Imran N. Hosein

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Imran Nazar Hosein
Imran Nazar Hosein Eid lecture 2005.JPG
Imran Hosein during an Eid lecture in 2005
Title Sheikh
Personal life
Born1942 (age 8283)
Alma mater University of Karachi
University of the West Indies
Al-Azhar University
Graduate Institute of International Studies
OccupationIslamic preacher, author, philosopher, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Religious life
Religion Islam
Muslim leader
Influenced by
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
GenreIslamic eschatology
Subscribers458 thousand [1]
Views41 million [1]
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Last updated: 26 October 2021
Website imranhosein.org

Imran Nazar Hosein (born 1942) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian Islamic preacher, author, and philosopher who specialises in Islamic eschatology, world politics, economics, and modern socio-economic/political issues. He is the author of Jerusalem in the Qur'an and other books. [2] [3] [4]

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Background and education

Hosein was born into an Indo-Trinidadian family in Trinidad and Tobago. [5] [6] He studied Islam under the guidance of the Islamic scholar, Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ansari at the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies, Karachi, Pakistan. He also did post-graduate studies in philosophy at Karachi University, and international relations at the University of West Indies, Trinidad, and the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. [7] He led the Jumu'ah prayers and delivered the sermon at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan once a month for ten years. [8]

Religious views

Hosein opposes sectarianism, stating, "I do not discuss sectarian issues. I firmly oppose sectarianism. I am not Brelvi – never was and never will be. I am not Deobandi – never was and never will be. I am not wahhabi [sic] – never was and never will be." He has, however, praised "authentic Sufi Shuyukh". [9]

Regarding music, Hosein has stated: "Those kinds of music from the duff and similar drums (under the category of ma'azif) are unequivocally permissible... Further the use of the drums are unequivocally permissible for festivals and weddings and joyous times." [10]

Political views

Hosein opposes fiat currency, describing it as "bogus, fraudulent, haram and an amazingly dangerous instrument of oppression and universal slavery", although he states that "we are permitted to use it until such time as we can escape from its poisonous, deadly and sinful embrace" based on the Islamic principle of necessity. He proposes that fiat currency be removed "through the creation of micro-markets which use only Sunnah money and which are a part of remotely-located Muslim Villages". [11]

Hosein opposes the feminist movement. [12]

Hosein believes the persecution of Uyghurs in China is an invention of the CIA. [13]

Hosein is a supporter of Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer Hugo Chávez. [14]

Opposition

Ebrahim Desai, who ran the website Askimam, claimed Hosein has deviant positions, such as rejecting certain hadiths that are considered authentic by Sunnis and diverting from the consensus opinion. For example, he issued a fatwa discouraging Muslims from listening to his talks. [15] A second fatwa by the same scholar said that due to his views some hadiths of Sahih al-Bukhari are fabricated and Gog and Magog have already been released. [16] Two other Islamic websites have published articles espousing similar views. [17] [18]

Hosein has been banned from speaking at Mucurapo Mosque and Singapore for being "too radical". [19] [20]

Literary works

References

  1. 1 2 "About Sheikh Imran Hosein". YouTube.
  2. "Islamic centre the voice for poor Muslims in the world, says scholar | The Brunei Times". bt.com.bn. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  3. ".:Plata:". plata.com.mx. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  4. "EGYPT – MALAYSIA Sheikh Imran Nazar Hosein: The referendum and the Constitution in Egypt are an insult to Islam – Asia News". asianews.it. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  5. "About Sheikh Imran Hosein – Sheikh Imran Hosein". 11 October 2007.
  6. "Inflation, Bradford tour – Sheikh Imran Hosein". YouTube . 31 May 2022.
  7. "Imran Nazar Hosein – Islamic Scholar".
  8. "Online edition of Sunday Observer – Business". sundayobserver.lk. Archived from the original on 2003-08-17. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  9. "What is your opinion on the sectarian divisions among the Muslim Ummah? | Islamic Scholar Imran N Hosein". 8 August 2011.
  10. "Is Music allowed in Islam? | Islamic Scholar Imran N Hosein". 4 May 2010.
  11. "To what extent should we remove paper money from our lives?". Imran Nazar Hosein. 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  12. "The Feminist Revolution and the Last Age | Islamic Scholar Imran N Hosein". 15 August 2007.
  13. "China Finds a "Useful Idiot" in Trinidad: Sheikh Imran Hussein". 12 February 2024.
  14. https://imranhosein.org/o/hugo-chavez-tribute-from-sheikh-imran-hosein/
  15. Muhammad Haris Siddiqui; Mufti Ebrahim Desai. "Fatwa 28482: Should we listen to Imran Houssien?". Askimam . Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  16. Muhammad Haris Siddiqui; Mufti Ebrahim Desai. "Fatwa 28659: Why shouldn't we listen to Imran Hossien??". Askimam . Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  17. "Why shouldn't I listen to Imran Hosein?". Jamiat.org. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  18. Arshad Ali. "Should I listen to Sheikh Imran Hosein?" . Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  19. Prange, Astrid (25 March 2017). "'Islamic State' and the mosques of Trinidad". DW.
  20. "Singapore detains self-radicalised mover under ISA for wanting to join the Taliban in Afghanistan". Malay Mail. Retrieved 1 August 2025.