Alleged Bondi Beach mass shooter Naveed Akram made two demands while under police guard from his hospital bed, just days after allegedly killing 15 innocent people.
Naveed Akram is accused of opening fire on a Jewish festival celebrating the first night of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach alongside his father, Sajid Akram, on December 14.
Sajid, 50, was fatally shot by police while Naveed, 24, was severely injured.
While being detained at Long Bay Hospital following the attack, which is the worst mass shooting in Australia since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, Naveed asked to speak with a Muslim chaplain.
Reportedly, Sydney-based Muslim chaplain Ahmed Kilani, who works as a private contractor for NSW Corrective Services, agreed to the request.
A source from inside corrective services told the Sunday Telegraph that Mr Kilani spoke with Akram for 10 to 15 minutes and described him as 'polite' and 'compliant'.
It's understood Mr Kilani is the only non-legal or medical visitor Akram has had since he has been detained.
Akram's second request was to receive a copy of the Quran.
Naveed Akram (pictured) asked to speak with a Muslim chaplain and receive a copy of the Quran
Naveed Akram is accused of killing 15 innocent people and injuring dozens more during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach alongside his father on December 14 (pictured, a memorial at Bondi Beach on December 21)
The father and son duo are alleged to have opened fire on a Jewish festival celebrating the first night of Hanukkah
The shooting at Bondi Beach is being treated as a terrorist attack. Akram and his father are accused of hanging an Islamic State flag on their vehicle shortly before the alleged shooting.
The widely-declared terrorist organisation follows a twisted version of Islam which has been condemned as appalling by mainstream Muslim leaders.
Akram has been transferred to the Goulburn High Risk Management Unit, also known as Goulburn Supermax, on 59 charges.
Those include 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of wounding with intent to murder and single counts of discharging a firearm in public, causing a public display of a prohibited terrorist symbol and placing an explosive in or near a building with intent to cause harm.
The 24-year-old is classified as a Category AA prisoner, the highest security classification in NSW, and is allowed access to a chaplain under specific circumstances.
Mr Kilani is one of several chaplains who does work with the corrective department alongside others from Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist and Sikh faiths.
Jewish leader Rabbi Eli Schlanger was another of the chaplains who worked with detainees. He was killed in the Bondi shooting.
Mr Kilani offered his condolences to Rabbi Schlanger's family following the massacre.
NSW inmates have the opportunity to speak with chaplains from several different faiths (pictured, flowers left on a footbridge Naveed Akram allegedly shot from)
Naveed Akram (pictured) has been transferred to Goulburn Supermax prison
'As a Muslim, I want to say this clearly: violence against innocent people has no place in my faith or in any faith,' he wrote.
'Islam teaches the sanctity of life, compassion, and standing for humanity in moments of pain like this.
'My deepest condolences go to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives. Especially my Prison Chaplain colleague Rabbi Eli Schlanger and his family.
'There are no words that can ease this kind of grief, but please know you are in our thoughts and prayers.'
Mr Kilani has worked as a prison chaplain for more than 10 years and his LinkedIn claimed he has spoken with 'some of Australia's most notorious prisoners'.
He described himself as a 'highly experienced and respected Countering Violent Extremism expert who has worked extensively with convicted terrorists providing theological mentoring, assessments and de-radicalisation'.
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