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Islam4UK Wootton Bassett March

Published on Jan 07 2010 by Faez Ahmed - Oxford

Dear Editor

I am a Muslim living in Oxfordshire and was appaled to learn that an extremist group is planning a march in Wooton Bassett. This cannot be described as an 'Islamic March' as much as one cannot describe Hitler as a practicing Christian for the actions & views of this minority extremist group are not consistent with the teachings of Islam.

The Founder of Islam emphatically instructed, "This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who are Christian, near and far: we are with them......Verily, they are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate...The Muslims are to fight for them.  Their churches are to be respected. They are not to be prevented from repairing them... No one of the Muslim nation is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day."

From a very young age, my Imams have taught me and my fellow British Muslims to be loyal to the country that I live in and those who are in authority. I will continue to do so.



British Muslims are lucky to live in a democratic state which protects our rights to worship and even promotes our rights to build mosques and add to the diversity of this country.  
 
That is why outside of any intelligent debate of the merits of the War in Afghanistan as an effective measure against terrorist attacks in this country, British Muslims are duty bound to accept that the British Army are simply doing their job on behalf of all British People.  
 

Therefore the repatriation ceremonies should be respected whole heartedly and compassion should be extended to the families of those who have lost their lives fighting for our country.



I thus whole heartedly agree with Ex-mayor and councillor Chris Wannell who stated that respect paid to those who died for our country is not done for any political reason at all.