Imran Nazar Hosein

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.

Background and education

Hosein was born into an Indo-Trinidadian family in Trinidad and Tobago. 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. He led the Jumu'ah prayers and delivered the sermon at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan once a month for ten years.

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".

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."

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".

Hosein opposes the feminist movement.

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

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

Opposition Ebrahim Desai, who ran the website Askimam, claimed Hosein has deviant positions, such as rejecting certain hadith 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. A second fatwa by the same scholar said that due to his views some hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari are fabricated and Gog and Magog have already been released. Two other Islamic websites have published articles espousing similar views.

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

On 23 October 2025, Imran Hosein was denied entry into the Republic of Albania and turned back by the Albanian Police at Rinas International Airport.

Literary works