Ismail ibn Musa Menk - Towards Human Happiness

Ismail ibn Musa MenkMay 29, 20190 comments

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In this lecture delivered during Ramadan in Oman, Mufti Ismail Menk explores the Islamic path to genuine human happiness, building his talk around two foundational principles: developing a strong relationship with the Creator, and nurturing compassion and good character toward all of His creation. Drawing on Quranic verses, Prophetic narrations, and vivid everyday analogies — from the womb to job rejections to a man who earned paradise by giving water to a dog — Menk shows that Islamic rules and worship are not burdens but gateways to contentment. The lecture also serves as an accessible and warm introduction to Islam for non-Muslim attendees.

Ismail ibn Musa Menk

Mufti Ismail ibn Musa Menk, widely known as Mufti Menk, is a Zimbabwean Islamic scholar and one of the most followed Muslim personalities in the world, with tens of millions of social media followers. Born in Harare, he studied Shariah at the Islamic University of Madinah and specialized in iftaa (jurisprudence of issuing legal verdicts) at Darul Uloom Kantharia in Gujarat, India. He heads the fatwa department of the Council of Islamic Scholars of Zimbabwe (Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe). His motivational lectures and daily reminders, delivered in simple and uplifting language, reach audiences across the globe, and he was named among the world's 500 most influential Muslims.

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