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Ismail ibn Musa Menk

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Zimbabwean scholar (born 1975)

Ismail Ibn Musa Menk
Menk in 2022
Born (1975-06-27)27 June 1975 (age 50)
OccupationsMotivational speaker,Islamic scholar,Grand Mufti[1]
EraContemporary
Notable workMotivational Moments
HonorsThe 500 Most Influential Muslims (2010 - 2026)
Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe
Personal life
EducationKantharia Darul Uloom,[2] Islamic University of Madinah
Religious life
ReligionSunni Islam
Senior posting
AwardsKSBEA 2015 Awards for Social Guidance, 2015
Websitemuftimenk.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
Subscribers6.08 million
Views624.7 million
Last updated: 9 September 2025

Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 27 June 1975), commonly known asMufti Menk, is an Indo-Zimbabwean Islamic preacher, scholar and cleric who is theGrand Mufti[4][5] ofZimbabwe,[6][7] and head of thefatwa department for the Council of Islamic Scholars of Zimbabwe.

Early life

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Menk was born on 27 June 1975 inSalisbury,Rhodesia toIndo-Zimbabwean parents ofGujarati origin.[8][9][10] He undertook his initial studies with his father, memorizing theQuran and learningArabic.[11] He went toSt. John's College (Harare) for senior school.[12] He studiedJurisprudence andSharia inMadinah.[13] He specialisedpost grad in theHanafi school of thought in Darul Uloom Kantharia inGujarat,India. Menk has been identified as aDeobandi[12][14][15] as well as aSalafi.[16]

Views

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Menk opposes terrorism and has pledged his aid in curbing religious extremism in theMaldives.[17] On 31 March 2018, he urged Muslims to avoid Muslim—Christian violence, arguing thatMuslims andChristians are brothers and sisters from one father, the prophetAdam.[18] He blames western media for misleading the world that Muslims are terrorists.[19] According toGulf 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.[20]

In September 2023, Mufti Menk visitedTrinidad and Tobago during his special visits in the Caribbean.[21] MPSaddam Hosein, while sharing aFacebook post expressed that he is honored with a visit from an international beacon of peace and understanding.[22]

Works

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In 2018, he published a collection of his sayings as a book titledMotivational Moments[23][24] and in 2019 published the second edition, titledMotivational Moments 2.[25]

Awards and recognition

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Recognition

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Mufti Ismail Menk has been listed inThe 500 Most Influential Muslims—an annual publication by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (Jordan)—every year since 2010.[29] He appears under the “Preachers & Spiritual Guides” category, including the most recent 2026 edition.[30]

Controversies

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Travel bans

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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 theStraits 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

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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 andGlasgow – but the speaking tour was cancelled afterstudent 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 regardingLGBT 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

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  1. ^abPiscatori, 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. ^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.
  3. ^"مفتي زيمبابوي: الفقر يحاصرنا وحملات التنصير وصلت إلى بيتي!".al-Ittihad. 15 October 2009. Archived fromthe original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved8 June 2020.
  4. ^Chimp Corps (28 April 2021)."Kyankwanzi: President Museveni, Mufti Menk Discuss 'Unity in Diversity'".ChimpReports.Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved13 June 2021.
  5. ^"Don't let negative people ruin your positive mindset- Mufti Menk tells youth".Daily Monitor. 16 September 2020. Retrieved13 June 2021.
  6. ^"Mufti Menk Arrives in Gambia". 2 November 2018.Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved13 June 2021.
  7. ^"Mufti Ismail Menk". themuslim 500.com. Archived fromthe original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved11 August 2015.
  8. ^https://puc.1ummahng.org/speakers/mufti-ismail-menk
  9. ^"Mufti Menk".The Standard. Gambia. 28 April 2022. Retrieved8 February 2025.
  10. ^Wade, Evan (8 October 2014)."Harare, Zimbabwe (1890- )".BlackPast.Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved4 July 2024.In 1982, on the two-year anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence, the government renamed Salisbury "Harare"
  11. ^Zainal, Norhidayyu (28 March 2014)."Dakwah cara Mufti Menk".Sinar Harian. Archived fromthe original on 15 June 2021.
  12. ^ab"Peace comes calling a look into the Life of Mufti Menk, Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe".Cochin Herald. 31 August 2016. Archived fromthe original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved30 December 2019.
  13. ^"Mufti Menk Official".Mufti Menk. Retrieved9 November 2023.
  14. ^Sam Westrop, "Hidden in Plain Sight: Deobandis, Islamism and British Multiculturalism Policy" inFaith-Based Violence and Deobandi Militancy in Pakistan, Springer, 2016, p. 461
  15. ^Aljunied, Khairudin (5 December 2016).Muslim Cosmopolitanism: Southeast Asian Islam in Comparative Perspective. Edinburgh University Press.ISBN 978-1-4744-0890-5. Retrieved23 May 2018.
  16. ^Mokhtar, Faris."Mufti Ismail Menk is Deobandi not a Salafi".Today.Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved23 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.
  17. ^"Menk pledges aid in curbing religious extremism in Maldives". Mihaaru. Archived fromthe original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved20 November 2016.
  18. ^Sonpon, Leroy M. III (2 April 2018)."Zimbabwean Grand Mufti Warns Liberian Muslims Against Physical, Speech Violence".Liberian Observer. Archived fromthe original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved4 April 2018.
  19. ^"Mufti blames western media for misconception on Islam".The Borneo Post. 1 April 2015.
  20. ^"Have respect for one another to bring about happiness, Dr Menk says".Gulf News. 26 May 2018. Retrieved2 January 2019.
  21. ^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. Retrieved9 August 2017.Ismail Menk, the Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, the African country's highest Islamic religious authority
  22. ^"Singapore bans Islamic scholar Mufti Menk's entry into country for 'promoting religious discord'".Dawn. Pakistan. 1 November 2017. Archived fromthe original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved18 August 2021.
  23. ^Otto, Jade (24 May 2017)."Motivation from Mufti Menk".Cape Times. Retrieved1 January 2019 – viaPressReader.
  24. ^Menk, Musa (2017).Motivational Moments. ALQ Creative.ISBN 978-981-11-2647-5.
  25. ^Haziq, Saman."Islamic scholar Mufti Menk launches his second book".Khaleej Times. Archived fromthe original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved4 March 2019.
  26. ^"MUFTI ISMAIL MENK HONORED". Aldersgate College. 16 April 2016. Archived fromthe original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved18 May 2016.
  27. ^"4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners"(PDF).The Times of India. 10 June 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 12 June 2015. Retrieved8 July 2015.
  28. ^"4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners".Cochin Herald. 10 March 2017. Retrieved8 July 2015.
  29. ^"About Mufti Menk".MuftiMenk.com. Retrieved30 October 2025.
  30. ^"The Muslim 500 – Preachers & Spiritual Guides (2026 Edition)".The Muslim 500. Retrieved30 October 2025.
  31. ^"Singapore bans Mufti Menk from entering country". Al Jazeera. Retrieved31 October 2017.
  32. ^Yuen-C, Tham (30 October 2017)."2 foreign Islamic preachers barred from entering Singapore for religious cruise".Straits Times. Retrieved31 October 2017.
  33. ^"Statement by Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe MUZ (Council of Islamic Scholars) on the Mufti Menk issue"(PDF).Mufti Menk. 31 October 2017. Retrieved31 October 2017.
  34. ^"Den nationale sanktionsliste – Religiøse forkyndere med indrejseforbud".nyidanmark.dk (in Danish). Archived fromthe original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved30 December 2019.
  35. ^"Indrejseforbud til endnu en religiøs forkynder".Sameksistens. Archived fromthe original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved30 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. Retrieved8 July 2015.
  37. ^"Universities cancel Muslim cleric's speaking tour over concerns about his anti-gay views".The Independent. 8 July 2015. Retrieved8 July 2015.
  38. ^"Statements".

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