Uthman Ibn Farooq
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Uthman Ibn Farooq عثمان بن فاروق | ||||||||||
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| Title | Da'ee | |||||||||
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| Born | Uthman Khan Yusufzai July 3, 1977 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |||||||||
| Religion | Islam | |||||||||
| Spouse | (m. 2001) | |||||||||
| Children | 4 | |||||||||
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| Denomination | Sunni | |||||||||
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali | |||||||||
| Creed | Athari | |||||||||
| Movement | Salafi | |||||||||
| Main interest(s) | Dawah, Comparative Religion, Aqida, Fiqh, Hadith | |||||||||
| Education | Madinah University National University (MBA) International Islamic University, Islamabad (M.Phill.) | |||||||||
| Occupation | Islamic scholar, Da'ee | |||||||||
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| Years active | September 29, 2014–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1.19 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 526 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 17 January 2025 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | |||||||||
Abu Yusuf Uthman Ibn Farooq Khan Yusufzai (Pashto: ابو یوسف عثمان بن فاروق خان یوسف; born 3 July 1977) is an American Islamic scholar and Da'ee. He is known for his work with the One Message Foundation (OMF), a non-profit organisation focused on Islamic outreach through interfaith dialogue, debates, and public discussions.[2] Uthman gained widespread recognition for his street dawah sessions in Balboa Park, San Diego, where he engages in religious discussions and debates with with Christians, atheists, and others. His videos on YouTube have received millions of views.
Early life and education
Uthman was born in Ramadhan 1396 of the Hijri Calendar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan to an Afghan-Pashtun Yusufzai family. He moved to Manchester in the UK with his parents as a child (around the age of 6 or 7) before moving to the United States at the age of 8.[3][4] His parents divorced during his childhood, and Uthman was brought up by his mother. He grew up in San Diego, California, where he was exposed to gang life. As a young adult, he travelled to countries such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates to study under traditional Islamic scholars.[3][5]
Uthman earned several ijazat (Islamic certifications) in various fields of Islamic law and theology, including Hanbali fiqh (jurisprudence), Hadith (prophetic traditions), and Usul al-Fiqh (principles of Islamic jurisprudence) as well as a Masters in Hadith from Madinah University. His mentors included notable scholars like Sheikh Awad al-Gargur, Sadiq al-Manna, Yusuf al-Misha, and others from traditional Islamic seminaries.[3][5] He also holds secular academic qualifications, including a degree in Information Technology and an Executive MBA in Technology Management that he received from National University.[3][6]
Career
Uthman serves as the Imam at Masjid Al-Ribat in San Diego, California.[6] In addition to his role as an Imam, he has dedicated much of his life to dawah (Islamic outreach). In 2014, he founded the One Message Foundation, a non-profit organisation that focused on Islamic education and outreach through debates, lectures, and street dawah.[7]
He is known for his street dawah sessions at Balboa Park, where he regularly engages with passers-bys, including Christians, atheists, and people from other faith backgrounds. His debates, often centred around theological and philosophical topics, are filmed and posted on YouTube, where they have gained significant viewership.
Controversy
On 24 March 2022, Uthman was stabbed at a San Diego gas station by a man who reportedly used anti-Muslim slurs and stalked Uthman to the gas station. Nonetheless, despite the stabbing, Uthman was in a stable condition and was immediately released from the hospital.[8] The assailant was later arrested and charged with assault and hate crimes.[9][10][11][12]
In June 2024, during a Dawah trip in the Caribbean, Uthman was denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago when he and eight members of his group landed at Piarco International Airport as authorities deemed him and his group as undesirable and cited controversy over Uthman's preaching. This move was criticized as being a discriminatory act by Dawah Association president Asad Yacoobali.[13]
In May 2025, the Home Secretary of the UK Yvette Cooper banned Uthman from entering the UK, citing public order concerns over his allegedly extremist views, including comments about slavery and sexual ethics in historical Islamic contexts.[14]
Personal life
Uthman ibn Farooq got married in 2001 to a Pakistani Pashtun woman hailing from a religious family. He has two sons (Yusuf and Musa) and two daughters.[3] He lives in San Diego, California, where he is actively involved in community service. His family is also involved in supporting his dawah activities.[15] In addition to his dawah efforts, Uthman regularly conducts classes and lectures on Islamic theology and practice at Masjid Al-Ribat.[6][7] Furthermore, Uthman has works in the Medical Devices and Consulting industry, currently at Khan Quality Consulting, which is his main source of income.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About One Message Foundation". YouTube.
- ↑ "About". One Message Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Farooq, Uthman Ibn. "أفضل ال قولين في مسألة رفع اليدين The Preferred Opinion Regarding the Issue of Rafʿ al-Yadayn Contents". One Message Foundation.
- ↑ "Instructors". Ilmstitute. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Muslim Voice, Nigeria". Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Canadian Dawah Conference". Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Masjid Ribat". Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ↑ Winkley, Lyndsay (March 26, 2022). "Local Muslim Imam says in viral video that he was attacked by man who called him a terrorist". The San Diego Union-Tribune. MediaNews Group. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "وصفه بأنه "إرهابي".. شاب أمريكي يطعن إمامًا مسلمًا في كاليفورنيا (فيديو)". الجزيرة مباشر (in العربية). Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ↑ Yusuf, Ridwan (2022-03-24). "JUST IN: Popular Islamic cleric, Shaykh Farooq, stabbed [PHOTOS]". Politics Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ↑ Salie, Tauhierah (2022-03-24). "Popular US Sheikh Uthman Ibn Farooq stabbed during street lecture". Voice of the Cape. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ↑ "CAIR-San Diego Condemns Stabbing of Imam by Man Shouting 'F***ing Terrorist,' Calls on Public to Provide Info". Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ↑ "Islamic scholar deemed 'undesirable' denied entry into T&T". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ↑ Hymas, Charles (2025-05-21). "Islamist preacher who backs sex with slaves banned from touring UK". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ↑ Malik, Ayesha (2024-07-31). "Meeting Sheikh Uthman's Wife Inspired Me & Reminded Me of the Need for Authentic Role Models for Sisters". S2Jnews. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
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