Michigan Islamic Scholar Sheikh Ahmad Musa Jibril Responds to Trump's Gaza Plan: Imams Who Supported Trump are the 'True Enemies'; He Sought Support from Them Like a Fly Searching for Waste, Then Disr
On February 11, 2025, Michigan Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Musa Jibril responded to President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza in a video uploaded to his website and social media accounts. Jibril condemned Islamic leaders who supported Trump's electoral campaign, calling them 'the true enemies' and labeling them as 'deceitful and cunning imams.' He quoted from the Quran: 'They are the enemies, beware of them, may Allah destroy them!' Jibril further claimed that Trump's hands 'are still freshly dripping with the blood' of those massacred in the Muslim world.
Jibril said that the president sought support from anyone, likening him to a fly searching for waste to land on, finding it in Hamtramck and elsewhere, where imams had 'sold their religion' only to have Zionists appointed to his cabinet. He emphasized that Trump discarded these imams like 'disposable toilet paper' and pointed out that Shiite imam Husham Al-Husainy was 'kicked out' of the inauguration program.
Jibril, who served six and a half years in prison for conspiracy, fraud, money laundering, and possession of firearms and ammunition, is considered to be the inspiration for several jihadist attacks and initiatives in the West.
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