Australian Mufti SHEIK Taj el-Din el-Hilaly may have ties to terrorism, specifically ‘Egyptian writer and cleric Sayyid Qutb — the founder of violent Islamic fundamentalism and spiritual guru to al-Qaida’, and mentor to Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Sheikh el-Hilaly made his feelings known in a radio interview this month.And another Sydney Muslim cleric, Ibrahim el-Shafie, of the Bankstown mosque, said he heard el-Hilaly preach that Qutb was a great leader for Muslims and a great model, as well. …

Qutb, an Egyptian writer and activist, was hanged in 1966 after a lifetime of trying to restore sharia law to Egypt. His mantle was assumed by Zawahiri and bin Laden.

But ’s support for Qutb may be the factor that finally ends the Federal Government’s patience with him.

Pressure grew yesterday for el-Hilaly to quit as the Mufti of Australia, in the wake of his claim that women who dressed provocatively were to blame if they were sexually assaulted. source

Sheik el Hilaly has now been suspended.

The Islamic Council of Victoria did not agree with el-Hilaly’s statements and stated so here. (pdf)

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