{"id":660,"date":"2021-08-15T06:08:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T10:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abdullahsameer.com\/podcast\/?p=660"},"modified":"2021-08-15T06:08:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T10:08:04","slug":"098-former-muslim-convert-and-exmuslim-salafi-aboo-imraan-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/098-former-muslim-convert-and-exmuslim-salafi-aboo-imraan-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"098 – Former Muslim Convert and Exmuslim Salafi Aboo Imraan Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aboo Imraan is a Latino, Secular Humanist, who practiced Salafi Islam for approximately twenty-eight years. During that time he translated and published over eight Islamic works from prominent Salafi scholars that are still widely read around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aboo’s YT: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQjn0RJKdHvEQkPPKcj6hJg<\/a>
Aboo’s IG: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/AbooImraan\/<\/a>
Aboo’s blog: https:\/\/offdamanhaj.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube version of this podcast: https:\/\/youtu.be\/5gXBxjxa1wg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the timestamps for the podcast:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0:00 Introductions.
1:40 Aboo\u2019s religious background starting off as a Catholic and how he got introduced to Islam.
6:33 How Surah Maidah impacted Aboo and helped him with the problem of the trinity in Catholicism.
8:05 Why are Islam and the Quran more appealing to Christians especially when they are facing hardships?
12:33 Aboo\u2019s first interaction with Salafi Muslims and his first visit to the Masjid.
20:00 Some background on the Masjid where Aboo was attending and the sectarianism that was at play at this Mosque.
24:40 Aboo\u2019s take on whether Islam solves the problem of racism and classism.
29:04 Aboo\u2019s first marriage to another Muslim convert
35:14 Why is there a stronger emphasis on early marriage in Salafi Islam?
40:50 Moving back to El Paso.
43:50 Aboo\u2019s first experience with someone leaving Islam and how it pushed him into being more devout.
45:30 Muhammad in the bible and Aboo\u2019s introduction to the Islamic Dawah mission
48:34 Aboo\u2019s first encounter with the book Iranian Christian by Nasir Lotfi. Receiving a package from Ahmed Deedat
51:00 The Quran\u2019s erroneous characterization of Christianity.
55:20 Moving back to Dallas. How Aboo was told to throw out all the books he had received from Ahmed Deedat and start reading Bilal Phillips books instead.
1:00:15 What is Salafia? Sheik Albani and his anti-Madhhab stance.
1:05:47 Channel announcements
1:06:07 The literal interpretation of Islamic texts by Salafis
1:07:30 Dr. Mohammad Jabali and how he tapped into his vast network and connections to bring prominent Sheiks to the local Masjid
1:14:52 The 1998 bombing of the US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya and how some of the key players were from Centre Street Masjid.
1:21:02 The \u2018US versus Them\u2019 mentality in the Salafi community.
1:23:15 The funny dynamics of Salafis being against terrorism and yet most terrorists come from the Salafi community.
1:25:47 What are Kawarij? How is it different from Jihad?
1:30:30 Aboo\u2019s divorce from his first wife and his second marriage.
1:32:50 The rift in the Salafi community in the East Coast and the cancel culture that sprung out of it.
1:44:10 Breaking off from Center Street Masjid and setting up a new Dawa center.
1:51:08 Aboo\u2019s blog. A critique of Sheik Albani.
1:53:00 Aboo\u2019s channel.
1:53:52 Final remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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