An Islamic preacher at the Al Bayyinah Islamic Centre in Melbourne, Brother Abu Ahmad, delivered a sermon calling on followers to take up arms against enemies and not to befriend Jews or Christians. The sermon, shared on social media in July, emphasizes taking action rather than merely opposing enemies spiritually. This comes amid concerns about links between the mosque and individuals involved with alleged extremist activities, including ties to controversial preacher Wisam Haddad and suspects from the Bondi incident.
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An Islamic preacher with links to the alleged Bondi shooters has urged his followers to take up arms against enemies.
In a vile sermon shared on the Al Bayyinah Islamic Centre's social media channels in July, Brother Abu Ahmad warned followers not to 'take the Jews and the Christians for friends' and to declare enmity 'for the sake of Allah'.
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'It is to declare opposition: indeed, to take up arms against his enemies, to shun them and to stay far from them both in word and deed,' he said.
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'This proves that simple opposition of the spirit is not enough and that it must be complete by honouring of your commitment.
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'If the aim of the enemies of Islam whether they are atheists or Jews or Christians or modernists or Zionists or communists is the emasculation of … Muslims, and the erosion of their unique character in order to make them the ass of the chosen people … then the urgency of this issue should become clear to every Muslim.
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The Al Bayyinah centre is located in Springvale in Melbourne's southeast and regularly posts content featuring preachers from across Australia.
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An affiliated account called Station of the Seekers, which now appears to be inactive, posted content that included sermons by Islamic State sympathisers.
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Controversial preacher Wisam Haddad has also been linked to Sydney's Al Madina Dawah Centre, which alleged Bondi shooters Sajid and Naveed Akram reportedly attended on multiple occasions.
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Abu Ahmad pictured delivering one of his sermons
Hate-preacher Wisam Haddad has leant his support to Ahmad in the past
Naveed Akram, one of the alleged Bondi shooters, was a visitor of the Al Madina Dawah Centre which had strong links with Wisam Haddad
Last year, Ahmad declared his support for Haddad while decrying what he said was the influence of liberal ideologies on ordinary Australian Muslims.
'My dear brothers, it is saddening to tell you that we continue to hear stories of our youth falling victim to liberal ideologies and being confused, brainwashed by so-called logical thinkers,' he said in another sermon posted online.
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'Our youth are turning to other ways of life right under our noses.
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'My dear brothers, Tawhid (Islam) needs to be instilled in our youth from the moment they utter their first word.
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We have neglected our children.
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Instead of teaching them to say the name of Allah first, we teach them to say mama or baba.
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We didn’t set their priorities.'
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In another sermon, Ahmad decried Muslims being forced to 'see women without headdresses' and labelled 'haram relationships' and certain types of music as 'sin'.
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'Our community leaders need to work twice as hard, teaching our youth tawhid, because of how easy it is to be brainwashed and how easy our imams can be poisoned by other ideologies,' he said.
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And this is why it is prohibited to live in these lands (the West), the risk of losing your Islam is too high.'
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Haddad has previously urged his 'Melbourne brothers' to rally around Ahmad.
Haddad arriving at Federal Court in Sydney in 2025; two leaders of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry sued Haddad for racial discrimination over anti-Semitic sermons
Haddad was previously found to have breached racial discrimination laws over antisemitic sermons and, in May, criticised the Australian government for prosecuting women who returned to Australia after living under ISIS.
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Haddad shared a photo on his social media channels showing NSW Premier Chris Minns holding an umbrella for Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who made a controversial visit to Australia in February.
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'Isaac Herzog, has been publicly accused by some legal groups, human rights advocates and UN-linked investigators of involvement in or incitement related to alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide connected to the Gaza war,' he wrote.
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'But of course, the 'law' is only ever applied against the weak, and who better to apply it to than women who have spent years in a prison camp, and of course the bonus is that they are Muslim!
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Australia passed new anti-hate speech laws in January in the wake of the Bondi shootings, which saw 15 people killed while attending a Chanukah event.
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The government had initially planned a single bill in response but separated the issues of hate speech and gun laws into two bills after the legislation was blocked by both the Nationals and the Greens.
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The separation came after the Nationals broke away from their Liberal Party partners by opposing the anti-hate speech legislation, arguing it could impinge on free speech.
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Mourners gather in Bondi in the wake of the December massacre.
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The shootings spurned the government to pass anti-hate speech and stricter gun laws
Flowers and a painted menorah on the bridge where the gunmen opened fire on people celebrating Chanukah
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The legislation needs amendments to guarantee greater protections against unintended consequences that limit the rights and freedom of speech of everyday Australians and the Jewish community,' Nationals leader David Littleproud said.
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The result was the shelving of laws that would have given authorities power to target speakers vilifying people based on their race, gender or religion.
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