[5][6] It is the Pakistani wing of Jamaat that spawned UK's Islamic Foundation, sending one of its vice-presidents, Khurshid Ahmad, to set up the organisation.
[2] In 1984, it spawned a youth movement called Young Muslims UK, based in Leicester with branches operating out of UKIM's mosque network.
[10] Even though Young Muslims UK (YMUK) was established by the Islamic Foundation in association with UKIM, it was meant to become autonomous in due course.
As the organisation grew and newcomers joined, they were less deferential to the UKIM, and sought English-speaking preachers such as the African-American convert Siraj Wahaj and classically trained American Islamic scholar Sheikh Hamza Yusuf.
They promoted modern types of Islamic music, set up Muslim community radio stations, and published a current affairs magazine called Trends.
", the liberation of lands such as Eritrea, Philippines, Tashkent, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and parts of China from non-Muslim rule was described as an obligation of the worldwide Muslim community.
The two organisations included women in their leadership, contrary to the ideology of its original parent, and attracted members beyond the British Pakistani community.
[13] In 1988, the Islamic Foundation, along with UKIM, Young Muslims OK and Impact International, played a critical role in driving the campaign against Salman Rushdie for the book Satanic Verses.