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US Mosque/Imam Quotes and Messages on the Recent Iran-Israel-US War (late 2025–early 2026)
Drawn from verified sermons, memorials, podcasts, and posts (primarily MEMRI translations, Fox News reporting, and direct footage from sources like YouTube/Instagram).

Focus is on in-person sermons, khutbas, or direct messages to US followers.

Ordered by aggregation volume (most repeated/cited across reports, videos, and posts first).
Location Imam / Scholar Quote / Message
Dearborn, MI (multiple Shiite sites: Hadi Institute, Islamic House of Wisdom) Imam Usama Abdulghani (Hadi Institute/Light of Guidance) "Iran has been waiting for the mother of all battles for 47 years... the empire [US] is now right outside the door." Urged "clarification jihad" to convert Americans before Mahdi returns; post-Khamenei death: "We offer condolences... and congratulations on this ultimate honor... after 86 years of Jihad in the way of Allah."
Dearborn, MI (multiple Shiite sites: Hadi Institute, Islamic House of Wisdom) Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi (Islamic House of Wisdom, also Imams Council of Michigan) "I know that you [Khamenei] love to end this life this way – to be killed by the most wretched hands on earth... after 86 years – with martyrdom... Nothing can be more than this." Called US strikes "illegal war" based on "lies," accused US of "Netanyahu first" over "America First," and "war against justice, morality, legality, truth."
Plano/Richmond, TX (EPIC Masjid and other Shiite centers) Imam Dr. Yasir Qadhi (EPIC Masjid) Told Muslims to "side with Iran over the US and Israel"; accused Israel of being a “blood thirsty, colonialist settler enterprise” committing “genocide”; called on followers to stand against the “kaffir” (non-believers).
Plano/Richmond, TX (EPIC Masjid and other Shiite centers) Scholar Hamza Sodagar (Texas mosque memorial) Khamenei wanted Islam to "grow within the United States by the hands of those who live here"; "If the infidels don’t have an issue with you, you’re doing something wrong... God prefers the mujahideen – be among them"; now follow new leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Northern Virginia (Shiite mosque, unnamed imam) Anonymous local Shiite imam Closed Friday prayer with "May Allah destroy all the nonbelievers – or kafiroon or munafiqoon" (referring to hypocrites/non-Muslims). Displayed photos of Khamenei with Hamas/Hezbollah leaders.
Orlando, FL (Shiite mosque) Scholar Ibrahim Yassine Congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on becoming Supreme Leader; called Trump "a stupid and crazy man, surrounded by thugs and smugglers, while Khamenei did nothing bad to anyone, everybody loved him."
National / podcast influence (Yaqeen Institute, widely followed by US Muslims) Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman "Israel's end is near"; discussed "the current situation of Iran and Israel" and "what will happen in the near future" in context of US involvement; "We ask Allah to allow the plots of the oppressor [Israel] to backfire."

Notes on aggregation and sourcing:
(1: Dearborn entries dominate (repeated in Fox, MEMRI clips, social posts, and council statements) due to high visibility and Iranian-linked networks.
(2: Texas follows closely (Qadhi's sermon went viral).
(3: Virginia/Orlando are single but directly tied to war escalation.
(4: Peace-oriented statements (e.g., some Imams Council calls for ceasefire) exist but are lower-volume and less aggregated in radical-leaning reports.
(5: No major Sunni mosque examples surfaced at this scale; focus is Shiite/pro-Iran networks active since Oct 2025 escalation.
(6: These reflect public sermons/podcasts, not private views.
● No images or visual media were part of the verified sermon/podcast record for this aggregation.

Location	Imam / Scholar	Quote / Message
Dearborn, MI (multiple Shiite sites: Hadi Institute, Islamic House of Wisdom)	Imam Usama Abdulghani (Hadi Institute/Light of Guidance)	"Iran has been waiting for the mother of all battles for 47 years... the empire [US] is now right outside the door." Urged "clarification jihad" to convert Americans before Mahdi returns; post-Khamenei death: "We offer condolences... and congratulations on this ultimate honor... after 86 years of Jihad in the way of Allah."
Dearborn, MI (multiple Shiite sites: Hadi Institute, Islamic House of Wisdom)	Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi (Islamic House of Wisdom, also Imams Council of Michigan)	"I know that you [Khamenei] love to end this life this way – to be killed by the most wretched hands on earth... after 86 years – with martyrdom... Nothing can be more than this." Called US strikes "illegal war" based on "lies," accused US of "Netanyahu first" over "America First," and "war against justice, morality, legality, truth."
Plano/Richmond, TX (EPIC Masjid and other Shiite centers)	Imam Dr. Yasir Qadhi (EPIC Masjid)	Told Muslims to "side with Iran over the US and Israel"; accused Israel of being a “blood thirsty, colonialist settler enterprise” committing “genocide”; called on followers to stand against the “kaffir” (non-believers).
Plano/Richmond, TX (EPIC Masjid and other Shiite centers)	Scholar Hamza Sodagar (Texas mosque memorial)	Khamenei wanted Islam to "grow within the United States by the hands of those who live here"; "If the infidels don’t have an issue with you, you’re doing something wrong... God prefers the mujahideen – be among them"; now follow new leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Northern Virginia (Shiite mosque, unnamed imam)	Anonymous local Shiite imam	Closed Friday prayer with "May Allah destroy all the nonbelievers – or kafiroon or munafiqoon" (referring to hypocrites/non-Muslims). Displayed photos of Khamenei with Hamas/Hezbollah leaders.
Orlando, FL (Shiite mosque)	Scholar Ibrahim Yassine	Congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on becoming Supreme Leader; called Trump "a stupid and crazy man, surrounded by thugs and smugglers, while Khamenei did nothing bad to anyone, everybody loved him."
National / podcast influence (Yaqeen Institute, widely followed by US Muslims)	Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman	"Israel's end is near"; discussed "the current situation of Iran and Israel" and "what will happen in the near future" in context of US involvement; "We ask Allah to allow the plots of the oppressor [Israel] to backfire."