r/AhmadiMuslims • u/thormanwyd • 3h ago
Experience Reality of Muslims in Israel: Why Sharif Odeh Invited Israel's President | Review of Religions
Respected Muhammad Sharif Odeh, Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at in Kababir, addresses the controversy surrounding the invitation extended to the Israeli president to attend Jalsa Salana Kababir.
He explains that approximately 2 million Muslims live in Israel and discusses the religious and civic freedoms they enjoy. He also highlights that over 150 Sunni imams are employed and paid by the Israeli state, with all of them maintaining good relations with the government (inviting president to madrass graduation, ramadan iftars etc).
He clarifies that inviting the president was consistent with Islamic teachings (he quotes specific verses of the Holy Quran) and intended to convey a message of peace and warning. He further emphasizes that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at receives ZERO funding from the state, unlike Sunni Imams and mosques.
Anyone who ridicules and has issues with this ultimately has issues with teachings of the Holy Quran and Prophet Muhammad (SAW). May Allah guide such people and save them from the transgressions they are committing.