EXPOSED: London mosque hosted vigil for British Hezbollah terrorist killed in Lebanon
Event at Imam Hussain Mosque mourned UK national Muhammad Baalbaki, named in Hezbollah funeral notice
A mosque in north-west London hosted a vigil for a British citizen named in a Hezbollah funeral poster as a fallen fighter, Jewish News can reveal.
Details of the November 2024 event at the Imam Hussain Mosque in Brondesbury were uncovered by online investigative group The Electronic Uprising, which monitors extremism and terrorism glorification online.
The mosque published a Facebook post announcing a “Condolence and Fatiha council” for Muhammad Jamal Baalbaki, whose death it described as a loss to “the Lebanese and Islamic community in London”. Photographs from the event show mourners gathering in front of a large projected image of Baalbaki in military-style burial garb, alongside traditional Shi’a iconography.
A funeral poster circulated by Hezbollah around the same time featured Baalbaki’s image and named him as one of the six “mujahideen” killed “on the road to Jerusalem”.
The poster referred to him by a nom de guerre, Masir Al-Aziz, a common practice for fighters in terror groups. The design and language closely mirror materials used by Hezbollah’s official funeral department in Lebanon.
Companies House records show that Mohamad Baalbaki, born in September 1991 and listed as a British national, previously served as a director of two now-dissolved companies registered to a residential address in north London.
One of the speakers at the memorial was Sheikh Hussain Makke, a controversial UK-based cleric who has previously praised Hezbollah leaders and taken part in funerals for senior members of the group. In 2023, Makke was barred from entering Australia after the country’s intelligence agencies raised national security concerns over his affiliations.
Makke also posted a personal tribute to Baalbaki on his verified Instagram account, showing him kneeling beside the fighter’s grave under a giant poster of his face. The caption read: “I miss you.” Another image showed the two embracing.
Jewish News attempted to contact Imam Hussain Mosque for comment but was unable to reach anyone.
Hezbollah is designated in its entirety as a terrorist organisation by the UK government. Under the Terrorism Act 2000, it is a criminal offence to express support for, or glorify, the group.
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