Md Seraj, the regular imam, was the authorized cleric to deliver the Friday sermon, said Warsi. He would inquire into how he addressed the gathering and ensure that such controversial statements are not made from the mosque pulpit in future, said Warsi. Anybody who studied Darwin automatically ceases to be a Muslim, he said.Explaining his opposition to the teaching/learning of chemistry, the cleric said chemical elements like cobalt and titanium derived their nomenclature from idols worshipped in the pre-Islamic era. He also exhorted all Muslims to study Arabic and offered his services for its propagation at Gaya A section of the Muslims present there objected to the cleric's sermon and condemned the mosque management for allowing people to deliver sermon without proper scrutiny of their credentials. He said it was part of the larger design to promote idol worship, which is most abhorred by Islam.Islam stood for the negation of idol worship and its continuation through modern education was not acceptable to anybody who believed in the teachings of the prophet Muhammad and contents of the Quran.The cleric also said the Quran contained everything required for success in this world and thereafter.