Al-Faruq Mosque (Denmark)

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Al-Faruq Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
LeadershipMundhir Abdallah (imam)
StatusActive
Location
LocationNørrebro, Copenhagen
CountryDenmark
Al-Faruq Mosque (Denmark) is located in Copenhagen
Al-Faruq Mosque (Denmark)
Location of the mosque in Copenhagen
Map
Interactive map of Al-Faruq Mosque
Coordinates55°42′11″N 12°32′40″E / 55.70306°N 12.54444°E / 55.70306; 12.54444
Architecture
TypeMosque

The Al-Faruq Mosque, also known as the Masjid al-Faruq, is a mosque located in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark. The relatively obscure mosque became a centre of controversy between 2017 and 2019 due to its association with Hizb ut-Tahrir,[1] an international pan-Islamist and Islamic fundamentalist political organization.

Controversies

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Main article: Hizb ut-Tahrir § Denmark

Connection with the 2015 Copenhagen shootings

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Omar el-Hussein attended the mosque the day before perpetrating the 2015 Copenhagen shootings. The sermon that day included references to Muhammed waging war against Jews, and accused Western civilization of leading non-Muslims to corruption.[2]

Antisemitism

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Imam Mundhir Abdallah, a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, delivered a sermon in March 2017 that included the following statement:[3][4]

Doomsday will not come before the Muslims fight the Jews, such that the Muslims kill them, and the Jew will hide behind rock and trees, and the rock and the trees will say: "O muslim, O worshipper of God, there is a Jew behind me, so come and kill him".

— Mundhir Abdallah

In July 2018 Abdallah was charged with §266(b) and §136 part 3 of the penal code (respectively nicknamed racismeparagraffen and forkynderloven), the latter of which prohibits religious teachers from including express approval of certain crimes, including manslaughter, in religious instruction.[5] The defense argued that Abdallah should be acquitted because the sermon was based on a Hadithic quote, because it was meant to refer to Israel rather than Jews in general, and because it was meant as a "prophecy" rather than an encouragement. Abdallah was found guilty on both charges.[6][7]

On 21 June 2019, Abdallah stated in a sermon that the rulers and heads of state of Muslim countries, such as Iran, UAE, and Saudi Arabia, were serving crusader countries (United States), and that Jerusalem was occupied by Zionists.[8]

Proposal to close the mosque

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On 4 October 2018, six politicians from the Danish People's Party proposed to outlaw the mosque,[9][10] but the motion did not carry. In December 2018, Minister of Justice Søren Pape Poulsen reported that the Ministry of Justice did not find a basis for this action in the constitution:[11]

If an opportunity appears to dissolve the underlying union within the framework of the constitution, we should pursue that opportunity. But the Ministry of Justice has not deemed that this is possible

— Søren Pape Poulsen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kontroversiel moske lever af ekstreme konfrontationer med samfundet". DR.dk (in Danish). Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Fastrup, Niels; Buhr, Claus; Sung, Lisbeth; Nyborg, Johannes Martin (February 22, 2019). "Flere kilder: Gerningsmand var i radikal Nørrebro-moske dagen før terrorangreb". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Imam accused in Denmark of calling for murder of Jews". The Journal. Ireland. AFP. May 11, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2025. Judgement Day will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them.
  4. ^ Bjørnager, Jens Anton (July 24, 2018). "Imam tiltales for at have bifaldet drab på jøder for første gang nogensinde: Her er hans prædiken". Berlingske. Retrieved July 18, 2019. Dommedag oprinder ikke, førend muslimerne bekæmper jøderne, således at muslimerne slår dem ihjel, og jøden vil skjule sig bag sten og træer, og stenen og træerne vil sige: 'O muslim, O Guds tilbeder, der er en jøde bag mig, så kom og dræb ham'
  5. ^ "Denmark charges imam with incitement for sermon that called for killing Jews". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 24, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  6. ^ Fogde, Frederik (March 26, 2019). "Imam dømt i første forkynderlovssag: "De får aldrig muslimerne i knæ"". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Jensen, Kaare Kronberg (March 26, 2019). "Prædikant idømt seks måneders betinget fængsel for at have bifaldet drab på jøder". Jyllandsposten (in Danish). Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "Friday Sermon by Copenhagen Imam Mundhir Abdallah: Every Single Muslim Leader Has Been Serving American and "Crusader" Interests". Middle East Media Research Institute. June 22, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "B 14 Forslag til folketingsbeslutning om forbud mod Masjid Al-Faruq-moskeen på Nørrebro". ft.dk (in Danish). 2018.
  10. ^ "Forslag til folketingsbeslutning om forbud mod Masjid Al-Faruq-moskeen på Nørrebro". retsinformation.dk (in Danish). 2018.
  11. ^ Birk, Christian (December 12, 2018). "Regering vil ikke opløse omstridt moské". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved July 18, 2019. Hvis der inden for Grundlovens rammer viser sig mulighed for at opløse foreningen bag, skal vi forfølge den mulighed. Men Justitsministeriet har ikke vurderet, at det er en mulighed