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A Danish imam caused outrage after calling for the murder of Jews during his Friday sermon at a Copenhagen mosque.
In a recording of Mundhir Abdallah’s sermon, the cleric is seen citing a teaching of The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) which is considered anti-Semitic.
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The sermon took place on 31st March but videos were posted on Facebook and YouTube on Sunday by the Al-Faruq Mosque.
Washington-based Middle East Media Research Institute (Memri) later translated part of the 30-minute address.
The video posted shows Abdallah standing in front of a black flag that has the Shahadah written on it.
He declares there will soon be a caliphate according to the Islamic law that will wage Jihad to liberate the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem by uniting the Muslim community.
Then he recites the words of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and cites a hadith.
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"We are concerned weak and impressionable people may perceive this kind of preaching as a clear call to violence and terror against Jews,” says Jewish community leader Dan Rosenberg.
Denmark’s immigration minister called the Friday sermon completely preposterous.
"But it also shows why we need to lead a harsh and consistent policy. We cannot and should not accept this,” he further wrote on Facebook.
This article originally appeared on BBC
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