Tawhidi believes that Islam must be reformed in order to survive.
[12] He has stated that some Islamic texts, particularly the
Sahih al-Bukhari, should be banned, claiming that it is used as an ideological underpinning for acts of terrorism.
[1][13] He supports the deportation of radical Islamic leaders from Australia.
[14] Tawhidi has called for a
Royal Commission to investigate the prevalence of
Wahhabism,
Salafism, and radical groups such as
Hizb ut-Tahrir.
[14] He opposes Muslims who make justifications for
domestic violence and the
killing of apostates.
[12] He supports limiting the building of
mosques,
[1][13][15] has claimed
halal certification threatens the Australian way of life,
[11][16] and stated that "
Palestine is
Jewish land."
[1]
Tawhidi has supported
Ayaan Hirsi Ali's view that Islamic schools should be closed, or changed completely, for security reasons.
[13][16][17][18] After making these comments, Tawhidi claimed he had been "escorted into hiding by the police" for fear of retribution by the Muslim community.
[13][17] However, a police spokesperson told
The Australian that "there have been no incidents relating to the removal of a person from a mosque or similar place."
[11][13]
Tawhidi has been critical of the treatment of
women in Islam.
[1] According to Tawhidi, there are Muslim men in Australia who have
more than one wife.
[1] He has also suggested that Australian female politicians should not dress in
headscarves when they are in Muslim-majority nations,
[1] and has called for the
appointment of women to the
Australian National Imams Council.
[19][20]
Tawhidi believes that all acts of terrorism are condemned in the
Quran.
[21] Tawhidi has denounced
ISIL as an
extremist body that does not represent Islam.
[2] In June 2017, after the
jihadi terrorist attack in London, he described the branch as a "cancer" on the religion.
[22]