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Colorado Imam Karim Abu Zaid In Illinois: The West Invented The Notion Of 'Abrahamic' Faiths To Legitimize Israel In The Region; If Jews Want To Follow Moses, They Should Also Follow Jesus And Muhamma

Colorado‑based imam Dr. Karim Abu Zaid said in a Friday, July 4, 2025 sermon at the Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines, Illinois that the Western world has realized the Middle East revolves around faith and religion, and that the Zionist State of Israel has been planted in a region of Muslims and Christians. This led them, he said, to "blend" Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and "spices" from other faiths to create what he called the "Abrahamic faith." Abu Zaid stated that Muslims are not like the Western world and that tolerance does not mean compromising their belief system in order to appear tolerant. He added that Muslims are the true followers of Moses, not the Jews, and that if the Jews want to be among the true followers of Moses, they should follow Jesus and then the Prophet Muhammad. Karim Abu Zaid: "The Western world realized that the conflict in the Middle East is based on religion. They realized that faith is the shaker of this part of the world. People believe in something there. Now, we inserted a body called the Zionist State of Israel within that environment. You've got Christians and Muslims... These are Zionists. [...] "[They said:] 'Let us come up with something that can be put together.' Like let's put Islam, Christianity, Judaism in a mixture and blend them together, and maybe add some spices here and there, some Buddhism, some Hinduism, and produce something called the Abrahamic faith. [...] "We are not like you. [...] "Tolerance, being tolerant, is in the area of treating people, interacting with people justly and fairly. But I'm sorry, I cannot compromise my belief system in order to appear tolerant to you. [...] "And you've got Muslim countries who are engaged in this conspiracy. Brothers and sisters in Islam – the Abraham Accords, the normalization, you hear that going over and over again... It will not sell, brothers and sisters in Islam. [...] "We are the true followers of Moses, not them. If the [Jews] want to be amongst those followers of Moses, they should follow Jesus and then Muhammad."