-blames-western-media-for-misconception-on-islam/|work=[[The Borneo Post]]|date=1 April 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/society/have-respect-for-one-another-to-bring-about-happiness-dr-menk-says-1.2227101|title=Have respect for one another to bring about happiness, Dr Menk says|website=Gulf News|date=26 May 2018 |language=en|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>
-In September 2023, Mufti Menk visited Trinidad and Tobago during his special visits in the Caribbean.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Stack |first1=Liam |date=4 June 2016 |title=The World Reacts on Social Media to Muhammad Ali's Death |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/sports/mourning-muhammad-alis-death-on-social-media.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607080248/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/sports/mourning-muhammad-alis-death-on-social-media.html |archive-date=7 June 2016 |accessdate=9 August 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |quote=Ismail Menk, the Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, the African country's highest Islamic religious authority}}</ref> MP Saddam Hosein, while sharing a Facebook post expressed that he is honored with a visit from an international beacon of peace and understanding.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 November 2017 |title=Singapore bans Islamic scholar Mufti Menk's entry into country for 'promoting religious discord' |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1367465 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101020903/https://www.dawn.com/news/1367465 |archive-date=1 November 2017 |access-date=18 August 2021 |work=Dawn |location=Pakistan}}</ref>
+In September 2023, Mufti Menk visited [[Trinidad and Tobago]] during his special visits in the Caribbean.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Stack |first1=Liam |date=4 June 2016 |title=The World Reacts on Social Media to Muhammad Ali's Death |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/sports/mourning-muhammad-alis-death-on-social-media.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607080248/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/sports/mourning-muhammad-alis-death-on-social-media.html |archive-date=7 June 2016 |accessdate=9 August 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |quote=Ismail Menk, the Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, the African country's highest Islamic religious authority}}</ref> MP [[Saddam Hosein]], while sharing a [[Facebook]] post expressed that he is honored with a visit from an international beacon of peace and understanding.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 November 2017 |title=Singapore bans Islamic scholar Mufti Menk's entry into country for 'promoting religious discord' |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1367465 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101020903/https://www.dawn.com/news/1367465 |archive-date=1 November 2017 |access-date=18 August 2021 |work=Dawn |location=Pakistan}}</ref>
 == Works ==
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 === Awards and recognition ===
-*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.<ref name="Aldersgate College">{{cite news |url=http://aldersgate.edu.ph/Blog%20Posts/post.html |title=MUFTI ISMAIL MENK HONORED |publisher=Aldersgate College |date=16 April 2016 |accessdate=18 May 2016}}</ref>
+*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.<ref name="Aldersgate College">{{cite news |url=http://aldersgate.edu.ph/Blog%20Posts/post.html |title=MUFTI ISMAIL MENK HONORED |publisher=Aldersgate College |date=16 April 2016 |accessdate=18 May 2016 |archive-date=31 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531040038/http://aldersgate.edu.ph/Blog%20Posts/post.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 *KSBEA 2015 Awards – [[Global Leadership Awards|Global Leadership Award]] in Social Guidance was awarded by the ''[[Cochin Herald]]''.<ref name="Times of India">{{cite news |url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/NasData//PUBLICATIONS/THETIMESOFINDIA/KOCHI/2015/06/10/PagePrint/10_06_2015_019_abe6f31a76b94d07307b097ab1b311c3.pdf |title=4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners |work=The Times of India |date=10 June 2015 |accessdate=8 July 2015 |archive-date=12 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612122619/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/NasData//PUBLICATIONS/THETIMESOFINDIA/KOCHI/2015/06/10/PagePrint/10_06_2015_019_abe6f31a76b94d07307b097ab1b311c3.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="KSBEA Official">{{cite news |url=http://ksbea.com/gla%202015.html |title=4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners |work=Cochin Herald |date=10 March 2017 |accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref>
+* He was listed as one of [[The 500 Most Influential Muslims]] in 2014 and 2017.<ref name="rfp">{{cite news|title=The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2017|url=https://rfp.org/sites/default/files/pubications/TheMuslim500-2017-lowres.pdf|publisher=[[Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre]]}}</ref><ref name="usislam">{{cite news|title=The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2013–14|url=http://www.usislam.org/pdf/The-Muslim-500.pdf|accessdate=25 March 2018|publisher=[[Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre]]|archive-date=29 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729093242/http://www.usislam.org/pdf/The-Muslim-500.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-* He was listed as one of [[The 500 Most Influential Muslims]] in 2014 and 2017.<ref name="rfp"/><ref name="usislam"/>
 === Pakistan visit ===
 Menk visited [[Pakistan]] in September 2022 to highlight [[2022 Pakistan floods|flood-hit]] areas of [[Sindh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-20 |title=Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Menk visits flood-hit areas of Pakistan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2377583/renowned-islamic-scholar-mufti-menk-visits-flood-hit-areas-of-sindh |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
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 In November 2018, the Danish government banned Menk from entering its borders for 2 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyidanmark.dk/da/Ord-og-begreber/US/Religi%C3%B8se-forkyndere/Religi%C3%B8se-forkyndere-med-indrejseforbud/|title=Den nationale sanktionsliste – Religiøse forkyndere med indrejseforbud|website=nyidanmark.dk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814051950/https://www.nyidanmark.dk/da/Ord-og-begreber/US/Religi%C3%B8se-forkyndere/Religi%C3%B8se-forkyndere-med-indrejseforbud/|language=da|access-date=30 December 2019|archive-date=14 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sameksistens.dk/indrejseforbud-til-endnu-en-religioes-forkynder/ |title=Indrejseforbud til endnu en religiøs forkynder |website=Sameksistens |access-date=30 December 2019 |archive-date=30 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230072459/https://sameksistens.dk/indrejseforbud-til-endnu-en-religioes-forkynder/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-===On Homosexuality===
+===On homosexuality===
-''[[The Huffington Post]]'' reported that Menk denounced the act of homosexuality as "filthy."<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/11/islamic-preacher-ismail-menk-liverpool-university_n_4254854.html |title=Liverpool University Agreed To Host Islamic Preacher Ismail Menk, Who Says Gays Are 'Filthy' (POLL) |work=The Huffington Post UK |date=11 November 2013 |accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> In 2013, he was due to visit six British universities – [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[University of Leeds|Leeds]], [[University of Leicester|Leicester]], [[University of Liverpool|Liverpool]], [[University of Cardiff|Cardiff]] and [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow]] – but the speaking tour was cancelled after [[Students' union|student union]]s and university officials expressed concern about his views.<ref name="indep">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/universities-cancel-muslim-clerics-speaking-tour-over-concerns-about-his-antigay-views-8927902.html|title=Universities cancel Muslim cleric's speaking tour over concerns about his anti-gay views |work=The Independent |date=8 July 2015 |accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> Liverpool University stated that "it is not the role of the University to censor people’s views, but rather to provide a neutral, open environment for them to be debated and challenged."<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/11/islamic-preacher-ismail-menk-liverpool-university_n_4254854.html |title=Liverpool University Agreed To Host Islamic Preacher Ismail Menk, Who Says Gays Are 'Filthy' (POLL) |work=The Huffington Post UK |date=11 November 2013 |accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/11/islamic-preacher-ismail-menk-liverpool-university_n_4254854.html |title=Liverpool University Agreed To Host Islamic Preacher Ismail Menk, Who Says Gays Are 'Filthy' |accessdate=24 May 2016 |work=The Huffington Post |date=11 November 2013 }}</ref>
+''[[The Huffington Post]]'' reported that Menk denounced the act of homosexuality as "filthy."<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/11/islamic-preacher-ismail-menk-liverpool-university_n_4254854.html |title=Liverpool University Agreed To Host Islamic Preacher Ismail Menk, Who Says Gays Are 'Filthy' (POLL) |work=The Huffington Post UK |date=11 November 2013 |accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> In 2013, he was due to visit six British universities – [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[University of Leeds|Leeds]], [[University of Leicester|Leicester]], [[University of Liverpool|Liverpool]], [[University of Cardiff|Cardiff]] and [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow]] – but the speaking tour was cancelled after [[Students' union|student union]]s and university officials expressed concern about his views.<ref name="indep">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/universities-cancel-muslim-clerics-speaking-tour-over-concerns-about-his-antigay-views-8927902.html|title=Universities cancel Muslim cleric's speaking tour over concerns about his anti-gay views |work=The Independent |date=8 July 2015 |accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> Liverpool University stated that "it is not the role of the University to censor people’s views, but rather to provide a neutral, open environment for them to be 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 statement I made back in 2011 which had me saying, “With all due respect to the animals, they are worse than those animals” was based on a misguided notion. I no longer believe that to be true. I make a full retraction of that statement".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://muftimenk.com/statements/ | title=Statements }}</ref>
 ==References==

v t e Muslim scholars of the Hanbali School
by century (AH CE)
3rd/9th	Ahmad ibn Hanbal (founder of the school; 780–855) Ibrahim ibn Ya'qub al-Juzajani (d. 872) Abu Dawood (d. 889)
4th/10th	Abu Bakr al-Khallal (d. 923) Al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Barbahari (867–941) Abu Bakr al-Ajurri (d. 970) Ibn Battah (d. 997)
5th/11th	Abu al-Fadl al-Tamimi (952–1020 CE/341–410 AH) Al-Qadi Abu Ya'la (990–1066) Abu Ali ibn al-Banna (d. 1079) Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (1006–1088) Abu Saeed Mubarak Makhzoomi (1013–1119) Ibn Aqil (1040–1119)
6th/12th	Awn al-Din ibn Hubayra (1105–1165) Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078–1166) Ibn al-Jawzi (1116–1201) Hammad al-Harrani (d. 1202) Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi (1146–1203) Abdul-Razzaq Gilani (1134–1207)
7th/13th	Ibn Qudamah (1147–1223) Majd ad-Din ibn Taymiyyah (1194–1255) Shihab al-Din Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyyah (1230–1284) Zayn al-Din al-Amidi (d. 1312)
8th/14th	Ibn Hamdan (1206–1295) Al-Yunini (1242-1326) Ibn Taymiyya (1263–1328) Ibn Abd al-Hadi (1305–1343) Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292–1350) Ibn Muflih (1310–1362) Ibn Rajab (1335–1393) Haji Bayram Wali (1352-1430)
11th/17th	Mar'i al-Karmi (1580–1624) Al-Buhūtī (1592–1641) Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali (1623–1679)
12th/18th	Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Saffarini (1701–1774) Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792) Sulayman ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1699–1793/94) Fatima al-Fudayliya (d. 1831)
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