"The message was for us as a community, in Britain and worldwide, to denounce the actions of Isis and for young British Muslims who are exporting extremism to re-look at their position."
Source/Credit: London Evening Standard
By London Evening Standard | June 27, 2014
Thousands of Muslims have gathered for prayers at a south London mosque as they urged young people to abandon religious extremism.
More than 5,000 worshippers attended the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, south west London for a special ceremony today.
They heard a speech from His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC), in which he denounced the actions of the insurgent group Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (Isis).
The special message, relayed after prayers and the Friday sermon, was organised by the AMC amid reports that Britons are among those who are fighting with Isis and fears of the alleged radicalisation of young Muslims willing to fight overseas.
Thousands more gathered for similar ceremonies at mosques across the country.
An AMC spokesman estimated that more than 10,000 worshippers may have heard the message.
He said: "The message was for us as a community, in Britain and worldwide, to denounce the actions of Isis and for young British Muslims who are exporting extremism to re-look at their position."
He also said the community is calling them to "abandon extremism and discuss whatever problems they are having".
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