Thread by @magmal11

*How a Non-Muslim UK Judge Defines Islam in his Groundbreaking Ruling & Posted on the UK Assoc of Muslim Lawyers (AML)FB page today:* _Salaam_

@PenAbdull

Ahmed Hassan, who tried to blow up a packed tube train at Parsons Green in West London, was jailed today to life imprisonment, with a recommendation that he serve a minimum of 34 yrs. In his sentencing remarks, *Mr Justice Haddon-Cave,* made the following pertinent &

@NuruLemu

astute observations:

_“Finally, Ahmed Hassan let me say this to you. You will have plenty of time to study the Quran in prison in the years to come. You should understand that the Quran is a book of peace; Islam is a religion of peace. The Quran & Islam forbid anything
@IETMinna

extreme, including extremism in religion. Islam forbids breaking the ‘law of the land’ where one is living or is a guest. Islam forbids terrorism (hiraba). The Qur’an and the Sunna provide that the crime of perpetrating terror to “cause corruption in the land” is one of the most

severe crimes in Islam. So it is in the law of the United Kingdom. You have, therefore, received the most severe of sentences under the law of this land. You have violated the Qur’an and Islam by your actions, as well as the law of all civilized people. It is to l

@OnlyOneDeen

be hoped that you will come to realise this one day.”_

The AML *unequivocally support and applaud* the Learned Judge’sv insightful and accurate analysis. The despicable act of planning to kill, injure and maim innocent civilians must not go unpunished.

@DrIsaPantami @

The disassociation of any & all acts of terror from the peaceful religion of Islam is vital in redressing the skewed misportrayal perpetrated on a daily basis & is crucial to building the trust lost within our communities.

Ismet Rawat
Pres.
Association of Muslim Lawyers (AML).