Tampa Mosque Event Features Two Imams One Anti-Semitic, the Other Supports Sharia Punishments

Stoning adulterers, killing homosexuals, and hating Jews is all standard Sharia.

Stoning adulterers is not “extremist”; it is Islamic law. The caliph Umar, one of Muhammad’s closest companions, even maintained that it was originally in the Qur’an:

‘Umar said, “I am afraid that after a long time has passed, people may say, “We do not find the Verses of the Rajam (stoning to death) in the Holy Book,” and consequently they may go astray by leaving an obligation that Allah has revealed. Lo! I confirm that the penalty of Rajam be inflicted on him who commits illegal sexual intercourse, if he is already married and the crime is proved by witnesses or pregnancy or confession.” Sufyan added, “I have memorized this narration in this way.” ‘Umar added, “Surely Allah’s Apostle carried out the penalty of Rajam, and so did we after him.” (Bukhari, vol. 8, bk. 82, no. 816)

Another hadith depicts Muhammad specifying the punishment for homosexual activity: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Loot, execute the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.’” (Sunan Abu Dawud 4462)

And as for Jews, the Jews in the Qur’an are called the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; 3:75, 3:181); they claim that Allah’s power is limited (5:64); they love to listen to lies (5:41); they disobey Allah and never observe his commands (5:13). They are disputing and quarreling (2:247); hiding the truth and misleading people (3:78); staging rebellion against the prophets and rejecting their guidance (2:55); being hypocritical (2:14, 2:44); giving preference to their own interests over the teachings of Muhammad (2:87); wishing evil for people and trying to mislead them (2:109); feeling pain when others are happy or fortunate (3:120); being arrogant about their being Allah’s beloved people (5:18); devouring people’s wealth by subterfuge (4:161); slandering the true religion and being cursed by Allah (4:46); killing the prophets (2:61); being merciless and heartless (2:74); never keeping their promises or fulfilling their words (2:100); being unrestrained in committing sins (5:79); being cowardly (59:13-14); being miserly (4:53); being transformed into apes and pigs for breaking the Sabbath (2:63-65; 5:59-60; 7:166); and more. They are under Allah’s curse (9:30), and Muslims should wage war against them and subjugate them under Islamic hegemony (9:29).

These guys aren’t “extremists.” They’re mainstream.

Tampa Mosque Opens its Doors to Hate Preachers

by Ahnaf Kalam

Focus On Western Islamism, August 25, 2022:

Two imams with who have preached hatred towards Jews and have advocated for the stoning of adulterers and homosexuals are set to speak at a mosque in Tampa this weekend.

The double feature of Islamist hostility will take place on Aug. 26–27, 2022 as part of an “Islamic Family and Youth Conference” organized by the Islamic Community of Tampa. The imams scheduled to speak at the event are Uthman Ibn Farooq of the California-based One Message Foundation, and Imam Karim Abuzaid, founder of the Colorado Muslims Community Center and the Salahudin Future Academy based in New Jersey. Both imams have a long and well-documented history of espousing Islamist extremism in the form of antisemitism, hostility toward homosexuals, and general anti-Western sentiment.

Examples of Imam Karim Abuzaid preaching violent extremism dating back to 2011 can be found on his YouTube channel which has more than 50,000 followers. While acknowledging that Westerners no longer view adultery as a punishable crime, Abuzaid argues that in a properly governed Muslim society, fornicators would be flogged and adulterers stoned in public and that children should be invited to watch the gruesome acts. He also promotes the segregation of sexes so that men will not be tempted to engage in acts of adultery. The segregation of sexes has played a significant role in hindering the ability of women to obtain education in Muslim-majority environments, even in the West.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Abuzaid took to YouTube to warn his followers of the true origins of the Coronavirus outbreak, which he believes is a divine punishment on the West for engaging in homosexuality and adultery. Later, he advised congregants at a sermon against voting for then-Colorado Gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis simply because of his sexual orientation.

Abuzaid is perhaps even more vicious and hateful against Jews than he is toward homosexuals. In 2009, he said “This [killing] is the solution for the Jews. Only killing them is the solution and exterminating them from the face of the earth in accordance to Hitler’s philosophy …”…

And in August 2021, immediately following America’s withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan, Abuzaid expressed his support for the Taliban’s imposition of sharia in the country.

“Now the laws of Taliban, the laws of Sharia, of Islam, that’s what they want to implement in their country, and that’s all they know, says that women should wear the hijab, what is wrong with that?” he asked. “What is wrong with that? Why don’t you place this equal to Macron forcing women not to wear their hijabs under the notion [of] keeping the customs and laws and the principles of the Republic […] why not accept the Taliban as conquering rulers?”

Abuzaid’s counterpart at the Tampa event, Sheikh Uthman Ibn Farooq, made headlines in early 2022 after he was reportedly stabbed while proselytizing on the streets of San Diego. Farooq, posted video of his alleged attacker shouting “Islamophobic” slurs at Farooq and calling him a terrorist. Video of the incident shows the suspect drawing a knife, but does not show Farooq being attacked by the knife-wielding man….

In one video recorded in San Diego, CA, Farooq is seen discussing the similarities between Christianity and Islam with regard to homosexuality with a passerby – particularly emphasizing verses in the Old Testament saying that the punishment for homosexuality is death, and suggesting that the Quran’s prescription for homosexuality is a return to that true and un-tempered command found in the Old Testament. While discussing scripture with an interested passerby, he reads a verse from the Old Testament: “If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death,” Farooq then asks a what the punishment for homosexuality is today. “Isn’t [the Old Testament] still the word of God?” he asks….

It is entirely fitting that such a radical event should be held at a venue like the Islamic Center, which has a long and pronounced history of promoting Islamism to Floridians….