"We are not looking to kill people and take their land, only to spread Islam, which was created to reign supreme over all other religions"
In a February 9, 2024 Friday sermon by Australian Imam Sheikh Abdul Salam Zoud at Masjid As-Sunnah Lakemba, Sydney, which was streamed live on Facebook, Zoud praised Jihad and Hamas.
He said that the Prophet Muhammad and the Righteous Caliphs did not conquer the world by peaceful means, negotiations, concessions, or understandings, rather they conquered it by Jihad for the sake of Allah.
Zoud continued to say that the goal of Jihad is not to kill people, but to spread Islam. He said that Jihad is the "only solution" when it comes to the infields and that Palestine will only be restored by Jihad.
Zoud asked: "When has our nation ever reached such power by any means other than Jihad?"
Sheikh Abdul Salam Zoud is the director of Awqaf Australia charity and in the past, he was deputy to Sheikh Mohammad Omran, leader of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah (ASJW) in Australia, who has been linked to Al-Qaeda. Zoud has met with several terror operatives and individuals linked with terrorist activity and Al-Qaeda. He was named as a recruiter for Al-Qaeda, but he has denied these allegations.