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In April and August
of 2018, two UK Imams, Ahmad Ali and Yusuf Motala respectively,
were guest speakers invited by the Islamic Society of Toronto Masjid
Dar Us Salaam mosque, located at 4 Thorncliffe Park Drive in
Toronto, Ontario.
Included in their
speeches were not only statements of the inadmissibility of
friendship between Muslims and Jews and Christians (see
statement here ),
but also supplications calling for the slaying of those who do not follow the
teachings of Allah. (see full supplication here )
Excerpt of
supplication: O
Allah! Annihilate [destroy] them as you annihilated [destroyed] Aad and
Thamud [ancient peoples annihilated by Allah because they didn’t heed
the warnings of the prophets]. O Allah! Count their number, slay
[kill] them one by one and make them a lesson to their
likenesses O Allah! We will let you in their throats and we seek
refuge in you from their evils.
The Mosque in
question, when approached by voices of concern, had the following
statement concerning the supplication in question:
“The text, when
understood in the right context and mainstream interpretation, clearly
addresses tyrants and oppressors in general. Any suggestion that the
language refers to non-Muslims or that the statement encourages Muslims
towards violence are categorically false and inaccurate."
The statement and the
supplication above speak of the same issue, namely, the distinct
separation of Muslims and non Muslims and the hostility that
accompanies such separation. This was presented by two separate Imams,
guest speakers at the same Toronto Masjid within the same year.
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