The Khalid Yasin Scandal: The Fall of the Criminal Imams
By now almost everyone is caught up in the buzz swirling around recent revelations of “Sheikh” Khalid Yasin’s long history of fraud and deceit. I applaud the courageous blog Salafi Burnout for attempting to protect the Muslims from what can only be described as a criminal enterprise, and to make us all aware of the tremendous damage it has caused to the community . As Yasin’s criminal house of cards appears to finally be falling, we are left with many unanswered questions as to why this kind of thing has been allowed to go on for so long.
Let there be no mistake, other shoes will drop, not only on Khalid Yasin but a whole host of other “du’ aat” and Imams who have with impunity betrayed the trust of the Muslims, and have left us wondering how individuals with such shady and dubious backgrounds were allowed to attain such stature, influence, and respectability in the first place. It is no exaggeration to say, as we shall soon learn, that our community is top heavy with these types of scoundrels, and yet the larger question remains; why did so many responsible and affluent Muslims fork over huge sums of money to a man who spouts the kind of absurd, preposterous, indeed psychotic things that he does?
Take for example this gem,
SHEIK KHALID YASIN, DVD EXCERPT: An AIDS virus, that is a classic disease that was created in Fort McKinley, United States. Fort McKinley, the AIDS virus, 63,000 gallons.
What did Khalid Yasin claim the creators of the AIDS virus did after they manufactured 63,000 gallons of it?
SHEIK KHALID YASIN, DVD EXCERPT: Missionaries from the World Health Organisation and Christian groups went into Africa and inoculated people for diphtheria, malaria, yellow fever and they put in the medicine the AIDS virus.
And what was his response to questions of who exactly did this fiendish thing?
SARAH FERGUSON: And what do you believe? Do you believe AIDS was devised by the US Government to limit population growth?
SHEIK KHALID YASIN: I don’t say by the US Government. I say there were at least five governments that acted in complicity.
After listening to this man speak, it is no mystery why Muslims have lost all moral authority in the world for promoting these crackpots, lunatics, and demagogues as “respectable spokesman and leaders”. 63,000 GALLONS OF AIDS?! Is he sure it wasn’t, let’s say, 68,000 gallons, or maybe it was 100,000 gallons? Did he miss two or three countries involved in this global genocide? Maybe it was seven instead of five. And why Fort McKinley and not Fort Dix? We hope we’ve made the point, the man is psychotic, and would be a laughing stock and an embarrassment were it not for the fact that he belonged to the Muslim community, who eat up this type of conspiratorial garbage every day!
When pressed to produce evidence substantiating these flights into delusion, he retreats behind some twisted notion of “theory”,
SARAH FERGUSON: You said in Purpose of Life television at the end of each program you’re going to have a moral statement. So in a sense, Purpose of Life, let’s be clear — Purpose of Life will endorse that theory of AIDS.
SHEIK KHALID YASIN: No, we won’t necessarily, because we can’t endorse that theory because that theory is not necessarily fact. What our job is is to bring another view.
It is precisely this ”job” of ”bringing another view” which allows Khalid Yasin to move through the Muslims unhindered and unencumbered, smooth as butter as they say, collecting up bags of money as he goes along. Why? How? Because like all professional swindlers, especially those who exploit religion in their hustle, HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HIS VICTIMS WANT TO HEAR , and serves it up like no one else can. As I have written else where, the Muslims have developed over a long period of time a nasty addiction to conspiracy theory, demagoguery, antisemitism, and most debilitating of all, a profound sense of victim-hood. All of these rotten ingredients can be found in the noxioius rhetorical brew of Khalid Yasin, a poisonous elixir he’s been offering our youth for years. If all he did was call people to God and help them understand their “purpose for life”, the angels in heaven would praise him, but that’s not the business Khalid Yasin’s in. He’s in the business of selling victim-hood, hate, fear, grievance, and blame, and does it so incredibly well that Muslims implicitly trust and love him, even to the point of making deals with him involving tens of thousands of dollars WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF PAPERWORK!
It is because of people like Khalid Yasin that a whole generation of Muslim youth are growing up feeling like the world is against them, and lay all the blame for the stagnancy and utter backwardness of Muslim society at the doorstep of the “West”. And he preaches this message in countries where Muslim youth have a better chance of making it than anywhere, the U.S, Britain, and Australia. From whatever angle you approach it, this is a bad guy.
A short story will illustrate perfectly what kind of ice water flows through the veins of Khalid Yasin. Just this past spring he was invited, along with another famous Imam who failed to show up (already a bad sign), to be the “fundraiser” for a humble, relatively poor Somali community in the Northern Virginia area. They were working hard to raise money for a Muslim school and a great deal of time and energy was expended in its preparation. When the other speaker didn’t show the people panicked but brother Khalid told them not to worry, he would both deliver the address (initially assigned to the no-show speaker) as well as “raise the funds”. The organizers never discussed augmenting their original agreement with him which promised him 10% of whatever was collected.
He took the stage sporting his thousand dollar suit, but not before sufficiently “working the crowd” by kissing babies and laying on the charm. From those who related this story to me, Khalid had a good night. The money really started pouring in after he related the tale of the “Jew man”, the one that sat right next to him on the plane over to the event. That “Jew man” told Khalid that he himself, one man, had raised hundreds of millions of dollars for the State of Israel so that they could continue killing Muslims. This blatant antisemitism, Yasin’s stock and trade, got the crowd really excited and of course they gave even more. The speaker got angry and stridently declared he wasn’t leaving the stage, and no one was going home, until they raised two hundred thousand dollars FOR THAT SCHOOL. The strong arm tactics worked and the event raised roughly that precise amount, half in cash and the rest pledges. The Somali community was over joyed and viewed the program as a huge success….that is until they had to settle up with Khalid.
He and the brother who lead the community met behind closed doors in order to determine what Khalid Yasin’s cut of the proceeds should be, the initial agreement of 10% having been abrogated by his having performed the functions of both speakers. So when the soft spoken, naive Somali brother asked Khalid what he thought was a fair remuneration, just like the Grinch that stole Christmas the cold-hearted criminal looked the brother in the face and said,
I normally get half
How much did he actually take home? I’ve gotten at least two different reports. One said that he got the 50 percent, or one hundred thousand dollars, and the other said he ”settled” for something between 35 and 40 percent, which on the low end amounts to seventy thousand dollars! All for just two hours of work!! It was so much money that he had to stay in the hotel an extra day to insure that all the checks cleared.
In concluding this post, I think I owe it to the Muslims to give them a heads-up about impending revelations. It is not just Khalid Yasin, there are several more high profile personalities in deep trouble. The Muslims must brace themselves for the bad news, of learning of unbelievable acts of corruption committed by Imams once loved and esteemed. Specifically, one very famous Imam who associated with Khalid Yasin for years will be revealed as a crime boss who oversaw, if not actively committed, cold-blooded murder!!
Many are asking “why only now”? “How come only now are we hearing about this”? The answer is that it was withheld because some believed the Muslims couldn’t bare it. They argued that too many Muslims would lose heart, and perhaps have their faith in Islam shaken if they learned the truth of these things. Others who knew – well known and respected leaders - simply failed to live up to their responsibility of protecting the Muslims from these people, and in some instances protected the Imams. I must again restate that this stuff is extremely disturbing. If our hearts are firmly attached to Allah we’ll pass this trial successfully. If our faith is in people, some of us will fall (God Forbid).
I have more information on the way, and as soon as I receive it, I will post it here
It is for this reason and a few others, that a growing portion of Blackamerican Muslims are leaving the mosques. It is virtually impossible to survey the Blackamerican Muslim landscape because, while many love Islam, they have numerous reservations with either the leaders or the people who support them.
That leadership and the people who support them is also ushering in an exodus of sorts on the part of BAMs which will eventually resemble ‘white flight’. A growing number of BAMs are not just distancing themselves from local mosques, but are moving away from the Black Mecca of the NorthEast. Let me clarify that this does not include all BAMs, neither will everyone necessarily move away from the NE, but getting involved in organizations led by ex-cons, felons, conspirators, etc., has to be a thing of the past, especially for BAMs. Why position ourselves in reach of an already unjust justice system when we can create better options for ourselves simply by taking responsibility and instituting accountability programs for potential leaders and organizations? Oh, and we must move away from conspiracies.
A lot of people will hate this, but it’s 11pm for having ‘n!&&@$ on the block’ leading our children. My question is, what will replace them? Or, considering the strong-arm tactics they use, maybe the question is, what will we create of our own in contradistinction to them?
Oh my sweet Lord….
I can’t say anything but that for now…
Mary Ann
http://homeeducationathinkingmuslimahsjourne.blogspot.com/
And I’m afraid that very few Muslims will believe you (or anyone else) even if the proof is placed in front of them. I see the proof being dismissed as a conspiracy against Yasin or an attempt by “the media” (read: Jews) to undermine his work. It can never be that we have some criminal elements in our midst. I blame “some of our leaders” (you know who I’m talking about) for silently watching what is going on and not saying anything about it or doing anything to stop it. I blame those who have been burned for not coming forward and letting others know about their experience.
The fact of the matter is that Khalid Yasin is eloquent and very charismatic. People don’t want to believe that someone who possesses those characteristics is actually a crook. He’s a big wig as far as some are concerned and they will stand by him because they’re familiar with him but they don’t know you (or others) who are bringing forth the allegations.
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My sweet Lord.
I am at a loss for words…
This is all I can say.
Also, I’m having troubling posting?
Digressing: Abdur Rahmans Post
Digressing
Not the only ones dissatisfied: Home Churches spread
Going to Church by Staying at Home
Clergy-Less Living Room Services Seen as a Growing Trend
By Michael Alison Chandler and Arianne Aryanpur
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, June 4, 2006; Page A12
A growing number of Christians across Washington and around the country are moving to home churches — both as a way to create personal connections in the age of the mega church and as a return to the blueprint of the Christian church spelled out in the New Testament, which describes Jesus and the apostles teaching small groups in people’s homes.
Estimates vary widely for a movement that is by design informal and decentralized, but the consensus among home-churchers is that they are part of a growing trend.
George Barna, a religion pollster, estimates that since 2000, more than 20 million Americans have begun exploring alternative forms of worship, including home churches, workplace ministries and online faith communities. Barna based that figure on surveys of the religious practices and attitudes of American adults that he has conducted over the past 25 years.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2006/06/03/AR2006060300225.html
Abdurrahman is at it again: inviting us to truth, by asking us to THINK critically and independently about the leaders in our midst. It’s not only the leaders, but it’s also their supporters which make up the bulk of people who sit on the boards at Mosques, and let’s not forget the invisible decision makers lurking behind the scenes. I was truthfully at a loss for words, when I read this latest post. All I could do was just call on the Lord, Allah. When I think of the heart ache, and the heart brake many of us have experienced because we sincerely believed these leaders intentions was the glorification of Allah through service, fellowship, and love. No wonder so many of us have become disaffected, discouraged at best because it was never these folks intentions to do glorify Allah. But this doesn’t entirely address the issue. Many of us are sick of institutions period! We are fed up with the administration of the masjids. Case and point: the West African Imam who was fired at the masjid in the Woodbridge/Manassas over alleged tardiness. Its clear to me that those of who converted to this deen to glorify Allah through service, fellowship, and love need to flee the masjids and create our places where we will be emotionally, physically, financially, and spiritually safe. What other alternatives are there other than isolation? We have seen how many of these leaders’ proxies have attacked Abdur Rahman accusing him of sexual perversity, what do we think would be our lot if we raised our voices. This can be done with out becoming cult. Perhaps we can consult with our Christian brothers and sisters who already doing this?
What I do know for sure this woman will not set foot in another mosque. Any trust, respect, and compassion I once had has totally been eroded.
http://homeeducationathinkingmuslimahsjourne.blogspot.com/
@ Jamerican Muslimah
I’m all for TRUTH, however it should be with purpose and understanding of our historical circumstances, that is to say while not ever issue ever brought up against leaders in our community is a conspiracy, if critics are intellectually honest they would have to admit that certain leaders have been targets of governmental frameup and even assassination attempts.
The US government’s own investigative findings acknowledge, that some government agencies broke the law trying to setup and or monitor Muslim leaders. Now I know this may not prevent the self-righteous from allowing facts or the lack there of, to prevent them persuing any rumor or accusation about at leader as this doesn’t fit the narrative.
If a leader has done something wrong to the Muslims why don’t the desecent Muslim’s come forth and say such and such happened? Why is the evidense often from one of three sources, either the media or secondhand (or even third) information or either that some bum whose compromised themselves then lies on someone else?
For once I would like the person who, themselves was transgressed to come forward and say I was transgress by so and so. If in fact the names of leaders are going to be tarnished at the least the accuser should present themselves.
I’m not that famillar with Shaykh Khalid and I had not even saw him in person until this year I’ve never heard ill of him, however I’m not a sucker if anyone scams me I’m not just going to sit there, I would be angered familiar or not
The question is why do we BAMs seem to have so many that take advantage of us and lead us to dead ends and a fatalistic apathy that has produced satisfaction with laziness, no sense of business and not preparing for a future for our children.
Rather than encourging BAMs to use their energy and resources to equip themselves to produce they have encouraged us to be perpetual victims.
Instead of solid solutions we are treated to canned speeches filled with conspiracies that lead us no where. Even the Immigrant Muslims look at our eroding communities with sadness and wonder what is going on. Our leadership has not led. But this is because we do not demand better. We look the other way while these leaders destroy our communities
It was once said that black men were an “endangered species”. I now say that the BAM is an “endangered species” in the US
@ Abu Usamah Al Aswad
As to what you said about the conspiracies, this is true, but we should not let that hold us back and continue to think of ourselves as continuous victims.
A man that was held in slavery named Booker T. Washington said: “We should not permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities.”
I was shocked at Charles Hassan’s comment above (#1) and his apparent disapproval of Khalid Yasin and his type. Why then did he say nothing publicly when Khalid Yasin spent an entire week in Columbus (Hassan’s hometown) last month fundraising for his fraudulent enterprises in the most prominent mosques in the area? If there is anything that is just as deadly to the ummah as these skaykhs of deceit, it is the “me too” Muslims who add their “ameen” when someone else speaks out, and yet says nothing when it matters most.
Abu Mongo,
I am not Charles but I can speak as someone who lives in a city where Khalid Yasin frequents. (1) Khalid Yasin is a big personality. People in my community know and love this dude because they don’t know his background or what he has done abroad. Imagine me, whom only a few know, standing up and trying to expose him. Even if I had proof in my hand, how many people would listen? I think the majority of people would accuse me of trying to “divide the ummah” or something along those lines. I’d look like a fanatic. (2) Since I do not have the oratory skills that Yasin does or his following he could easily talk his way out of it or make me look crazy.
I think there is a way that this matter has to be handled. I’m not 100% sure if standing up publicly at an event Yasin is speaking at is going to be the best way.
Abu Mongo, Salaamu alaykum.
Firstly, Columbus is not my hometown but a place of recent residence and if you’ve read any of my writings, you’d know that Abdur-Rahman is not the only Blackamerican Muslim taking stances against the status-quo. He has his style and I have mine. Secondly, approaching the people who showed up to support a brother such as Yasin isn’t the way to handle the situation at all. Thirdly, Columbus is home to an abundance of immigrant and refugee Muslims, Muslims whom I make it a point to keep my family a safe distance from, many of whom believe in the conspiracy theories promoted by some of our voices. I seek to address the coalition of the willing, that is to say, people who are already leaning away from the questionable leadership of the status-quo. I might also add quite frankly that, I am mostly concerned with those indigenous Muslims unafraid of recognizing the reality of their plights, both spiritually and in current affairs. I am an academic and I certainly do not get involved in polemical debates, using my own bully pulpit to refute another on his pulpit. Beyond that, I personally had no idea that the brother was in Columbus, OH and even if I did, the last thing I would have wanted was to be seen in the same environment. I am a proponent of having academic discussions about Islam, Political Science, and a few other things, but never do I engage in urinating contests or propaganda. If that is what the ummah idealists are longing for, they won’t get pass what they are mired in now.
Abu Mongo,
Brother, there are plenty of fights to pick with, but Charles is certainly not one of them! I really do think you should do more homework. When the “Immigrant Muslim Syndicate” launched its viscious attack against me a couple of months back for exposing their terrorist ties and deception, brother Charles stood strong with me. I do understand your frustration though. It is well past time for people to open their damn mouths about all these rotten people.
There are scores of individuals and groups all over the country, and for that matter in other countries, who have been scammed by this man and need to come forward. But they don’t! Do you know why? Because they think they’ll give Islam a black eye. What I’m saying is that having a maniac criminal like Khalid Yasin on the scene and giving him respectability is what gives the religion a black eye!
Brother believe me, you haven’t even heard half of it. If you want to blame someone, I’m sorry, you’ll have to blame people like Imam Siraj Wahhaj, who allowed Khalid Yasin to rehabilitate his destroyed reputation by letting him give talks at Masjid At Taqwa in Brooklyn. In fact, call anyone of the NY Imams and demand that they tell you the truth about Khalid Yasin and his long, seedy past.
The problem is not the good people like Charles, rather it IS THE MUSLIMS THEMSELVES who absolutely love the s@%t that Khalid feeds them. Those Muslims in Columbus would have never listened to anyone talking negitively about this man because they positively love the product he sells.
I live in an area that has one of the largest Islamic book distributors in the country, and they have an entire section in their store for Khalid’s DVD’s. When I tried to tell them something of the history of this man (facts I have not revealed yet on this blog) they completely ignored me. Do you know why? Because there is such a huge market for this conspiritorial, victim-hood, “evil Jew” around every corner message, A MESSAGE THAT KHALID YASIN HAS PERFECTED TO A TEE, that THEY REALLY DON’T WANT TO HEAR THE TRUTH. That is the real problem! The minute the Muslims come off this stuff they’ll be able to rid themslves from the likes of this fraud, and perhaps then make some progress.
I’ve watched about 10 DVDs by this character and laughed out loud at his outrageously error-filled claims about everything from The Big Bang to Darwin’s family life. He is frequently wrong about facts and figures. [For example in one DVD he gives the speed of light (a constant/186,000mps) in three wildly differing values all in the space of two minutes.] He smugly states that nebulae are the points of origin of galaxies. He is a poseur and transparently fraudulent. He always seems angry as he ejaculates wildy with his finger punctuating every other statement with incomprehensible, guttural Arabic.
[...] sentiments have been echoed by Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, who praised Salafi Burnout for publicly challenging Yasin and questioning how the American Muslim [...]
May Allah ,guide Khalid Yasin and others who have fallen victim to there own desires.
dear accuser of shayk yasin,
do you like to eat the flesh of your brother.?
this keeps him from being a poor man so he can be manipulated by the power structure…plus hes talented and black. shame on you for your jealousy. allah ta ala reward you in the al-akirah by taking all your good deeds and giving them to khalid yasin.
who is perfect? nobody…the best people are those foremost with their rabb and cherisher.are the doers of good.
for this powerful talent he has as a gift from allah ta ala,imam jamil el-amin is languishing in jail or prison for crime he did not commit.
for feeding the poor people and children the panthers were shot down yet the quran speaks in their favor…the love of those near of kin. you will pay dearly for assasination this brother”s character.
this is indeed the third world war…a battle for the minds of men.
your enemy learned to speak arabic and sits next to you in jumaa,this time his name is not iblis, its brother jaleel ibn abdullah.oh no it couldnt be him…and he just robbed the no.2 poor treasury. ameen
Khalid Yasin seems to be an honorable man. The same article that falsely attacked Khalid Yasin has been around for around 3 years now.
This hardly seems plausible to be attached to a man who seems to seek the truth.
Where is the evidence? where is any kind of proof to back these claims?
Its the very same article thats been re-posted on the various websites filled with hatred against Islam and attacks on Khalid Yasin. Ever wondered why is it the same article posted over and over on the Islamic hating websites?
Did Khalid Yasin reply to these charges?
You can’t jump into a conclusion without listening to both sides of the argument.
Firstly, let me preface by saying, I am not particularly fond of Khalid Yasin, nor do I consider him to be a personal role model or student of knowledge. I myself have caught him making factual errors during his lectures (particularly regarding evolution) and so know firsthand that he errs, just like the rest of us.
However, having said that, I implore everyone here to show some balance and justice regarding this issue. We should not jump to conclusions (especially for those who don’t know Abdur Rahman Muhammad in person) based on the claims of a media article or an anonymous blogger without seeing concrete, firsthand evidence, and hearing what the brother Khalid Yasin has to say in his defense. Whatever his situation is, he is still a Muslim and he still has rights on us as his brethren. As one brother pointed out, these are serious claims against the brother and if they prove to be incorrect, all those who propound it will have to answer for the injustice they leveled against him on the Day of Judgement.
On the other hand, we should not exaggerate about our current feelings about him, or anyone else. We should not be overawed by him to the point that we think him to be perfect and free from sin (even major sin), nor should we be biased against him and be quick to believe/accept slander about him. Our religion is based on principles, not people. If these charges prove to false, then al-ḥamd lillâh the brother can continue with his good work. If these charges prove to be true, then qadarAllâh wa mâ shâ’a fa’al, we take a lesson from it, and don’t let it touch our îmân.
PLEASE READ PLEASE READ PLEASE READ PLEASE READ PLEASE RE i pray to Allah (SWT) that none of this is true. I am grieving as i write this. I choose not to past judgement on the brother. Yet if the brother commited these acts than his victims should stand up, and speak. when you go off of heresay, word of mouth, its relative to gossip. if you believe the imam isnt 100%, seek out his victims. i’ve never met Imam khalid in person, he is the closest to El-Hajj Malik Shabazz on this earth. (lectures,charisma,intelligence). The Nation of Islam will give you a whole different feel on how they view, and feel about him. There are alot of ways to assasinate, and in this day in time, the unbelievers, rejecter’s of faith will combat using the tongue vs guns. Listening to the Imam helped w my journey back on the deen. I will continue to listen to him until his victim’s stand up, and they are well known Muslims (meaning someone knows that they are muslim, and not character assasins)… then i will feel more open-minded. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO SPEAK AGAINST HIM, AND HIDE BEHIND THEIR COMPUTER, MAKE THEM SHOW THEIR FACE, THEN SPEAK. Until now i feel i can benefit from the message, not the messenger. There is only one God and I bear witness that Muhammad saw, is his messenger. I PRAY THAT ALLAH GUIDES EVERYONE THAT SPEAKS OR KNOWS ABOUT THIS SITUATION, THAT THEY ENTER IT IN A WAY THATS PLEASING TO ALLAH SWT. I PRAY THAT THE TRUTH BE BROUGHT OUT, AND ALLAH SWT KNOWS THAT ALL THOUGH IM 100′S OF MILES AWAY, THAT MY INTENT IS TO GIVE MY FAMILY PRECAUTION’S ABOUT SPEAKING BADLY ABOUT SOMEONE, AND NOT THE IMAM. I PRAY THAT ALLAH SWT MAKES ME PLEASING TO HIM, AMEEN.
ALI IS VERY RIGHT ALI 18. BOTH SIDES. MUSLIMS MAY NOT REALIZE TO WHAT EXTENT PEOPLE WILL GO TO, TO DESTROY ISLAM. THEY CALL US EVERYTHING TO PROOVE A POINT, CHILD MOLESTERS, HOMOSEXUAL… THEY GET VIRGIN ANGELS… MORE CHRISTIANS COMMIT CRIMES IN AMERICA THAN MUSLIM, IT DOESNT JUSTIFY THE MUSLIM, CAUSE WE EXPECT BETTER. YET KNOW ONE SAYS A BLACK CHRISTIAN MALE ROBBED BANK SO AN SO, OR A WHITE 78 YR. OLD CHRISTIAN MALE ACCUSED OF MOLESTING LITTLE ANDREW FOR 7 YEARS. YET LET A MUSLIM COMMIT A CRIME… MUSLIMS ALL OVER NEED TO REP ISLAM THE WAY IT SHOULD.
Allahu a’lam wa la hawla la quwwata illa billah
a correction is needed here because of a typographical error on my part. its from shalimar and it should have said that he(sheik yasin) cannot be manipulated by the power structure.
Any more info?
Brother’s i have solid proof:
he was in manchester and conned a very genuine brother into doing approx £5-6000 building work, which he is refusing to pay. after streneous efforts to resolve the matter, he Agreed in a meeting with 30 other brothers to pay in june 2009.
This is where the story becomes mor hurtful, the shaykh has the money, as my brother who works for MPAC UK (www.MPACUK.com) asked him to do a speach and he was asking around give or take £2000 for a speech (note ISLAM IS NOT FOR SALE!!!), which is ridiculous.
Also do not think just because people come to him for the Shahadah, it is because he was the means of them converting, it is not true. Recently a young brother became muslim (Son of Jamil – May Allah Grant Him Jannat/Paradise) because some brothers from Whalley Range were worried after they heard that he was going to cremate his fathers, Eventually he was buried in Southern Cemetry.
His son was so ipressed by the muslim’s Manners and worry he started reading the quran and decided to become Muslim (AlhamdlILLAH). but he took Shahadah with Khalid Yasin (note i do not consider him a Sheikh) because his friend took hime there.
back to the subject, after the 30 man Meeting, it was agreed that my freind (MASOOD) had to sign a letter stating he was taking back all his slanderous Allegaitions (Note: they were not Allegations) and in return he would get his money by the agreed date.
Because Masood owed most of the money to suppliers who trusted him and he trusted the Sheykh, who is using the son of the Shah Jalal Mosque’s (Rusholme) Imam as his right hand man in Manchester. (Note: as far as i know the Imam of Shah Jalal is not involved).
He needed the money as soon as possible so he agreed to this letter and as a favour one algerian brother said, if they allow him to collect on their behalf he would pay masood Straight away.
They agreed to give the Algerian Brother another letter authorising him to collect on behalf of Khalid Yasin’s mosque.
Both were printed at the same time but through there trick only one was Signed the Retraction letter.
it has been a couple of weeks now and the Shiekh is making excuses to sign it. Now the Algerian Brother that was willing to help Masood,has pulled out, saying he does not want to be involved.
SubhanAllAH, this story is still on going. Do Dua my friend get’s his money back.
The Sheykh and his associates are very clever and crafty and professional Fraudsters. They make the 419 Nigerian Scammers, look like ametuers in my opinion. The way he stages things and even his Friday speeches are complete opposite of his actions.
He even threatened my Friend Masood with the following:
“If you were in America, I would have finished you a Long Time Ago”
Even the treasurer of the msoque claims all the money goes direct to Khalid Yasin.
We are willing to travel wherever he goes to expose him. MAYBE ALL THE BROTHERS IN UK CAN COME TOGETHER WHO HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY HIM, AND MAKE A COALITION TO EXPOSE HIM.
CONTACT ME: tandeh@hotmail.com
If you want proof come down to manchester and see the documents and meet those involved, you can make your own judgements, but please Brother’s do not Fund him any more without doing the aforementioned.
1 brother from rochdale contacted me and i will soon get information about his problem with Khalid Yasin
[...] his crime spree. I am republishing here an expose recently posted in the comment section of the original expose I did. In this story, Khalid even threatened the life of the person he defrauded!! When I was in [...]
Sheikh Khalid Yasin did spend the money collected on islamic causes.
Take purpose tv.
Or take alwahy.com
As for AIDS: http://www.apfn.org/apfn/aids.htm
He is right.
In response to Uzbek’s reply.
Al Wahy is something that K Yasin is promoting (he mentions this continously in his lectures).
Purpose TV – yes money does enter into the organisation.
Aids – Allah (SWT) knows best.
salamualikum i am x admin of purpose of life centre, we are waiting for those who have been not payed yet to bring our allegations with their allegations to stop this man khalid yasine by doing this? we are doing a big favour to muslims and to him at the age of 62 years to stop his list of depts from growing
contact me on 07936027507 jazakumullah may ALLAH reward you.
Salaams abu jibreel al wahrany
I have major doubts that you worked at Purpose of Life Centre because I was part of the Purpose of Life team and I’ve NEVER heard of you. Additionally, virtually every single person who worked at the Purpose of Life Centre was articulate, intelligent and spoke english fluently. It was one of THE major objectives of the Centre’s administrators that we were able to effectively communicate the message of Islam to non muslims and the message of brotherhood and tarbiyah to the Yemeni, Pakistani, Somali and Bengali communities within Sheffield. As is evident by your above comment you can barely write in english so there seems to be an inconsistency there.
@ The public
Neverthless, I find many of the reports on this blog and board to be slanderous, misleading, exagerated and disproportionate. The allegations and ‘reports’ that have been made against the Sheikh are vague and would probably be inadmissable as evidence in any effective and functional court of law that follows proper due process. On that basis, any careful, considerate individual would therefore be very concerned about making such allegations about a figure who has dedicated over 40 years of his life in the service of guiding others to Islam and helping Muslims maintain and progress their Islam. If such allegations probably wouldn’t make it in a court of law in this world what makes us so sure that these allegations would be acceptable in Allah’s court in the next life.
Admittedly, Sheikh Khalid has his good and bad points – but isn’t that part of being human. He has never claimed to be an angel. In his own words he calls himself a student of a student. Part of our creed as muslims is to believe that humans-(non-muslim or muslim) are imperfect creatures who are prone to mistakes-minor or major. I ask that people give credit where credit is due, give Sheikh Khalid a break and perhaps have a word with the man himself. May Allah forgive all our sins and guide us all.
@Anon
People like you are the problem. Its people like you who allow innocent people to be hurt. In fact, I’m sick of people like you. And if you don’t live in the United States I don’t even know how you can claim to know what Khalid Yasin has been doing for 40 years. You’re full of crap man. Jusy stop the crap! We know this man and his crimes, and to the extent that you go on defending him you’ll have to answer for all the people he hurts.
This is why we Muslim are weak. Khalid Yasin is not enjoying the money he is giving to the important like …………… you do your home work. Khalid yasin he converted more none Muslim to Islam. please stop embarrassing Islam. we are good people, and stop publishing, solve the problem among Islamic law, lets find out the facts. and forgive him, even Allah he forgive. don’t forget you can escape any thing in life only thing that you can’t escape aging and death so Allah he is waiting.
Asalamu Aleikum
http://allahguideus.blogspot.com/
Salam to all people of reason. I was fond of Sh. Yasin b4 reading the article and I’m still fond of him after reading. Allah warns us from believing or spreading gossips. Those who accused him should come forward with their evidence and let’s see and hear. The person that wrote the article did so as ‘hear-say.’ Therefore Abd-Rahman Muh’d –see above, was in rage when bro. Annon spoke reasonably and intelligently. Nontheless I don’t want to believe that Abd-Rahman is a hater of the Sheikh. Incase he is, here’s what the Qur’an says, “And why did you not, when you heart it, say? —-”It is not right for us to speak of this. Glory be to You (O Allah) this is a great lie.”
NB: The Chapter I quoted was the 24th (An-Nur) verse 16. May Allah protect our sheikh and increase him in knowledge and wisdom. The unbelievers want to extinguish Islam, but Allah has promised Himself that it will flourish even if the disbelievers, hypocrites and the atheists do not want.
Hi
In most blogs it mentions how Sheikh Khalid Yasin is part of AlWahy – please note that the Sheikh only promoted the site AlWahy.com and no money or finance was contributed towards that. There was no such agreement made with AlWahy.
His fundraising only went towards his project Purpose TV.
If you would like further information contact AlWahy via info@alwahy.com.
To all muslims ,
Be clever and always ask and find out how your money will be used or received when making any kind of contributions in funding for a good cause or giving out charity.Ask for proof if they can provide it. Don’t always be so trustful or naive.If you are content with the individuals response or the support of proof the individual or the organisation gives you than it is in your discretion weather you still wish to support them or not. However if your money of support has been misused or fraud is involved leave it to Allah and hopefully next time round we all learn a better lesson and be more careful.
What I read on this site has left me to think mutual. There is a legal system in every country who ever has a complaint about anyone can take the matter up there or leave it to Allah or the Hereaftter.
Be cautious but don’t dwell so much on matters like these.Let’s all educate ourselves to be a true good proper muslims there are so many resources we can benefit from not just Kahlid Yasins Lectures
. Everyone should work hand in hand with their own family and community to help their young muslims and themselves.
Asalamun Alaikum.
IAM SORRY FOR , ARE YOU NOT AWARE THAT ANY MUSLIM THAT DOSNT AGREE
WITH JESUS AS THE PROPHET OF GOD IS NOT A GOOD MUSLIM. AND HE (JESUS) SAID
IN THE BIBLE THAT PROPHET MUHAMMAD (S.A.W) WOULD COME AND THAT YOU ALL FOOLLOW HIM THEREFORE A GOOD CHRISTIAN IS SUPPOSED TO ABIDE BY THE DIRECTIVES OF JESUS AS ALL THE PROPHETS GOD SENDS TO THIS WORLD TEACHES ISLAM , THERE IS ONLY ONE RELIGION IN THIS WORLD WHICH IS ISLAM.
MIND YOU ISLAM IS THE ONLY RELIGION OF ALLAH IN THIS WOLD.BETTER BE
CAREFUL FOR CALLING A MUSLIM AS TERRORIST OR CRIMINAL BECOUSE ANYTHING
CAN HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU ARE JOKKING WITH IT.
This is called PROPAGANDA
Jump to attack any muslim at any given chance. i dont see him being prosecuted and i dont see any people coming forward that he stole money from. all i see is some non muslims rattling on and during the process convincing themselves and trying to convince others that rumours and speculation soon turn to facts. well they may do for non muslims and some modern muslims that have adopted your moral conducts and values. we call them apologitic zombie muslims who have no mind of their own to ascertain the truth before opening their mouth.
looks like salafi burnouts blog was taken down , the idea was good to warn the people but someone started dropping full names and places of work to innocent women on there. sad.
lol what? to women? for what exactly? like match.com ?
peace,
unfortunately some of whats been said is true, khalid owes alot of people alot of money, that is a fact! its true that its embarrasing for the ummah to talk openly about such issues,however, if khalid yasin is not exposed; preferably in person, then he will continue to syphen peoples money and move from country to country.
he’s now operating in holland having abandoned manchester uk where he was exposed and chased away. no doubt he will get some young naive brothers to set up a website or 2, then claim that he’s setting up a tv station (its a great money spinner!) but unfortunately he’s not, at best he will provide an online interactive tv player which would cost about 1500 euros to set up, he will control the money side of things and send thousands to america via western union or any money transfer co.
he will befriend muslims and non muslims alike, take donations and loans probably get married (for the umpteenth time) and when the s__t hits the fan he will move country probably somewhere in scandinavia.
to prove what im saying come to manchester uk & contact one of the arabic speaking mosques in manchester, the people in sheffield are still dazed and confused by his actions and probably cant believe such a high profile speaker would do such a thing so you might not get much info from sheffield they remain loyal to islam; and i praise them for that, however, he needs to be exposed!
why is it soo many new muslims practice taqlid??
the only taqlid allowed is the sunnah of rasoolallah saw, and the best sources are from the hadiths ie; bukhari, muslim, tirmidhi, and other authentic and sound sources of hadith.
Yes in order to understand hadith to there full extent and in context you must have access to a known and reputable muhaddith insha’allah. who is of sound character if he has been found at fault he should OPENLY admit his mistakes and make steps to rectify himself!
Khalid yasin has made no attempt to redeem himself what-so-ever, and and to try to put the “rumours” to rest with the proof of his work ie; purpose tv etc……
people stop practicing blind taqlid, allah azzawajjal has given us brains think, contemplate, talk to scholars, and so forth, and most of all always ask allah for guidance in any situation, we have salat-ul-istikharaa for a reason. lets go back to the sunnah and the Qura’n , and truly put our trust in allah COMPLETELY!! and not fully in people!
many new muslims are in hurry to leave islam due the disunity amongst ourselves whether it be race, status, we have given islam a bad name because we have allowed to put our PERSONAL inputs into evrything we say.
what happend to the laws of allah in evryday use and evryday thinking?
non existant!! I speak to myself first and foremost before i address anybody else
jazakallah hu khayr
masalaam