[1][3][4] Critics have pointed to a number of jihadists, who originated from the mosque, as well as to the mosque supervisor, Basim Ghozlan, who has allegedly tacitly supported the Muslim Brotherhood and failed to distance himself from the views of the likes of Yusuf al-Qaradawi.
[4] Former members of the mosque include; Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, a perpetrator of the Kenyan Westgate shopping mall attack and a prolific user on a website hosted by the mosque; Anders Cameroon Østensvig Dale, a Norwegian convert terrorist; and the first Norwegian suicide bomber in Iraq.
[1][4] Zaniar Matapour, the perpetrator of the 2022 Oslo shooting was also seen praying in the mosque on the day of the attack.
[8][9] The probable cause for the listing was thought to be that the mosque was identified as being a part of the Muslim Brotherhood.
[8] The Nordic governments, in a joint diplomatic action, requested answers from the United Arab Emirates for the reasons behind the terrorist listings.