Ismail ibn Musa Menk
Mufti Mufti Ismail Menk (Ismail ibn Musa Menk) | |
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 Menk talking at Kerala State Business Excellence Awards 2015 | |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Alma mater | Islamic University of Madinah Saudi Arabia |
| Awards | KSBEA 2015 Awards for Social Guidance, 2015 |
| Website | Official website |
Ismail ibn Musa Menk, also known as Mufti Menk, is a Muslim cleric and Mufti based in Zimbabwe.
Biography
Early life
Menk was born in Harare, where he undertook his initial studies. Menk then went on to obtain a degree in Shariah Law from the Islamic University of Madinah. Following this, he went on to specialize in Jurisprudence in Gujarat, India.[1]
Work
He is the director of the Daar ul Ilm (Islamic Educational Centre) of the Majlisul Ulama which caters to the educational needs of the Muslim population of Zimbabwe. Menk is known especially in eastern Africa and also teaches internationally.[2]
Controversy
The Huffington Post has described Menk as an "openly homophobic Islamic preacher" who has denounced gay people as "filthy".[3] 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.[4] 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."[5]
Awards and recognition
- Menk was honoured with an Honorary Doctorate of Social Guidance by Aldersgate College, a private religious college in the Philippines on 16 April 2016.[6]
- KSBEA 2015 Awards - Global Leadership Award in Social Guidance.[7]
References
- ^ "About Mufti Menk". Mufti Menk.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Mufti Ismail Menk". themuslim 500.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Liverpool University Agreed To Host Islamic Preacher Ismail Menk, Who Says Gays Are 'Filthy'". The Huffington Post, 11 November 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "MUFTI ISMAIL MENK HONORED". Aldersgate College. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "4th KSBEA 2015 Global Leadership Award 2015 Winners" (PDF). Times Of India. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.