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→Primary controversies surrounding El-Sayed
==Primary controversies surrounding El-Sayed==
==Primary controversies surrounding El-Sayed==
'''Mosque opening alongside Holocaust-Denier and provides [[Oct 7 War|Oct 7]] massacres radical Imam'''.
In July 2026, it was <ref>{{cite news |title='Hearty Congratulations': Abdul El-Sayed Hailed Mosque Opening Alongside Holocaust-Denier and Imam Who Asked Allah 'To Grant Victory to Our Brothers in Iran' |author=Chuck Ross |date=July 6, 2026 |work=Washington Free Beacon}}</ref> reported that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed appeared alongside al-Sahlani at the June 2026 opening of the Islamic Institute of America's new mosque. The report also noted El-Sayed's congratulations to imam Hassan al-Qazwini and criticism of Israel during his remarks. Al-Sahlani had previously made statements questioning the reported Holocaust death toll and praising Hamas's October 7 attack.
'''El-Sayed’s mosque appearance and deleted [[9/11]] tweets'''.
Ahead of the 911 25th anniversary, it was <ref>{{cite news |title=Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on Sept. 11 attacks invite scrutiny of past remarks |author=Zak Hudak |date=August 31, 2026 |work=CBS News}}</ref> reported that El-Sayed had deleted two 2020 posts referencing the September 11 attacks. One compared the nearly 3,000 deaths on September 11 from Islamic jihad with COVID-19 deaths.