California Mosque Defends Imam Over Sermon to “ANNIHILATE” Jews “down to the very last one” in Friday prayers

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There you have it. The mosque, in accordance with Islamic text and teachings, defends the incitement to genocide, the monstrous hatemongering exhorted in Quran. Islamic Jew-hatred, it’s in the Quran.

Behind every Islam attack is the imprimatur of a Muslim cleric. Behind every Islamic attack, is the … the mosque.

The Islamic Center of Davis, California, has defended Imam Ammar Shahin over a sermon last Friday in which he quoted an antisemitic text and prayed for Allah to “annihilate” Jews “down to the very last one.”

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California Imam: Calls for Annihilation of Jews and Calls to Liberate Temple Mount (Al-Aqsa) from Their “Filth”

The Islamic Center of Davis, California, has defended Imam Ammar Shahin over a sermon last Friday in which he quoted an antisemitic text and prayed for Allah to “annihilate” Jews “down to the very last one.”

Breitbart, July 26, 2017:

In a statement issued Tuesday morning, and e-mailed to Breitbart News, the mosque claimed that Shahin’s sermon was quoted out of context, and lashed out against “Islamophobic news organizations.”

It claimed that the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) had mis-translated Shahin’s prayer, and that he prayed that Allah “destroy” rather than “annihilate” the Jews responsible for temporarily closing access to the Al-Aqsa mosque (after a terror attack).

The word “destroy,” the mosque claimed, was not a call to violence but merely a “supplication that is generally used against oppressors.”

The mosque’s full statement is as follows:

On July 21st, 2017, Imam Ammar Shahin gave a sermon at the ICD. The sermon was about the horrific events that had recently taken place, and continue to take place, in East Jerusalem. In this sermon, Imam Shahin exercised his first amendment right to protest the illegal closure, occupation, and attacks against Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site for all Muslims. This illegal closure of the Mosque is in addition to the killing of Muslim worshipers, the injury of many more, including the Imam of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the prevention of worship, and the prevention of the call to prayer at the Mosque. The International community has expressed outrage over the incidents, with the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People stating at the recent International Conference on Jerusalem that what is happening is against international law.

After this sermon, MEMRI, an agenda driven organization that supports Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land, and other Islamophobic news organizations, accused Imam Shahin and the ICD of anti-Semitism, quoting edited passages of the sermon out of context. In particular, they said that Imam Shahin cited an anti-Semitic prophetic tradition in his sermon. The tradition in question refers to the theological issue regarding the apocalyptic battle between Jesus and the Antichrist. It says that there will be people from various groups, including Muslims, who will follow the Antichrist, and there will be people who will believe in Jesus and follow him, including Jews and Christians. A battle will take place between these two armies, with the army of Jesus prevailing. Thus, this prophetic tradition is referring to a battle between good and evil, and not a battle against any particular group as MEMRI would like people to believe. The apocalyptic battle between the Messiah and the Antichrist is something found in all Abrahamic traditions. Imam Shahin’s condemnation was aimed towards those who are taking part in the illegal aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque and no one else.

It was clear to all those who listened to the entire sermon that Imam Shahin was not calling towards anti-Semitism nor towards violence against any religion. Rather, he is known for his stance against extremism and his condemnation of un-Islamic groups which promote such views. This has always been the position of the Imam and the ICD. To clarify how the cut-and-paste tactics of MEMRI twisted what was said, the following is a summary of the sermon:

The sermon was approximately fifty minutes long. The clip that MEMRI circulated was 2 minutes and 19 seconds long, comprised of smaller clips put together out of context. Then they placed a title to the video to reflect the message they wanted to paint Imam Shahin with. The entire sermon was about the theological virtues of the holy site of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which the Jews call Temple Mount. He then mentioned that closing the holy site of Muslims is a form of oppression, and that God comes to the aid of the oppressed if they return back to their faith. The Imam also mentioned Jews in a positive context in his sermon. He addressed how God saved the Jews from Pharaoh when they were oppressed yet held on to their religion, similarly, God would relieve the Muslims who are oppressed by the occupying forces in East Jerusalem when they return back to their faith. This is when Imam Shahin cited the prophetic tradition regarding God giving victory to Jesus and the followers of truth during the apocalyptic war with the Antichrist. When people believe in Jesus as a prophet of God and hold on to the truth, God will support them. This was the purpose of citing the prophetic tradition. In the context of the full sermon, it becomes clear that the theme of the sermon was against oppression, and not against Jews or any religion. This was clearly explained in the sermon when Imam Ammar said that the battle at the end of time is not specific to Palestine, indicating that the conflict is not with Jews or any specific group of people, but it will be against all evil. This then makes clear to whom the supplication at the end of the sermon was referring. It was referring to the oppressive occupying forces that closed down one of the holiest sites in the world and attacked worshippers. Moreover, MEMRI also wrongly translates “ahlik” as “annihilate”. Ahlik, in the Arabic language, means destroy, a supplication that is generally used against oppressors. MEMRI’s deliberate and erroneous translation to promote their agenda is unacceptable and aims to portray people of faith against each other.

If MEMRI and company sincerely followed Imam Ammar Shahin’s work and did not just cut and paste what suits their cause, they would have come across the countless lectures and sermons he has given regarding treating all people, especially non-Muslims, with kindness and giving them their full rights, supporting them when they are oppressed. Never has Imam Shahin called for discrimination or harm of any group of people. These types of claims are expected from an organization like MEMRI which is notorious for its academic dishonesty.

Finally, the ICD welcomes all people to come to our Mosque to find out what we really teach. We have an open-door policy.

Nowhere in the mosque’s statement did it condemn or even criticize the terror attack earlier this month in which a Muslim shot and killed two Israeli Druze police officers, leading to the temporary closure of access to the mosque.

Despite the mosque’s claims, Imam Shahin’s sermon referred specifically to Jews — in English (via MEMRI transcript):

The Prophet Muhammad said: ‘Judgment Day will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews, and the Jews hide behind stones and trees, and the stones and the trees say: Oh Muslim, oh servant of Allah…’ They will not say: Oh Egyptian, oh Palestinian, oh Jordanian, oh Syrian, oh Afghan, oh Pakistani. The Prophet Muhammad says that they time will come, the Last Hour will not take place until the Muslims fight the Jews. We don’t say if it is in Palestine or another place. Until they fight… When that war breaks out, they will run and hide behind every rock, and house, and wall, and trees. The house, the wall, and the tress will call upon the Muslims. It will say: Oh Muslim… It will not say: Oh Palestinian, oh Egyptian, oh Syrian, oh Afghan, oh Pakistani, oh Indian… No, it will say: Oh Muslim. Muslim. When Muslims come back… ‘Come, there is someone behind me – except for the Gharqad tree, which is the tree of the Jews. Except for a certain tree that they are growing today in Palestine, in that area, except this form of tree, which they are growing today… That’s the tree that will not speak to the Muslims.

Moreover, as Breitbart News reported on Monday — after watching the entire video, and not just the portion excerpted by MEMRI — Imam Shahin specifically referred to “a war of faith” against Jews.

At no point did Imam Shahin suggest “that the conflict is not with Jews or any specific group of people,” as the mosque claims.

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Suresh
Suresh
6 years ago

This is no big deal , next they will justify his sermons calling to kill infidels and rape their girls/women.

The Left/liberal Loons in EU even allow their women/Girls to be assaulted, molested, gang raped , murdered http://bit.ly/2tTQW4b

..and its all Halal (approved) as per allah ! So police do not even register case and mock the victims.

Poppey
Poppey
6 years ago

A week or two back, the Sarsour woman incited Jihad against your new president on American soil, she seems warm and mobile, seemingly unharrassed and free ?

Now you have this further case of incitement straight from koranic scripture, preached once again on American soil by one of your own, my question is this, how is it that mosque still standing and has missed being struck by divine intervention until all is warm ash ?

Hell’s teeth, anyone would think America was going soft.

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago

” The International community has expressed outrage over the incidents, with the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People stating at the recent International Conference on Jerusalem that what is happening is against international law”. This same useless international committee denies the 3000 years of history where Jerusalem is, was and will always be a Jewish city. islam is founded on lies, it is easy for lies to be forced on muslims as it is death not to accept the garbage of the qur’an or a muslim. The rest of the world can see islam as a cult of criminally insane fools who think that they can blatantly lie and have it accepted by everyone,

Cai
Cai
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Their blatant lies are being accepted by an alarming percentage of the reality challenged inhabitants in the West.The future is getting scarier by the day because of this.Something dramatic needs to happen to awaken the gullible out of their blissful illusion.

AlgorithmicAnalystD
AlgorithmicAnalyst
6 years ago

Davis is one of the centers of leftist activity in California.

Mary
Mary
6 years ago

And with such hateful diatribe, and past expressions of intolerant biases and willingness to be violent, by what rule of logic I am not supposed to be “phobic” about Islam and its adherents??

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jim
jim
6 years ago

Anyone who studies the canonical texts of Islam (the Quran, the hadiths and the Sira) and the classical commentaries (tafsirs) has good rational reasons to be afraid of Islam and it’s Founder, Prophet Muhammad!

Janet
Janet
6 years ago

This Iman said exactly what he meant. Why are the trying to whitewash it? It comes directly from their holy book of hate. Surveil all mosques! I’d be willing to bet you’d hear that kind of talk in many of them.

Cai
Cai
6 years ago
Reply to  Janet

‘I’d be willing to bet you’d hear that kind of talk in many of them.’

How about ALL of them!!

Memri Dotorg
Memri Dotorg
6 years ago

That’s good to know. How about the 20,000 other clips on memri, added to daily, showing foaming Muslims calling for the genocide of the Jews? More mistranslations?

Memri is one of the most important institutions of free speech in the world, I have no affiliation.

christian vidal
christian vidal
6 years ago

How utterly strong they despise and hate us, only the stupid leftists that are daily

brainwashed by the enemedia and the educational system cannot understand this

common sense, so ban all muzzies from the US and Canada shut down all mosques for ever.

Don’t forget when the twin towers collapsed 1 billion of their kind were dancing and chanting

in the streets worldwide. They are our deadest enemies since the inception. Their only

goal is the erasement of the western and jewish civilizations.

pfwag
pfwag
6 years ago

Taqiyya in action.

Mark Huber
Mark Huber
6 years ago

Islam is not a religion for purposes of protection of religious freedom in the USA. This mosque should be shuttered any an investigation of members and attendees should be completed. All participants should be expelled from the USA, regardless of citizenship. Those in leadership positions should first be imprisoned for making terroristic threats.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago

Muslums lie like most people breathe.

Tatiana Covington
Tatiana Covington
6 years ago

Very well… take him out.

dad1927
dad1927
6 years ago

Its their religion to kill Jews. We allow freedom of religion…. Anyone see a problem yet?comment image

katzkiner
katzkiner
6 years ago

Wonder what haji thinks 80 million plus good ole boy Americans will be doing when they start their jihad fantasy?
This jihad will likely be over in a week.
They forget we destroy their biggest & best armies in 100 hours or less.
Start shooting Jews or anybody else in homeland America and in 60 days there will not be a mosque or a muslim to be found.
Anywhere.
Jesus, these fellows are dense!comment image

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