SocietyImams’ council condemns Melbourne preacher’s call to ‘take up arms’

Australia’s peak imams’ body says it is deeply concerned by reports that Melbourne preacher Abu Ahmad urged followers to “take up arms” against enemies and not befriend Jews or Christians. Ahmad says the words came from a book he was reading, not a personal call to attack non-Muslims. The council condemned incitement to violence against civilians or religious communities.

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