Source & Credit: Dewsbury Reporter | 24 March 2010
By Adam Wolstenholme | Dewsbury
BUSES drove through Dewsbury and the Spen Valley this week promoting an Islamic message of peace.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim community called for peace in words and deed, countering the message of extremists who hijack Islam for political ends.
Dewsbury and Heckmondwike MP Shahid Malik praised the Ahmadiyya Muslims for "promoting an understanding and exploration of Islam within wider British society."
The campaign came to Dewsbury and Spen following its success in London, with messages of freedom, loyalty and peace on buses and trams in the North East of England.
The drive to promote peace has been emphasized by the worldwide leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, His Holiness Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad.
He said: "A true Muslim can never raise his voice in hatred against his fellow citizens, nor for that matter against the ruling authority or government of the time. He should remain loyal and abide by the laws of the land of which he is subject."
Chief executive of Kirklees Council Rob Vincent said the Ahmadiyya Muslims were always quick to bring people together in Kirklees.
He added: "The peace campaign is a timely and determined effort to share understanding of the emphasis on peace and harmony in Islam."
The campaign was backed by the Rt Hon John Denham MP, secretary of state for communities.
Read the original article here: Convoy's message of peace
-- Ahmadiyya Times
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