A local mosque in the Houston community of terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar has ordered its members to avoid speaking to the media and avoid a possible FBI investigation, according to the controversial Council on American-Islamic Relations. He called for the matter to be referred to.
Masjid Bilal warned its faithful in a statement posted on social media Wednesday, citing Jabbar's brutal attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, which left 14 people dead.
“If you are contacted by the media, it is very important that you do not respond,” the mosque, which is within walking distance of Jabbar's dilapidated trailer, said in a statement. “If you are contacted by the FBI and need a response, please contact CAIR and ISGH.”
“It is vitally important that we continue to stand together at this time to condemn such egregious acts,” the statement continued.
The White House severed ties with CAIR last year after its co-founder said he was “glad” to see Hamas attack the Jewish state and kill 1,200 Israelis.
CAIR was also ordered by a judge in November to release its books and reveal its funding sources after a defamation lawsuit it filed against a former worker backfired.
The Islamic human rights organization had accused the former head of a “defamation campaign” against CAIR, including suggesting that it was funded by foreign governments and terrorist organizations.
It is unclear whether Jabar, who reportedly converted to Islam at a young age, ever attended Masjid Billa.
Jabbar's ideology came under intense scrutiny after he displayed an ISIS flag on the Ford pickup truck used in the attack on New Year's Day.
He also posted a video of himself pledging allegiance to an Islamic terrorist organization online in the lead up to the attack.
