A Houston-area imam has sparked both outrage and concern after launching a campaign to pressure Muslim-owned stores to stop selling pork, alcohol, and lottery tickets.

The campaign, led by Imam F. Qasim ibn Ali Khan of Masjid At-Tawhid, was captured in a viral video showing him confronting a store employee and accusing the business of selling ‘haram’ products forbidden under Islamic law.

Khan, who leads a Nation of Islam-affiliated mosque warns business owners they will face boycotts and public protests if they refuse to comply.

He says a nationwide protest movement is set to begin specifically targeting Muslim businesses that violate Islamic teachings.

‘We’re kicking off a national protest and demonstration campaign against all Muslim businesses that have haram in their stores,’ Khan says in the video, prompting critics to accuse him of importing ‘Sharia patrol’ tactics to Texas.

In several videos posted to Khan’s TikTok and his 17,000 followers Khan is seen confronting an employee at a Muslim-owned store, warning how the business is violating Islamic law by selling ‘haram’ goods – items forbidden in Islam.

‘This is the beginning of the campaign. We’re serving notice to America and the world that enough is enough,’ Khan says in the video.

‘The people that call themselves Muslims should not be selling haram in their stores… Pork, alcohol, and gambling need to stop.’

Standing outside the storefront with printed protest signs, Khan accuses Muslim merchants of betraying their faith for profit and threatens coordinated action if they don’t comply.

‘We’re kicking off a national protest and demonstration campaign against all Muslim businesses that have haram in their stores,’ he declares.

‘They have until the end of the month to change their inventory – or move to a different neighborhood.’

The confrontation, framed by critics as the emergence of so-called ‘Sharia patrols’ in the U.S., is reminiscent of controversial tactics seen in parts of Europe, where religious hardliners have sought to impose Islamic norms in public spaces sometimes using threats, intimidation, or violence.

In this case, Imam Khan was not physically aggressive, but the symbolism and rhetoric has triggered concern.

‘This is how Sharia zones take root,’ tweeted Amy Mekelburg, founder of the RAIR Foundation, a right-wing activist outlet that has been accused of promoting anti-Muslim conspiracy theories.

‘Shops were threatened, women harassed, and neighborhoods turned into Sharia-enforced zones [in Europe]. Now the same tactics are emerging in Houston – openly, on camera.’

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