13 May 2008

Salafi Mosque refuses to bury cop-killer

Mosque's burial refusal stirs global controversy

Turning down a request last week to bury alleged cop-killer Howard Cain at the Germantown Masjid has sparked an international controversy about the burial of Muslims.
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These events represent a major turning point in the once-insular Muslim community here where leaders want it to be known that their Allah-fearing believers do not condone such violence.

"This was a wake-up call, not just for us to say Islam calls people to good behavior, but when we see [criminal behavior] in the mosque, we have to speak about that," said Amin Nathari, a visiting imam who preached last Friday at Masjidullah in West Oak Lane.
More information about the mosque can be found here. An interesting development, this is.

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