As the number of innocent lives lost in Gaza climbs ever higher, Imam Kamran Tahir believes he wields the only weapon that can stop the bloodshed.
"The only weapon a believer has is that of prayer," he tells a congregation at Adelaide's Mahmood Mosque.
There is a solemn undertone to Mr Tahir's regular Friday afternoon sermon.
His Ahmadiyya faith is defined by a strict devotion to peace and an abhorrence of violence.
"What we as the Ahmadiyya Muslim community are pushing for is peace and ceasefire and to come to a common solution," he told AAP.
"We need to save humanity and innocent people, regardless of whether it be Palestinians, whether it be Israelis."
In the eight years since Mr Tahir moved to Australia from his native England he believes understanding of the Muslim community has grown significantly.
Despite reports of rising Islamophobia in Australia since Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, he believes his message of peace is one that is shared by the broader community.
A survey published on Thursday by pollster YouGov found 53 per cent of Australians supported an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, compared to 26 per cent who did not.
The results of the poll, which sampled a representative cross-section of Australians between November 2 and 6, were in contrast to the federal government's decision to abstain from voting on a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in October.
Australia Palestine Advocacy Network president Nasser Mashni argued it showed the government was completely out of touch with the community.
"I hope this cold, hard polling data will move the government in ways that a month of desperate appeals to our collective humanity, and back-to-back rallies of thousands upon thousands of people across this continent, haven't," he said.
Mr Tahir said it was natural that Australians' common humanity would stir them to wish for the bloodshed to come to an end.
"It truly goes to show why Australia is such a beautiful country to live in," he said.
"If the majority of Australians are wishing for a ceasefire, then ultimately this is a democracy and the people's opinion should be reflected."
Mr Tahir is a passionate believer that dialogue and education is the key to building understanding.
He hopes to further spread the word to fellow Australians, Muslim or not, at a peace symposium he is hosting on Saturday evening.
"What other solution do you have other than peace?" he asks.
"We as Muslims do not put forth an eye for an eye because, ultimately, when will it ever end?"
