Michigan imam Usama Abdulghani gave a lecture at the Hadi Institute in Dearborn, Michigan on October 20, 2023, in which he warned Israel against a ground attack in Gaza. He said that if the Zionist "soldiers of the Devil" enter Gaza, it will be like walking into a buzz saw or putting their hands inside a blender. Abdulghani said that they will face the "soldiers of Allah," who are waiting to meet God. 

He added: "They have outfoxed the Zionists in the [Gaza Envelope] settlements, what do you think they have waiting for them in Gaza?" He continued to say that Mohammed Deif and "these guys" are prepared to face them. Abdulghani said: "This hasn't started yet, only the resistance knows the zero hour."

He asked what would happen when the resistance from Iraq, Yemen, and Syria, Hizbullah's Radwan Force and the IRGC join the fray. In another part of the lecture, Abdulghani recommended that his audience read up or watch videos on the "Talmudic teachings of the Zionist occupiers" and said that the Zionist rabbis believe in those perverted teachings that allow for this kind of genocide. During the lecture, Abdulghani kept a photo of IRGC General Qasem Soleimani near his chair. The lecture was posted on the YouTube account of Light of Guidance.