Daayiee Abdullah

Daayiee Abdullah
Abdullah in 2005
Born
Sidney Thompson

(1954-01-11)January 11, 1954
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedAugust 3, 2025(2025-08-03) (aged 71)
Bogotá, Colombia
EducationGeorgetown University (BSLA)
University of Michigan (MA)
University of the District of Columbia (JD)
OccupationImam

Daayiee Abdullah (January 11, 1954 – August 3, 2025; Arabic: داعية عبد الله, born Sidney Thompson) was an American Imam based in Washington, D.C. Abdullah was, after the 2025 death of Muhsin Hendricks until his own death in August 2025, one of five living openly gay Imams in the world (the others being Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed of France, Mullah Taha of Iran, El-Farouk Khaki of Toronto's el-Tawhid Juma Circle/The Unity Mosque, and Nur Warsame of Australia). Abdullah was a member of and spiritual advisor of the Al-Fatiha Foundation until it closed in 2011. As a Muslim leader, Abdullah's homosexuality caused controversy due to the traditionally upheld beliefs about homosexuality in Islam.

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