Uthman ibn Farooq
Pakistani-American Muslim sheikh and da'i (born 1977
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Abu Yusuf Uthman Ibn Farooq Khan Yusufzai (Pashto: ابو یوسف عثمان بن فاروق خان یوسف; born 3 July 1977) is an American Islamic preacher and da'i.[1] He is known for his work with the One Message Foundation. Uthman engages in religious discussions and debates with Christians and atheists.
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Uthman Khan Yusufzai July 3, 1977 |
| Spouse | (m. 2001) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Main interest(s) | Dawah, Comparative Religion, Aqida, Fiqh, Hadith |
| Education | Madinah University National University (MBA) International Islamic University, Islamabad (M.Phill.) |
| Occupation | Islamic preacher, Da'ee |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Creed | Athari |
| Movement | Salafi |
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| Years active | September 29, 2014–present |
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| Genre | Islamic Dawah |
| Subscribers | 1.36 million |
| Views | 705 million |
| Last updated: 21 April 2026 | |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
Abu Yusuf Uthman Ibn Farooq Khan Yusufzai was born in 1977 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan to an Pashtun Yusufzai family. He moved to the United States at the age of eight.[2][3] As a child he received a religious education under Awad Gargur, later on travelling to countries such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates to study Information technology and Technology management.[2][4] He simultaneously attended various Islamic seminars under Shaykh Sadiq al-Manna, and Shaykh Yusuf al-Misha'al at Umm al-Qura University.[2][4]
Career
Uthman serves as an Educator at Masjid Al-Ribat in San Diego, California.[5] In addition to his role as an Imam, he has dedicated much of his life to dawah (Islamic outreach). In 2014, he founded the One Message Foundation, a non-profit organisation that focused on Islamic education and outreach through debates, lectures, and street dawah.[6]
Controversy
On 24 March 2022, Uthman was stabbed at a San Diego gas station by a man who reportedly stalked Uthman to the gas station.[7][8][9][10][11]
In 2024, Uthman was denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago as authorities deemed him and his group as undesirable and cited controversy over Uthman's preaching.[12]
In 2025, the Home Secretary of the UK Yvette Cooper banned Uthman from entering the UK, citing public order concerns over his allegedly extremist views.[13]