In late
August of 2012, large-scale efforts were launched to “educate the Muslims” about the “deviant and blasphemous teachings” of Sheikh Yusuf
Estes.
To this
day, many people all around the world have
actually begun to believe what is being
spread on certain
websites and forums that Sheikh Yusuf Estes has been teaching lies about the Quran,
saying that the Quran
is not a book, it’s not here on Earth, we only have a “representation” of it in
the mushaf, etc. Claims
were even being made that he likened the Quran to paper money and Christian
sheet music!
Allah’s Forgiveness is sought!
Sheikh Yusuf
Estes, despite his health conditions and extensive international speaking
engagements, has tried his
best to explain his position on his websites, in videos, and even in comments
on YouTube. For the
last three months, he and his supporters have had one clear message: Sheikh Yusuf Estes has simply been
misunderstood! Some people may
have mistakenly assumed some things about his usage of certain phrases, and
others may have intended malice. Allah knows what lies in the people’s
hearts.
These
serious allegations originated from a certain American “student of knowledge”
living in Saudi Arabia (may
Allah guide him). Some of the “errors” were even taken to a senior scholar in
Saudi Arabia, and
a verdict was even issued for the people not to listen to Sheikh Yusuf
Estes anymore! Subhan Allah! Sheikh Yusuf Estes
has openly rejected a number of these claims found in the question posed to
that scholar,
and he has repeated on numerous occasions, “I have been grossly misunderstood!”
Articles,
e-books, and even entire websites have been published in both English and
Arabic spreading
these serious accusations. The “student of knowledge” has even taken it upon
himself to organize a
so-called “campaign of awareness” aimed at educating Muslims about “the
blasphemous teachings
of Yusuf Estes!” (click here for proof)
So this issue became the focus of the very first efforts of the Muslim Witnesses for Justice, in sha' Allah. We are almost finished preparing an amazing "end-game" PDF to cut through all the lies and false claims about Sheikh Yusuf Estes and his beliefs. As soon as the students of knowledge finish their final reviews of it, it will be posted here, in sha' Allah.
So this issue became the focus of the very first efforts of the Muslim Witnesses for Justice, in sha' Allah. We are almost finished preparing an amazing "end-game" PDF to cut through all the lies and false claims about Sheikh Yusuf Estes and his beliefs. As soon as the students of knowledge finish their final reviews of it, it will be posted here, in sha' Allah.
