Amy Mek
In a Friday sermon on November 10, 2023, at the Colorado Muslims Community Center, Islamic scholar Imam Karim AbuZaid ignited controversy by urging Muslims not to shy away from discussing martyrdom. The streamed sermon on the Facebook page of the Colorado Muslims Community Center has garnered attention for its provocative statements and implications.
Colorado Islamic Scholar Karim Abu Zaid: Muslims Should Not Shy Away from Talking about Martyrdom, There Is a Prize for Being Killed for the Sake of Allah – It’s Like the Airline Upgrading You from Economy to First Class #Palestinians #martyrdom #Hamas #Gaza @karim_abuzaid pic.twitter.com/sDoD4L8zHw
— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) November 17, 2023
Imam AbuZaid emphasized that Muslims should embrace conversations about martyrdom, countering Western taunts regarding the promised 72 “women” for martyrs in Paradise. He argued that there is a significant reward for those who die in the cause of Allah, likening it to an airline upgrading from economy to first class.
During the sermon, AbuZaid painted a vivid picture of Gazans fleeing bombings and achieving martyrdom, describing it as an upgrade from the hardships of this world to the luxuries of Paradise. He urged his Muslim audience not to worry about those who sacrifice their lives, emphasizing the perceived nobility and reward in doing so.
The Imam labeled Israeli soldiers as cowards, falsely accusing them of targeting women and children from airplanes. AbuZaid referred to the hadith about the trees and the rocks in the End of Time; he said that Allah would give the Muslims drones, too, meaning rocks that would tell them where the Jews were hiding.
“Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger as saying: ‘The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews.’” (Sahih Muslim 2922)
These statements, among others, have heightened concerns regarding the potential promotion of violence and animosity. View the complete Islamic sermon delivered by Imam and Qur’an expert Karim AbuZaid:
The controversial sermon reached beyond the Colorado Muslims Community Center’s Facebook page; it was also streamed on the social media accounts of SAFA USA, Al-Minhaal Academy, and Authentic Ilm Mission, reaching a broader audience.
Imam Karim AbuZaid, the Imam of the Colorado Muslim Society (CMS) and a Ph.D. candidate in Islamic Studies has been known for advocating the correct interpretation of the Qur’an and authentic hadith. However, this recent sermon has ignited a debate about the fine line between Islamic religious teachings and the potential promotion of violence.
It is crucial to emphasize that Imam Karim AbuZaid explicitly identifies himself as a Muslim scholar and Quranic expert; he is not a radical. His sermons and actions are carried out in the name of Allah and for the cause of Islam and Islamic law, representing authentic Islam and not sanitized by Western media.
The controversial Islamic statements have generated concern among various U.S. communities that have had limited and misleading education about Islam, exposing a prevailing lack of understanding perpetuated by the false peaceful narrative promoted by left-wing leaders, media, and some Muslims themselves. For decades, Americans have had minimal exposure to authentic information about Islam and are just waking up to the threat it poses to Americans, their constitution, and their freedoms.
After the video was exposed by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), the Imam proudly promoted the uncovered video. He stands unapologetically by his statements, encouraging Muslims toward violence.
From mercola.com:
“Investigative journalist Michael Shellenberger has exposed Renée DiResta, research director for the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO), as one of the key architects behind the censorship industrial complex
DiResta is connected to the CIA, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), which seeks to implement a One World Government
Before DiResta became research director for the SIO, she was the research director for a small Democrat donor-funded political consulting firm called New Knowledge LLC that created thousands of fake “Russian bots” and used other disinformation tactics to alter the outcome of a local election
DiResta’s reputation was not destroyed by this revelation. Instead, she’s been elevated to more prominent “disinformation expert” positions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security created the EIP and outsourced what would otherwise be illegal and unconstitutional censorship to it. In 2021, the EIP was rebranded as the Virality Project, at which point the information being censored shifted from elections to that of COVID-related matters, including factual information about the COVID jabs and their potential dangers.”
OK, Renée DiResta MUST IMMEDIATELY BE ARRESTED AND HANGED FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY!
Asinine! There are no rocks that tell you where Jews are hiding. There is no reward of 72 virgin 9 year-olds for martyrdom. Between this baloney and our rapturetards peddling nonsense, I am glad I avoid and shun people like these!
All that is missing is his red clown nose.🤡
The only way that will save Western Civilization is to round up all of these psychopathic jihadi and forcefully remove them. It will save billions of dollars(in the long run) and save lives. Any politicial satanist that encourages the importation of dangerous psychopathic jihadi into their country must be removed and prosecuted as a traitor!
Why do we have to put up with evil terrorists like this? Deport the scumbags!
Imams never seem to step up to be first in the line of martyrdom.