NEWSRAEL: This so-called "scholar" has been inciting hatred of Jews in the most blatant way, and nothing is done. WHY?
Praises 10 year old Gazan boys who say they want to become martyrs, Girls who say they want to give birth to martyrs; Adds: Oh Allah, destroy the Jews, shatter their unity, disperse their gathering, bring down upon them your punishment!"
In an April 18, 2025 Friday sermon, Canadian Islamic scholar Younus Kathrada praised ten-year-old Palestinian boys who say: "I live to be a martyr." Kathrada said that there are many such boys who want to fight for the sake of Allah, defend Islam and the Muslims, and defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
He went on to say: "It's the young girls as well… Did you not hear the little girl who said: 'I want to grow up, and I want to get married, and I want to give birth to and raise martyrs'?"
Sheikh Kathrada, who was speaking in Victoria, BC, concluded his sermon by cursing the Jews and praying for their destruction.
The sermon was posted on the YouTube channel of the Muslim Youth Victoria Islamic Centre. In the past, a scheduled lecture by Kathrada on the University of Victoria campus was cancelled following media criticism citing MEMRI clips of Kathrada praising Jihad and denigrating Jews.