Imam of French mosque dismissed for Eid sermon

Imam of French mosque dismissed for Eid sermon
July 26, 2021
PARIS: The imam of a French mosque has been dismissed for delivering a sermon on Eid ul Adha deemed “contrary to the values of the Republic”, Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday.
Mmadi Ahamada, who is the imam of the Saint-Chamond Grand Mosque, located in France's Loire region, was sacked on the directives of Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.
The grounds cited for his dismissal were that the Quranic verse from Surah Ahzab and hadith Ahamada shared were “contrary to the values of the Republic”.
According to the Turkish publication, Ahamada shared verses addressing the wives of the Prophet Muhammad in his sermon.

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