Islamic preacher Sheikh Sharif Hussein's call to kill all Hindus and Buddhists taken 'out of context' Sheikh Sharif Hussein is under investigation for his sermon, which was posted on YouTube. AN ISLAMIC preacher under police investigation for race hate was "taken out of context" despite calling on Allah to kill Buddhists and Hindus, colleagues insist. Islamic Da'wah Centre of South Australia officials defended Sheikh Sharif Hussein's "emotional" words, in which they said were "put together in a suggestive manner" in an online video . As community anger mounted over his speech , the IDCSA confirmed the Sheikh's sermon was delivered on March 22 this year at its Torrensville centre, in which he directed his anger at those who committed "war crimes" against Muslims. In a defiant statement, the IDCSA said while its members did not "necessarily" agree with the Sheikh's "strong words," his original sermon had been "heavily edited." A video posted on YouTube of the event, first revealed by Advertiser.com.au last week , was only two and a half minutes long, having been cut from its original 35 minutes. "The Sheikh presented in his speech some of the war crimes directed against Muslims around the world, something that was completely ignored in the video," they said. More: Read our original story on the Sheikh's hate-speech sermon While addressing the mass rape cases in Iraq, the Sheikh was emotional and used strong words in addressing those who committed these crimes. The Sheikh directed his feeling to Allah (The Almighty GOD) to avenge those who committed atrocious war crimes. The statement makes a comparison between the commentary of the under-siege Sheikh and the calls by some "non-Muslim Australians" for former prime Minister John Howard to be tried as a "war criminal" for supporting an "illegal, unjustified Iraq invasion." More: Sunday Mail prepared to pay for Sheikh to leave Adelaide The statement also accuses the media of presenting the video as a "hate speech" and that no part of the video clip contained "any call towards violence" or was intended to cause friction between non-Muslims and Muslims in Australia. The IDCSA has questioned the "reliability, independence and veracity" of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), it believes created the "sensational de-contextualised cut-and-paste video clip." More: Police investigating hate-speech sermon The MEMRI is a not-for-profit press-monitoring organisation with headquarters located in Washington, DC. South Australian police are investigating the content of the video for potential "hate crimes" . Authorities visited the father-of-six, 55, last week and are understood to have told him they have fears for his safety. Police patrols were increased around the four main metropolitan mosques on Friday while the Da'wah Centre cancelled its weekly prayer session over "safety" concerns. The IDCSA stressed the Sheikh delivers Friday sermons on its premises "by invitation only" based on his qualification as an Iman, but he has no role in its administration. The South Australlian Islamic Society has condemned the Sheikh's comments and said he was not linked to him. Australian Buddhist Councils Federation president, Kim Hollow has called for the Sheikh to be "kicked out" of Australia. The married Sheikh, who lives in Adelaide, has declined repeated requests for comment.