Cutting an impressive figure in front of one of the biggest mosques in Australia, Imam Kamran Tahir says politicians have a responsibility to bring the country together.

The 34-year-old Muslim preacher is one of the main speakers at an upcoming annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslims in outer western Sydney, expected to attract some 5000 people.

The Ahmadiyyas are a sect of Islam founded in India in the late 19th century and have faced discrimination, particularly in Pakistan, for their fervent beliefs.

They follow a simple mantra guiding their faith: "love for all, hatred for none".

The Adelaide-based imam said his community has not been immune to the rising tide of Islamophobic incidents, which have spiked by 150 per cent in the past two years.

"Our way of tackling Islamophobia is br

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