Shaikh Imran Nazar Hosein...
He's the guy you all love to quote 
and in whatever context your hearts dictate... something to think about right THERE.
As for the Shaikh... I like him. I think he's on the ball - mostly. There are some theories of his which I do not buy into, namely the sun rising from the west being USA and it's wayward lifestyles... but hey, he does ALWAYS mention that this is his view - we do not have to believe him - but rather "questions" what he believes and then "study" the reasons as to why he arrived at his conclusions.
On occasion, he has accepted criticism nad done some u-turns on his opinions - you'll find these "contradictions" in some of his later works, and lectures - where he re-corrects himself after some students presented research that contradicted his previous research.
I find the shaikh to be a reasonable man, with an insight into global matters born from the study of global economics, and couple that with Islamic studies from universities around the globe and what you have is a man who has a very keen mind. As did Prof. Dr. Malik Badri, Dean of the International Institute for Islamic Thought and Civilization in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, wrote the Foreword to that book and this is what he had to say:
Finally, I am amazed by Imran's style of writing. Though Jerusalem in the Qur'an, is a meticulously written thesis combining religious and historical documents with recent political events and penetrating interpretations from the Qur'an and Hadith, it runs like a story. Once you begin reading it, it is hard to stop. This is the general quality of a novel. The person would read it once and throw the book away - but not that of a serious thought-provoking dissertation like the book that Brother Shaikh Imran published. It is a reference that one needs to keep and reread whenever the subject is to be researched. I believe that this eloquence of the Shaikh must be the result of a natural gift that has interacted with his indefatigable work as a preacher and da'iyah and the Divine Blessings for his sincerity." ['Jerusalem in the Qur'an', Masjid Dar al-Qur'an, Long Island, New York. 2002. p. xvi]
Imran Hosein, should be respected as he has earnt that right. He has left his home, and remains a traveller where he lays his masallah in whichever country grants him a stay. He has alienated himself from the nations which he warns against, namely the USA and GB. They won't allow him in, in this a sign for people who think.
He has predicted global economic crisis as well as the movements of war before the media had a chance to forecast such events and he did this because he has learnt to read what events mean in the wider scope of understanding power players at work.
His insight is exemplary, as there is no man today who has been able to accurately predict certain outcomes from understanding what the implications of such actions would mean for certain govt.s in their point n history. He is able to see the double edged sword of history and see where we are in the point of history in relation to end times. He has constantly, time and again proven, beyond doubt, that he was right... not that he would ever boast or claim he knew it all along - no - instead he adopts a modest way about him and attributes his knowledge as being a mercy from Allah.
He is willing to accept his wrongs, when he is wrong - which is rare - but more importantly, doesn't claim that he is unequivocally right, either...
With regards to his understanding of hadeeth, - I'm no hadeeth scholar, so when I hear him cite one, I go and check it. And he's usually right - I found him to be anyway.
With regard to his uncanny understanding of the world and it's elitist power plays - you gotta remember, four years before I was born, 1971 this man was already
29 and leaving the aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies as a graduate... and he didn't stop there. His knowledge is not hither tither, it is well researched and he presents hypothesis, in lieu of an awaited outcome - and his purpose is to instil some awareness in his audience at a time when most walk around like blind sheep...
...In that regard, he is a shepherd. May Allah continue to bless him with knowledge which puts the light of knowledge deep within our hearts too, Ameen.
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