Israr Ahmed (1932–2010) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, televangelist, and founder of Tanzeem-e-Islami, an organization pushing for a global Islamic caliphate governed by Sharia law. Trained as a medical doctor, he later abandoned his medical career to preach full-time, becoming one of Pakistan’s most recognized mullahs. His speeches, mostly in Urdu, drew large audiences across the Muslim world—especially among those seeking strict, scripture-based interpretations of Islam.

Ahmed was known for delivering sermons loaded with Quranic verses and Hadith citations, rarely speaking without a textual basis. His lectures regularly promoted religious exclusivity, the rejection of Western values, and open hostility toward Jews and other non-Muslims. He was unapologetically anti-Semitic—calling Jews enemies of Islam—and criticized secularism, democracy, and interfaith tolerance as Western constructs meant to weaken the Muslim ummah.

He often restricted kindness to Kafirs only under specific conditions, and framed global politics through a religious war narrative. Despite being decorated with Pakistan’s Sitara-i-Imtiaz, he remained a deeply divisive figure—seen by many as a scholar, but by others as a sympathizer of theocratic authoritarianism and ideological extremism.

Ahmed’s influence persists today through his recorded speeches, publications, and the network he built to continue his mission of Islamic revivalism. His content has been banned or removed from several mainstream platforms due to hate speech and incitement concerns.

• YouTube removed his official channel for violating hate speech policies due to repeated anti-Semitic content that resurfaced and spread online - — Read More