The husband of the organizer behind the canceled “Muslim-only” event at Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark is pushing back after Grand Prairie pulled the plug on the June 1 gathering.
Muhammad Abdullah, whose wife, Dr. Aminah Knight, organized the 3rd Annual DFW Epic Eid event, criticized Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials in a video circulating on X.
“I’m not backing down…I’m taking these bigoted, hate-filled politicians down,” Abdullah said in the video shared on X.
👀Grand Prairie, Texas👀
Muhammad Abdullah lashes out at Greg Abbott and others for his wife’s Muslim EID event at Epic Waters Indoor Water Park being shutdown.
“I’m not backing down…I’m taking these bigoted, hate-filled politicians down.” pic.twitter.com/vlgvPn6bvh
— 🇺🇸 𝓐𝓟𝓡𝓘𝓛 𝓢𝓟𝓐𝓡𝓚𝓢 🇺🇸 (@AprilSpark1890) May 10, 2026
City Canceled Event After Abbott Threat
As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Grand Prairie canceled the event after Abbott threatened to revoke more than $530,000 in state public safety grants unless the city canceled the gathering at the city-owned waterpark.
The controversy began after promotional materials advertised the event as “Muslim-Only,” “For Muslims Only,” and “Closed to the Public.” Organizers later revised the language, replacing “Muslim only” with “modest dress only.”
“After further review and in the best interest of the City of Grand Prairie, the June 1 Eid event at Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark has been canceled,” the city said in a statement.
Abbott argued that a taxpayer-supported city facility could not host an event advertised as restricted by religion.
“A city-owned water park in Grand Prairie openly advertised a ‘MUSLIMS ONLY’ event – closed to the general public. That’s religious discrimination. It’s unconstitutional,” Abbott wrote on X, as previously reported by DX.
Epic Waters is owned by the City of Grand Prairie and receives funding through a voter-approved 0.25% sales tax.
Knight previously said the event was privately organized and privately funded through a standard rental of Epic Waters, like other private gatherings hosted at the park.
The controversy also drew attention from BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales, who interviewed Knight after first drawing attention to the event online.
Gonzales said Knight later sent what she described as a “homemade cease-and-desist letter” after the interview.
The organizer of the Muslim-only waterpark event agreed to do an interview with me.
After it ended, she sent us a homemade cease-and-desist letter.
She did not want this to go to air. You’ll understand why when you watch. 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/SjEVO9BGSJ
— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) May 8, 2026
The latest video keeps the controversy alive days after the cancellation, with supporters framing the event as a private religious gathering and critics arguing that a taxpayer-supported public venue cannot host an event advertised as restricted to one religious group.
