This is noteworthy in light of the fact that Islamic apologists today routinely try to explain away uncomfortable passages of the Qur’an by claiming that they apply only to the seventh century. Even if that were true, Muhammad remains the “excellent example” (Qur’an 33:21).
Read about the story Mazhar Mahmood tells here, and other accounts of Muhammad’s dealings with the Jews and his deep hatred for them according to Islamic tradition, in Muhammad: A Critical Biography.
“Peoria, Illinois Sermon By Imam Mazhar Mahmood, Who Claims To Be ‘Active In Interfaith Community’: Muslims Must Not Build Political Ties With Zionists; The Jews Of Medina, In Their Carnal Desires, Plotted Against The Modesty Of A Muslim Woman; Oh Allah, Liberate Al-Aqsa From The ‘Filth Of The Plundering Jews,'” MEMRI, August 8, 2025:
Imam Mazhar Mahmood of the Islamic Foundation of Peoria, IL, said in his August 8, 2025 Friday sermon that “alleged” Muslims suggest building “political situations” with the Zionists for the sake of stability, and he asked whether Muslims have “stooped so low.” He prayed for Allah to liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the “filth of the plundering Jews.” Mahmood urged Muslims to understand their legacy and learn why the Prophet Muhammad expelled the Jews from Medina, telling a narrative from early Islamic days, of Jews harassing a Muslim woman.
Mahmood, originally from Toronto, Canada, is also president of Peoria for Palestine. On his website, he claims to be “active in the interfaith community“.
Mazhar Mahmood: “Does anyone know why the Prophet kicked out the Jews from Medina – namely, Banu Qaynuqa – by their inception? Read history, my friends, understand what our legacy is.
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“So, of course, the Jews detested this – that a woman dressing like the Muslims is present in their society.
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“In their carnal desires, they were eager to get a glance at this woman, so they devised, they deliberated, they plotted.
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“What they do is they take the bottom portion of her clothing and they tie it with her khimar, with her hijab, so when she gets up, what happens? Her bottom is revealed.
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“How similar is today to yesterday, when you see hundreds of thousands of children and women, innocent men, falling, being starved to death, yet, some Muslims – alleged Muslims – say: ‘We need to build political situations with these Zionists. We need to have political stability.’ Have we stooped so low, my friends? Oh Allah, liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the filth of the plundering Jews.”
mike says
The hate will only get more divide
Rule thru fear & hate
ploome says
There must be a way to charge these ‘religious’ leaders as criminal and deport or incarcerate them for calling for violence and intolerance towards population in USA.
How do you do that?
Is there a legal group that can sue these people for inciting violence?
OLD GUY says
Some times I think our legal system is afraid of Islam and what might happen if they started arresting and filling charges against these Imams for their incitement of violence against others.
Tony says
People lack a backbone and the will to challenge Islam and its Muslims. It is clear that Islam incites violence and terrorism when Qur’an 8:39 commands Muslims to fight Non-Muslims until they surrender to Muslim rule when it says, “And engage in war with them[Non-Muslims] until there will not be sedition and the religion will be completely to Allah…”
OLD GUY says
100% correct Tony.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
One more case for deportation to Pakistan, or wherever he’s from. If he’s a born US citizen, then send him to Gitmo
gravenimage says
Illinois: Imam invokes Muhammad’s example to justify hostility toward Jews today
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Deport, deport, deport.
Troybeam says
The Jewish people rejected Muhammed, or so Islamic history states, it is that rejection that fuels Islam’s hate of the Jews and others.
Tony says
Allah commands hatred of Jews and Christians and Non-Muslims. EVERY Muslim prayer begins with Quran 1:1-, cursing Jews and Christians 15+ times a day. Demonic Allah in Quran 5:51 says, “O you who have believed[Muslims], DO NOT TAKE the Jews and the Nasara(Christians) as friends. They are friends to one another. And whoever among you takes them as friends, so surely he is of them. Surely Allah does not guide the unjust people.” See also Quran 2:63-65; 3:115; 4:144; 5:59-60, 82; 7:166. Allah desires to fill hell with Non-Muslims because they DO NOT ACCEPT Islam to become Muslims(Quran 7:18; 11:119; 32:13, 35:8 etc.).