Grand Mufti asks dinner guests to make Jihad for him as a joke

Australia's Muslim Grand Mufti asked dinner guests in Melbourne 'to make jihad' for him in an odd joke less than a week after a terror attack in the city.


Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed joked in Arabic about holy war at an Iftar dinner to commemorate the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, and complained about how Muslims are constantly called upon to condemn terrorism.


His English translator, Adel Salman, explained the Grand Mufti's humor at the Sunday night charity event, in inner-city Brunswick, organized by the Islamic Council of Victoria.


‘He did make a joke at the expense of all of us and he asked you all to make jihad,' he said.


'And if your jihad is to stop eating for a few minutes, while he gives his talk.'


Six days after a Somali-born terrorist, Yacqub Khayre, killed a man at a Melbourne serviced apartment, the Grand Mufti condemned all terrorist atrocities in the name of Islam.


He said there was no justification for killing innocent people after Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Monday night siege at Brighton by a meth addict who had links to banned Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab.


However, he used the occasion to draw laughter and applause from the crowd as he complained about how Muslim leaders are constantly asked to denounce terrorism.


'It is unfair and unreasonable that Muslims, whenever there is an incident, we are always expected and demanded ... to condemn and deny, condemn and deny, condemn and deny and he has said, for the record, are you all listening?,' the translator said.


'For the record: Muslims condemn all terrorist incidents that have happened, that are about to happen and they may never happen.’


The Islamic Council of Victoria is at loggerheads with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews who last week described their idea for a 'safe space' for young Muslims to rant as a 'hate space'.


Social media posts from the Muslim community suggest the Islamic Council of Victoria is boycotting the Premier's upcoming Iftar dinner.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mr Andrews' office and the Islamic Council of Victoria for confirmation.