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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK has called for a "grass roots revolution" in mosques to combat violent fanatics. Group leaders expect 30,000 people to attend its annual convention in Aldershot, Hampshire, over the weekend, and want members to focus on peace. The meeting is among a series of events being held across the country by Muslim organisations to debate terrorism. Ahmadi Muslims, who originally hailed from the northern India area of Punjab, believe that Mohammed was not the final prophet sent to guide mankind. The majority of Muslims violently object to the community describing themselves as followers of Islam. Rafiq Hayat, national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK, called on members to honour the "true meaning of Islam - peace, tolerance, respect and service to humanity". "We call for a grass roots revolution in mosques across the UK where ordinary people wish to make a future in the UK, for the sake of themselves and their children and for the sake of humanity, turn away from the harbingers of hate and root out fanaticism." A group spokesman urged anyone who may be able to help police trace terrorist cells to follow "common sense" and tell what they know.
Followers of the Salafi sect of Islam, a conservative or "pure" reading of the faith, are also organising lectures to speak against the attacks. Some western analysts have associated Salafist thinking with al-Qaeda because all some militant groups in the Middle East describe themselves by the same name. But British followers of the sect say the association is completely wrong because they themselves have been targeted by militants for speaking out. Scholars linked to Birmingham-based Salafi Publications will explain why they say Islam condemns suicide bombers as "perpetrators of evil". A debate was held on Friday in Bradford and will be followed by others at mosques in Birmingham and London throughout August. |