The Muslim Council of Britain, the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella body with over 500 affiliated national, regional and local organisations, mosques, charities and schools, held a press conference on 4 June to discuss and speak out against the London Bridge attack.
In his statement, delivered on behalf of its affiliates and following a recent emergency meeting, Harun Khan, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain said: “Today’s attack makes us all angry, it make me angry. And we want to do something about it. That is why we agree with the Prime Minister that things must change. Enough is enough.
We are ready to have those difficult conversations, as equal citizens with an equal stake in this fight. “I am pleased that the Prime Minister is speaking about conversation: it implies that we must listen to one another and work together to be part of a truly United Kingdom.
“This is not Islam. This is not our Deen. This is not the way of our beloved Prophet. The Qur’ān tells us very clearly that one kills one person, it is though they have killed the whole of humanity. Our beloved Prophet has always encouraged us to look after and be mindful to our neighbours and those around us.
“The actions of these terrorists are completely, totally and utterly outside the rules and spirit of Islam. There is no justification for what these terrorists are doing.”