Michigan Imam Hassan Qazwini In Dearborn Heights Friday Sermon: The Martyrdom Of Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah Is Fuel For The Resistance Against Tyrannical Israel; We Are Not Defeated; Thousands Will Join The Fight And Victory Will Follow

Imam Hassan Qazwini said in his February 21, 2025 Friday sermon at the Islamic Institute of America in Dearborn Heights, Michigan that Israel has eliminated the life of Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah, but it could not and cannot eliminate his spirit, his message, or his goal. He asserted that the assassination of Nasrallah will, in fact, turn into fuel for the resistance against Israel, which he called "this tyrannical enemy." Qazwini warned his listeners, in Michigan and in Lebanon, against thinking that they have been broken or defeated, adding: "Victory will follow."

Qazwini, an Iraqi-born Shiite Islamic scholar is an imam of the Islamic Institute of America, which held a memorial for Nasrallah on September 29, 2024. Hassan Qazwini is an active supporter of Michigan Democratic politicians, who often appear in fundraisers for the Islamic center (See MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 11330 Michigan Imam Hassan Qazwini – An Active Supporter Of Michigan Democratic Politicians – Has Claimed That ISIS Is Arm Of Zionism, Praised Houthis, And Endorsed Bernie Sanders 'Even Though He Is A Jew'; He Says: 'If There Were Justice In This Country,' Members Of Congress Who Voted For House Antisemitism Awareness Bill 'Would Be Indicted And Convicted of Treason' – They Do Not Represent The American People And Are Israel's Stooges). In March 2024 guests at the annual fundraiser for the Islamic Institute of America included Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Dearborn Mayor Abdallah Hamoud, while in 2022, Governor Gretchen Whitmer was a guest speaker.

Hassan Qazwini: "Israel managed to eliminate the life of Nasrallah, but it could not, and cannot, eliminate his spirit, his message, and his goal. Quite the contrary! Quite the contrary! Nasrallah's martyrdom will lead to the recruitment of thousands of resistance fighters against Israel. It will turn into fuel for the resistance against this tyrannical enemy. Therefore, dear brothers here, or in Lebanon, or anywhere else – whoever hears me – I ask you not to let illusions creep into your hearts and minds. Do not think, even for a moment, that we have been broken or defeated.

"Absolutely not. There is no defeat. We are not broken. Indeed, there are tragedies, pain, and great sorrows, but they will not break [us]. On the contrary. They will fuel the continued resistance against Israel, and victory will follow."