He called on Australian political leaders and media figures to learn a lesson from Christchurch and to follow the unifying example of New Zealand Prime Minister,Jacinda Ardern.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison in particular needed to find a new way to communicate with the Muslim community and to win their trust,he said.
"I don’t know if that’s going be possible given his past,but he needs to try it and if[he] can’t he doesn’t deserve to be the Prime Minister."
Speaking after the funeral,Muhammad al-Jibaly of the Australian Islamic Centre in Newport said he wanted to express his gratitude to Australians for the outpouring of love they had shown to his community.
He said the centre had received flowers and postcards and messages of love and support from its Australian neighbours in Melbourne.
"That is the real Australia,that is what we live with every day."
But he said the atrocity that struck Christchurch last Friday did not happen in a vacuum,and that some Australian leaders such as Pauline Hanson and Fraser Anning needed to recognise that their language could lead to hate and ultimately to violence.
It is understood that by Wednesday evening authorities had returned the remains of more than 30 of Friday’s victims to families,and burials are expected to continue in coming days.
Members of the Muslim community have been frustrated at the amount of time it has taken to release the bodies for burial,though leaders say they understand why the process has taken so long.
Abdul Aziz,the Afghan-Australian hailed as a hero forfighting off the attacker at the Linwood mosque,said he supports authorities taking their time to ensure legal proceedings are not compromised.
Ali Reza,a Pakistani New Zealander who lost 12 friends in the attack on Al Noor Mosque,said the community had been overwhelmed by the support of the New Zealand community and government,and in particular by the leadership of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
"Anything they can do,they do,"he said,noting how quickly visas had been arranged for families to travel to New Zealand and financial support provided for the funerals.
“I am proud to live in New Zealand."
In a demonstration of solidarity,the New Zealand government invited an imam to conduct prayers at the opening of the parliamentary session on Tuesday.
Ms Ardern offered an Islamic prayer:"Wa alaikum al-salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh."(May the peace,mercy and blessings of Allah be with you too.)
Ms Ardern was in Christchurch on Wednesday visiting Cashmere High School,which lost two students and one past student,as well as emergency workers.