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'''Dato' Sheikh Hussain Yee''' or '''Sheikh Hussain Yee''' (born 1950), is a [[Malaysia|Malaysian]] Islamic [[preacher]] and an International [[Da'i]] of Islam as well as the President of Pertubuhan Al-Khaadem in [[Malaysia]].<ref>
'''Dato' Dr. Sheikh Hussain Yee''' or '''Hussein Yee''' (born 1950), is a [[Malaysia|Malaysian]] Islamic [[preacher]] and an International [[Da'i]] of Islam as well as the President of Pertubuhan Al-Khaadem in [[Malaysia]].<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.islamevents.com/speakers/speaker_detail.php?spid=37 |title=Islam Events - Sheikh Hussain Yee Biography |access-date=2015-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081332/http://www.islamevents.com/speakers/speaker_detail.php?spid=37 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=live }}
{{Cite web |url=http://www.islamevents.com/speakers/speaker_detail.php?spid=37 |title=Islam Events - Sheikh Hussain Yee Biography |access-date=2015-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081332/http://www.islamevents.com/speakers/speaker_detail.php?spid=37 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=live }}
</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hussain Yee • Lectures • Muslim Central|url=https://muslimcentral.com/audio/hussain-yee/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Muslim Central|language=en-US}}</ref>
</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hussain Yee • Lectures • Muslim Central|url=https://muslimcentral.com/audio/hussain-yee/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Muslim Central|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Among other positions, he spent a year in 1980 as an Advisor for the Cambodian Islamic Refugee Organisation in Paris, France. He has also served as a Counsellor at PERKIM Kuala Lumpur and as the Director of Da’wah for the Islamic Center in Hong Kong from 1984 to 1985.<ref>
Among other positions, he spent a year in 1980 as an Advisor for the Cambodian Islamic Refugee Organisation in Paris, France. He has also served as a Counsellor at PERKIM Kuala Lumpur and as the Director of Da’wah for the Islamic Center in Hong Kong from 1984 to 1985.<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.al-khaadem.com.my/founder-president/ |title=Founder & President &#124; Al-Khaadem &#124; Serving Mankind |access-date=2015-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104210/http://www.al-khaadem.com.my/founder-president/ |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=live }}
{{Cite web |url=http://www.al-khaadem.com.my/founder-president/ |title=Founder & President &#124; Al-Khaadem &#124; Serving Mankind |access-date=2015-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104210/http://www.al-khaadem.com.my/founder-president/ |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=live }}
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==Controversy and response==
In 2015, he gave a keynote address at the Australian Islamic Peace Conference (AIPC), which was attended by religious leaders from [[Jewish]] and [[Christianity|Christian]] faiths.<ref name=":2" />

Yee has said that Muslims terrorists were not responsible for the [[September 11 attacks]] on the United States, just based on "suspicion".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/03/30/jews-were-behind-911-attack-says-msian-preacher/|title=Jews were behind 9/11 attack, implies Malaysian preacher|date=30 March 2015|work=[[Free Malaysia Today]]|accessdate=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602031313/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/03/30/jews-were-behind-911-attack-says-msian-preacher/|archive-date=2 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrOfbTeve1Q|title=Hussein Ye about 9/11|author=Hussein Ye|date=13 December 2007|work=[[Memri TV]]|accessdate=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123152504/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrOfbTeve1Q|archive-date=2016-01-23|url-status=live}}
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Hussain Ye later responded to the accusations and denied ever saying that "Jews were behind 9/11 attack", and accused [[The Australian]] newspaper of "inept journalism".<ref name=":2">
{{cite news|last1=Yee|first1=Hussain|title=Skewed reporting incites hatred of Islam: An Islamic scholar exercises his right of reply to an FMT article|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2015/04/04/skewed-reporting-incites-hatred-of-islam/|accessdate=31 October 2015|agency=Free Malaysia Today|publisher=Free Malaysia Today|date=4 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928231645/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2015/04/04/skewed-reporting-incites-hatred-of-islam/|archive-date=2015-09-28|url-status=live}}
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Latest revision as of 09:15, 24 November 2024

Dato' Dr. Sheikh Hussain Yee
Hussain Yee
TitleDato' Dr. Sheikh
Personal life
Born1950
Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
NationalityMalaysian
EducationIslamic University of Madinah
OccupationPreacher
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanbali
CreedAthari
MovementSalafism
Muslim leader
Influenced by
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013 (Presently active on other channels)
Subscribers11.1 thousand[1]
Total views539,457 thousand[1]
Associated actsIslam Net
Last updated: 12 April 2024
Websitealkhaadem.com (founder/president)

Dato' Dr. Sheikh Hussain Yee or Hussein Yee (born 1950), is a Malaysian Islamic preacher and an International Da'i of Islam as well as the President of Pertubuhan Al-Khaadem in Malaysia.[2][3]

Background

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Early years

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Born into a Buddhist Malaysian Chinese family, Hussain Yee converted to Islam at the age of 18. Yee studied under the scholar Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani.[4]

Positions held

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Hussain Yee is the Founder and President of Al-Khaadem.[5]

Among other positions, he spent a year in 1980 as an Advisor for the Cambodian Islamic Refugee Organisation in Paris, France. He has also served as a Counsellor at PERKIM Kuala Lumpur and as the Director of Da’wah for the Islamic Center in Hong Kong from 1984 to 1985.[6]

Controversy and response

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In 2015, he gave a keynote address at the Australian Islamic Peace Conference (AIPC), which was attended by religious leaders from Jewish and Christian faiths.[7]

Yee has said that Muslims terrorists were not responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States, just based on "suspicion".[8][9]

Hussain Ye later responded to the accusations and denied ever saying that "Jews were behind 9/11 attack", and accused The Australian newspaper of "inept journalism".[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About Hussain Yee". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Islam Events - Sheikh Hussain Yee Biography". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  3. ^ "Hussain Yee • Lectures • Muslim Central". Muslim Central. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. ^ "King Faisal Prize | Sheikh Mohammad Nasir Ad-Din Al-Albani". Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  5. ^ "About Al-Khaadem | Al-Khaadem | Serving Mankind". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  6. ^ "Founder & President | Al-Khaadem | Serving Mankind". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  7. ^ a b Yee, Hussain (4 April 2015). "Skewed reporting incites hatred of Islam: An Islamic scholar exercises his right of reply to an FMT article". Free Malaysia Today. Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Jews were behind 9/11 attack, implies Malaysian preacher". Free Malaysia Today. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ^ Hussein Ye (13 December 2007). "Hussein Ye about 9/11". Memri TV. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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