Another POS Imam that spreads hatred in North America
At a taxpayer-funded mosque tied to federal and state investigations, radical imam Yasir Qadhi used a globally broadcast sermon to defend Iran, attack America and Israel, and call for Islamic unity against non-Muslims—turning a Plano pulpit into a platform for sectarian incitement and foreign-aligned subversion
PLANO, Texas — On June 21, 2025, at the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Yasir Qadhi delivered what is being described as one of the most ideologically charged and sectarian sermons in recent American history. The khutbah or sermon, broadcast globally under the title ‘Fitnah and Foresight: Israel & Iran War,’ was delivered from the pulpit of a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt mosque tied to an Islamic city project in Texas that is currently under state and federal investigation.
Qadhi, a radical imam and academic born to Pakistani parents, used the occasion to defend the Iranian regime, vilify the United States and Israel, and issue a call for Muslim unity against non-Muslims, whom he referred to repeatedly as “Kaffir,” the most pejorative Islamic term for unbelievers in the Arabic language. On his personal YouTube channel, Qadhi uploaded the same sermon under a more provocative title: “Iran vs. Israel: Should We Remain Neutral?”
The 50-minute address was no theological musing. It was a highly coordinated political screed, a carefully crafted narrative designed to unify Sunni and Shia Muslims around shared enmity toward Israel. But Qadhi didn’t stop there. He used the sermon to reshape American views and values through an Islamic lens, turning public opinion against Israel, all on the eve of escalating military tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
From the outset, Qadhi presents himself as a religious scholar hesitant to wade into geopolitics. Yet, within minutes, he declares:
“Without intending to be alarmist… we are closer to World War Three than ever in the last 60 years.”
Qadhi positions the Iran-Israel conflict as a theological crisis for Muslims. Despite his Sunni background, he mounts a fervent defense of Iran’s Shiite regime, portraying it as flawed but fundamentally Islamic. In contrast, Israel and America are labeled as forces of “Pharaonic Kufr,” a Quranic term denoting the most extreme form of arrogant disbelief.
“On the one hand, you have Iran, even if flawed. On the other hand, you have blatant Kufr… the most arrogant kind of Kufr we have not seen for many millennia.”
He provided no evidence for this outrageous claim, one of several blatant incitements in his speech.
Vilifying the West and Glorifying Terror
Qadhi frames the West not as a political actor, but as an existential enemy of Islam. He condemns U.S. senators for what he alleges is blind allegiance to Israel, and lambasts American Muslims who remain neutral in the conflict.
“He’s not there to protect your interests—he said it himself. He’s there for a foreign nation far, far away.”
He further claims that Israel’s ambitions extend to Islam’s holiest cities:
At a taxpayer-funded mosque tied to federal and state investigations, radical imam Yasir Qadhi used a globally broadcast sermon to defend Iran, attack America and Israel, and call for Islamic unity against non-Muslims—turning a Plano pulpit into a platform for sectarian incitement and foreign-aligned subversion
PLANO, Texas — On June 21, 2025, at the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Yasir Qadhi delivered what is being described as one of the most ideologically charged and sectarian sermons in recent American history. The khutbah or sermon, broadcast globally under the title ‘Fitnah and Foresight: Israel & Iran War,’ was delivered from the pulpit of a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt mosque tied to an Islamic city project in Texas that is currently under state and federal investigation.
Qadhi, a radical imam and academic born to Pakistani parents, used the occasion to defend the Iranian regime, vilify the United States and Israel, and issue a call for Muslim unity against non-Muslims, whom he referred to repeatedly as “Kaffir,” the most pejorative Islamic term for unbelievers in the Arabic language. On his personal YouTube channel, Qadhi uploaded the same sermon under a more provocative title: “Iran vs. Israel: Should We Remain Neutral?”
The 50-minute address was no theological musing. It was a highly coordinated political screed, a carefully crafted narrative designed to unify Sunni and Shia Muslims around shared enmity toward Israel. But Qadhi didn’t stop there. He used the sermon to reshape American views and values through an Islamic lens, turning public opinion against Israel, all on the eve of escalating military tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
From the outset, Qadhi presents himself as a religious scholar hesitant to wade into geopolitics. Yet, within minutes, he declares:
“Without intending to be alarmist… we are closer to World War Three than ever in the last 60 years.”
Qadhi positions the Iran-Israel conflict as a theological crisis for Muslims. Despite his Sunni background, he mounts a fervent defense of Iran’s Shiite regime, portraying it as flawed but fundamentally Islamic. In contrast, Israel and America are labeled as forces of “Pharaonic Kufr,” a Quranic term denoting the most extreme form of arrogant disbelief.
“On the one hand, you have Iran, even if flawed. On the other hand, you have blatant Kufr… the most arrogant kind of Kufr we have not seen for many millennia.”
He provided no evidence for this outrageous claim, one of several blatant incitements in his speech.
Vilifying the West and Glorifying Terror
Qadhi frames the West not as a political actor, but as an existential enemy of Islam. He condemns U.S. senators for what he alleges is blind allegiance to Israel, and lambasts American Muslims who remain neutral in the conflict.
“He’s not there to protect your interests—he said it himself. He’s there for a foreign nation far, far away.”
He further claims that Israel’s ambitions extend to Islam’s holiest cities:
Qadhi openly justifies terror against Israel:
This isn’t commentary. It’s the theological endorsement of Hamas-style attacks as a form of divine justice. This wasn’t a sermon. It was pure jingoism.
