Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said his state has banned the enforcement of Islamic Sharia law and urged people to inform local law enforcement or the Texas Department of Public Safety if any person is seen performing it.
He imposed the ban after a Muslim cleric in Houston was caught on camera using a loudspeaker to urge shopkeepers not to sell alcohol, pork, or lottery tickets.
The video has now gone viral online.
Abbott shared a video of the cleric on X.
He said, “I signed laws that BAN Sharia Law and Sharia Compounds in Texas.”
“No business & no individual should fear fools like this. If this person, or ANYONE, attempts to impose Sharia compliance, report it to local law enforcement or the Texas Dept. of Public Safety,” he said.
A separate statement issued by the Office of the Texas Governor said Abbott ceremonially signed House Bill 4211 into law to ban residential property developments, like EPIC City, from creating Sharia compounds and defrauding and discriminating against Texans.
“One of the issues at stake is the freedom of religion,” said Governor Abbott.
The Governor was joined at the bill signing by Congressman Keith Self, Senator Angela Paxton, Representative Jeff Leach, Representative Candy Noble, Representative Katrina Pierson, Representative Keresa Richardson, Representative Matt Shaheen, and other state and local leaders.
Muslim cleric F Qasim ibn Ali Khan’s video triggers a row
Muslim cleric F Qasim ibn Ali Khan was recently seen in a viral video confronting a shop employee over sales of pork, alcohol and lottery tickets.
His video had provoked heated debate on social media and in political circles.
Khan, of Masjid At-Tawhid, urged Muslim-owned businesses to remove ‘haram’ goods or face boycotts and protests, reported International Business Times.
