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.
Sectarian Realignment
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:
“Their maps of Greater Israel include Mecca and Medina.”
Qadhi openly justifies terror against Israel:
“Our brothers and sisters in Gaza are morally obliged to attack people… who have actually harmed them.”
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.
What Qadhi Really Said About Israel: A Closer Look at His Sermon’s Most Shocking Quotes
“A machine of cruelty that has industrialized genocide… trampled on every single remnant of human dignity…”
“The blood of Muslims is not even worth insects in their eyes.”
“Wallahi, they run away in the tens of thousands back home.”
“Have you not seen the TikTok videos? Have you not seen the memes of them eating luscious food… as they transpose it with people starving in Gaza?”
Each statement is not mere rhetoric, it is calculated incitement. Qadhi’s sermon deliberately dehumanizes Israelis and paints them as gluttonous monsters deserving of annihilation. His words reflect not political critique, but theological warfare dressed in modern grievance language.
He even urges his followers to seek emotional validation through TikTok, a Chinese Communist Party-controlled propaganda platform notorious for algorithmic manipulation and disinformation. By pointing his audience to these rage-inducing videos and memes, Qadhi isn’t encouraging research—he’s directing his flock to consume curated psychological warfare: visual propaganda crafted to inflame hatred against Jews and the West.
ALERT, TEXAS
ON U.S. SOIL: Yasir Qadhi Pledges His Allegiance to Iran, Rages Against America, and Calls for Muslim Unity Against the “KAFFIR” – That Means YOU, Texas!
When Yasir Qadhi says “Kaffir”, he’s not just talking about Jews. He’s not just talking about Israel.
He’s… pic.twitter.com/BODo1SCCUA
— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) June 22, 2025
The Blood Libel Repackaged for 2025
Qadhi repeatedly slanders Israelis as cruel, gluttonous, and genocidal:
“A machine of cruelty that has industrialized genocide… trampled on every single remnant of human dignity…”
“The blood of Muslims is not even worth insects in their eyes.”
These accusations are not just inflammatory; they are designed to strip Israelis of their humanity, a classic tactic of war propaganda.
Celebrating Jewish Suffering While Framing It as Divine Justice
Qadhi mocks the exodus of Israeli civilians fleeing Iranian rocket fire:
“Wallahi, they run away in the tens of thousands back home.”
He contrasts this with supposed Palestinian steadfastness, glorifying those who refuse aid or resettlement. It’s not resilience he praises, it’s strategic martyrdom.
A Call to Sectarian Unity
Despite well-documented Sunni-Shia theological divides, Qadhi urges all Muslims to set aside their differences in order to oppose what he labels as a common enemy:
“Set aside your petty sectarianism—for now.”
“Once we eliminate the common enemy… then we can talk.”
The language is martial, not devotional. The sermon moves beyond spiritual leadership into the realm of strategic coordination, wrapped in religious justification.
Legal and Civic Implications
The sermon was not delivered at a private event. It was hosted at EPIC Mosque in Plano, Texas—a sprawling complex at the center of the controversial EPIC City development. The mosque and related projects are currently under investigation by both state and federal authorities for potential zoning abuses, nonprofit violations, and foreign funding irregularities.
Qadhi, who holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies and frequently presents himself as a moderate, used the pulpit to launch a sectarian ideological mobilization protected by the IRS tax code. Under U.S. law, 501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited from engaging in political advocacy or foreign alignment. Yet Qadhi appears to do both.
“We are, Alhamdulillah, 10 million strong in this country.”
“I will stand up and raise my voice… I will magnify these cracks within their own camps… I will demonstrate the stupidity of these politicians.”
Why Are Taxpayers Funding This?
As journalist Sam Westrop recently exposed, the City of Plano has awarded $219,000 in taxpayer funds to the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) since 2016, despite the mosque and its affiliates coming under growing scrutiny.
The most recent payment, a $142,921 grant issued on May 9, 2025, was awarded after Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered an official investigation into EPIC and its “affiliated entities” for “potential criminal activities.” The same day, the Department of Justice also confirmed a federal investigation into the EPIC City compound.
Despite EPIC’s extremist record, including Yasir Qadhi’s Holocaust denial, advocacy of killing homosexuals, and his defense of the Taliban, the mosque continues to receive public support. Following the October 7 Hamas attacks, Qadhi refused to condemn the massacre and declared, “I am not going to condemn the fight of an oppressed people.”
Other EPIC imams praised the October 7 massacre in sermons, calling it a triumph that “put horror in the hearts of the enemy,” and glorifying “martyrdom” as the ideal death for any “true Muslim.”
EPIC leadership also openly supports Aafia Siddiqui, the convicted Al-Qaeda operative who plotted mass-casualty attacks against Americans and demanded the exclusion of Jews from her trial jury. She is currently serving an 86-year sentence for attempted murder of U.S. personnel.
Yet, despite all of this, city officials have continued to fund this organization with your tax dollars.
Global Propagation
Far from being a local message, the sermon was broadcast live, subtitled, and disseminated internationally through Qadhi’s personal and institutional channels. Islamic networks quickly amplified the khutbah, treating it as authoritative guidance amid a rapidly escalating international conflict.
“Put your differences aside… focus your anger where it belongs—on those who side with the Kaffir.”
The term “Kaffir,” which Qadhi repeats throughout his sermon in multiple forms, is used to label all non-Muslims—including every Christian, Jew, Hindu, and secular citizen in Texas and beyond. This is not some abstract theological term—it is a loaded slur, a rhetorical weapon deeply embedded in Islamic doctrine. And given that disbelief in Islam carries severe penalties under Sharia, the use of this word is not just dehumanizing; it carries the shadow of a threat.
The Meaning and Danger of the Word “Kafir” — A Warning from Dr. Bill Warner
As Islamic expert Dr. Bill Warner explains: “The purpose of Islam is to eliminate the Kafir. Every act of jihad is against the kafir.”
According to Warner, the word Kafir is more than just a label for a non-believer. It is a term of religious hatred enshrined in Islamic doctrine:
“The Quran devotes 64% of its text to the kafir, the unbeliever. The Sira devotes 81% of it to the unbeliever, the Kafir. And the Hadith, 37% is devoted to the Kafir.”
“Allah hates the Kafir… Muslims hate the Kafir… The best language in the Quran describes the torture of the kafir in hell.”
Warner notes that “Kafir” is worse than any slur because it is “sacred hate”—a divinely sanctioned label for those to be “filthy, deceived, beheaded, crucified, plotted against, terrorized, humiliated.”
A Broader Agenda
Qadhi’s closing remarks clarify his agenda:
“If they are boldly shaping our policy based on AIPAC… well, then I have just as much right.”
“I do not want to see another World War Three. I do not want to spend another few trillion dollars in another useless battle overseas.”
Beneath the moral posturing, Qadhi casts himself and his followers as a counter-lobby to Zionist influence, which, he insists, dictates U.S. foreign policy.
Why are we funding our own demise
The June 21 khutbah at EPIC Mosque was not a routine sermon. It was an ideological blueprint. It combined religious language with political messaging, framed sectarian realignment as a strategic necessity, and elevated a religious leader into the role of ideological general.
Yasir Qadhi is not preaching faith. He is preaching foreign-aligned defiance. He is radicalizing from the pulpit with TikTok propaganda, dehumanizing rhetoric, and sedition disguised as a sermon.
This isn’t just protected speech, it’s publicly funded sedition. Why are we paying for our own destruction?
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