"The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has always said that all extremists and terrorists should be treated extremely firmly and all efforts should be made to stop their nefarious activities.
Source/Credit: The Northern Echo
By Joe Willis | September 17, 2014
NORTH-East Muslims have condemned the murder of British aid worker David Haines declaring that ISIS terrorists had "nothing to do with Islam".
The comments come as fears grow for the safety of a second Brit, Manchester taxi driver Alan Henning, who was captured after travelling to the war-torn region with charity workers in December.
Wadood Daud, youth leader with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association North-East, said the "heinous murder" was totally opposed to Islam's teachings.
He added: "If anyone tries to justify such attacks in Islam's name then it is a complete distortion of Islam's teachings.
"The fact it was an innocent civilian who went for aid purposes makes this attack even more barbaric and outrageous.
"This cannot in any shape or form be classed as Islam but rather it is madness in the name of Islam."
Mr Daud said the terrorists who carried out the attack were criminals in every sense and should be pursued and punished.
"The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has always said that all extremists and terrorists should be treated extremely firmly and all efforts should be made to stop their nefarious activities.
"The sad truth is that because the extremists have been not been stopped in their early stages we have now reached a situation where no person in any part of the world is safe. That is the reality."
The actions of ISIS were also condemned by Rafiq Hayat, national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK.
He said: “The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, under the guidance of our Caliph, His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, categorically reject extremists wherever they may be, whatever their cause.
“We believe in love for all and hatred for none, and that inter-faith and international dialogue is the only way to cultivate understanding and harmony between people.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of David Haines, may God provide solace and strength to the bereaved and to his loved ones. Amen.”
It emerged this week that that Mr Henning was kidnapped within half-an-hour of entering Syria after he unwittingly became involved with a charity with links to alleged extremists.
Mr Henning, 47, now threatened with beheading by jihadists, ignored pleas from friends, colleagues and local guides not to cross the Syrian border, telling them he was determined to make sure the supplies he was carrying were delivered safely to the right people.
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