Ex Muslim Sahil (YouTuber) Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ex-Muslim Sahil

• Sahil was born into a religious Muslim family and himself followed the religion for a very long time.

• While growing up, Sahil was interested in learning more and more about Islam. He used to watch videos of Islamic preachers like Zakir Nair.

• In his teen years, Sahil was part of a Tablighi Jamaat. During that time he got to watch videos of some Salafi scholars and soon he converted from Tablighi Jamaat to Salafi Jamaat.

• Sahil used to give Daʿwah to Non-Muslims wherever he found it possible like in his company and online forums.

• Slowly, he started to see the flaws in Islam and his interest in Islam started to decrease. He started skipping praying at times.

• During the lockdown in 2020, Sahil started to doubt Islam and had questions about the teachings of the religion and decided to leave Islam.

• He read Islamic books like the Quran and Hadith but found many teachings unsettling.

• Islam divides people into halves, the Muslims and the Kafirs. He believes that people should be differentiated based on their good and bad deeds and not their religious choice.

• Sahil is the only member of his family who has renounced his faith in Islam.

• When Sahil decided to leave Islam, his family called an Alim Sahib so he could ask his questions and his faith in Islam re-establishes. However, the answers he received did not sound satisfactory to him.

• Initially, his family members did not like his idea of leaving Islam and stopped talking to him.

• He then decided to start activism to enlighten people about the shortcomings of Islam that are preached in modern times so that sections of society can be uplifted.

• His main channel on YouTube was banned in India on 6 July 2023 leading to the #UnblockExMuslimSahilIndia trend on Twitter (now X).