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Peace and Blessings to all.

Anjem Choudary and his cohorts does not represent me or my faith, does he represent you and yours?   If not then let us stand together to convey this very message.   The opportunity is presented now, to reach out to our fellow citizens with respect and in the spirit of societal harmony.  Enough is enough.

Our collective voice has been stolen by a caricature talking on behalf of us. Standing by is not an option, we must stand up for ourselves.  This militant activism breeds hatred which will have huge impacts on us and our future generations.  Don’t complain tomorrow when you find that Muslim graves are dug up, or ignorant people on their part are offending our sisters and children, when you encounter hostility and resistance on every step, when your children say that it is too hard to be a Muslim.  Let’s wake up and make the most of this opportunity by demonstrating against Anjem Choudary and what he stands for.

We are British Muslims who follow mainstream Islam and our fellow citizens should get to know that people like Mr Choudary do not represent us.  He and his organisation is not our voice. We respect all life and acknowledge the tragedy of innocent lives lost around the world.  At home we seek to build a plural society living in peaceful coexistence of each other with respect for differences and diversity in society.   But in order to have a sustainable faith based community it is necessary to live in harmony with people of all faiths or none. Anjem represents the opposite, rebellion and provocation.   Our mandate as Muslims is to live and die in peace that is in a state of Islam not in an Islamic state. Should the majority not speak up Anjem becomes the Muslim voice.

Writing press releases, letters, posting on forums are all good but not enough because it’s not necessarily reaching the grassroots level.   At this moment we need to be visible and collective as one mass.  All Muslims to stand together.  This man is rallying for hatred and we can change that and teach people about what Islam and Muslims really stand for and that is love, peace and harmony.  But we have to do this in an open and a demonstrable manner.    We need collective ACTION not only words.

By standing up for OURSELVES and letting people like Choudary and the mass public know that we won’t just hide and type away silently but we will demonstrate vocally that we will not be misrepresented.

We propose to hold a rally in Wootton Bassett.   We will affirm that we are British and Muslim with love while seeking to contribute to building a society based on justice for all and ill will to none.  And yes why not parade with British flags to celebrate our British nationality and our British Soldiers. They do their job for us also as we are a part of this Country.

The mass majority of British Muslims do not support this distasteful and provocative action. It demonstrates a lack of gratitude to fellow citizens who voluntarily give themselves up to serve and protect. Charity should always begin at home, our troops sacrifice should be honoured and the shared burden of that sacrifice by their loved ones must be honoured. The troops do not decide upon which battlefield to engage in, that is the role of its civilian command. Any anti-war protest should be directed at Downing Street not in Wootton Bassett or "High Street". The service and sacrifice of our troops must be honoured independent of views about their command. As a British Muslim Group we join with our fellow citizens of all faiths or none, to ask those in authority to put a stop to this misguided effrontery.

I urge you to lend your support and ask you to climb aboard our peace train with peace and love.

Amran Ellahi

(Aashiq al-Rasul)

For further information please visit www.aashiqalrasul.com, or email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it