THIS is the horror second the world’s first brazenly homosexual Imam was assassinated in a brutal ambush as he set off to marry a lesbian couple in South Africa.

Muhsin Hendricks, 58, was gunned down in a hail of bullets at level clean vary as he sat within the rear of a automobile as his driver set off to take the marriage.

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He had flown to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) to marry a lesbian interfaith couple after native Imams refused to officiate the ceremony.

Surprising video footage exhibits the killers utilizing a Toyota Hilux to dam his VW T-Roc earlier than a masked gunman jumps out, runs to the rear window, and fires not less than six photographs into the cleric.

The gunman then sprints again to the getaway automobile and speeds off, leaving Hendricks bleeding to loss of life.

The Imam had suffered many loss of life threats from those that imagine Islam and homosexuality can’t be mixed and it’s thought this was a hate killing.

The tragic cleric ran a small mosque in Cape City for LGBTQ Muslims in Cape City that was a secure haven for individuals who feared assault for being homosexual.

He got here out in 1996 when he was 29 and married to the horror of his household however they had been quickly reconciled and accepted him and his accomplice.

The courageous Imam is one in every of 12 recognized homosexual Imam’s on the earth and the one on in Africa and was the primary to brazenly “come out” and go public.

A South African Police spokesman mentioned: “At roughly 10am on Saturday he bought into the again of a VW T-Roc together with his driver on the wheel.

“Their path was blocked by a Toyota Hilux and an unknown suspect with a coated face bought out of the automobile and fired a number of photographs into his sufferer.

“Thereafter the gunman was pushed off and so they fled the scene and the motive force of the VW noticed Hendricks who was sat within the again had been shot useless.

“We’re interesting for assist from the neighborhood to hint the killers” he mentioned.

Hendricks was exiled from the religion by native Islamic Leaders in Cape City in 2007 for persevering with to say that that being homosexual and a Muslim had been appropriate.

He opened up a small unsignposted mosque in Cape City for gay and straight Muslims and did Tik-Tok movies to assist homosexual Muslims.

He based an organisation in 1996 The Inside Circle to assist these battling their sexuality and their religion and an identical basis final yr Al-Ghurbaah.

Mr Hendricks was the topic of quite a few loss of life threats by Muslims who mentioned homosexuality between males and girl was in opposition to the teachings of the Quran.

The Islamic activist mentioned: “I simply carried on as regular however was suggested to rent bodyguards however I by no means feared assault. In mosques some Muslims would greet me.

“However in others they had been detached in the direction of me however that by no means ever bothered me”.

He was a famend scholar who had a level in Islamic Research from a Pakistan college and had labored as an Arabic language trainer and dressmaker.

The Democratic Alliance who govern the Western Province of which Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) is a component mentioned they had been horrified and condemned the assault.

Chairman of the DA Cape City Regional Committee Roberto Quintas mentioned Hendricks was a well-respected activist and stalwart of the LGBTQ neighborhood.

He mentioned:”For this alleged hate crime to happen over the Valentine’s Day weekend, a time when love is widely known internationally simply provides to the horror.

“For it to occur earlier than a marriage is an indictment of the hate and violence skilled by the LGBTQ communities in South Africa and elsewhere.

“Too many crimes in opposition to this neighborhood are dedicated whether or not it’s the so-called “corrective rape” of lesbians in townships or the homicide of transgender individuals.

“Now we’ve the homicide of a excessive profile spiritual chief” he mentioned.