Zak Ali, who travelled to the CBD from Dandenong for the public Friday prayer, said he no longer believed in Australia’s political system.
“This is not a rally. I encourage you all to save your rallying for Sunday, inshallah ,” Salman said as he addressed a large group of Victorians from atop a hill on the King Street side of the gardens.Imam Belal Assad performed the khutbah, or sermon, at the service, citing the Koran in his call for peace, restraint and justice for the Palestinian people.
Later, Assad turned his attention to more than 6000 people reportedly killed in Gaza after Israeli attacks on the enclave, including children whose lives had been lost.Zak Ali, from Dandenong, took a day off work to travel to the CBD for the service. Asked why he made the trip, he said: “Because my brothers are oppressed. It’s as simple as that.”
Before the service in the sunlit gardens, Salman told this masthead he encouraged everyone, regardless of their faith, to consider their message.
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