The Mirror says that this man is a “British” imam, but he would likely deny, if he was being honest, that he is British, and would claim citizenship in the global umma. How many such imams of this kind can Britain tolerate and remain a free society?
“Brit Imam says Muslims should ‘aspire to be like’ Qassem Soleimani at London memorial,” by Parisa Hafezi, Mirror, January 6, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
A British Imam told Muslims to ‘aspire to be like Qassem Soleimani’ at a memorial in London for the top Iranian general….
The footage, which according to the Daily Star was taken outside the Islamic Centre of England in Maida Vale on January 3, shows an Imam labelling Soleimani a ‘martyr’ as supporters gather around with pictures of him.
The imam said: “I would like to give you all my condolences but at the same time I would also like to actually congratulate all of you.
“We are very fortunate to live at a time to see, touch and feel a man like Soleimani and we hope and we pray and we work hard to make sure that there will be many many more Qassem Soleimanis.
“We inspire [sic] to become like him, we are jealous for his shahada (martyrdom) and we want the same thing for ourselves and our loved ones.
“The beauty of Islam is that you turn around to the enemy and say ‘do your worst’ because your worst is the best that could happen.”
On Friday, the centre’s director posted a message of condolence in which he described Soleimani as an “honourable Islamic commander”.
The centre invited people to attend the “memorial majlis” on Saturday afternoon….