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Al-Arabia:
A far-right UK Independence Party (UKIP) politician reiterated on Tuesday his belief that a declaration denouncing specific parts of the Quran must be signed by Muslims living in Britain.
Gerard Batten, an MEP, renewed his suggestion first proposed in 2006 while speaking to the British daily news website the Guardian, adding that Europe made a huge mistake by allowing “an explosion of mosques across their land.”
“If that represents the thinking of modern people, there’s something wrong, in which case maybe they need to revise their thinking,” Batten said.
“If they say they can’t revise their thinking on those issues, then who’s got the problem – us or them?” he added.
During the interview, Batten said: “I would expect the fundamentalists to agree with me that democracy is incompatible with fundamentalist Islam. Moderate Muslims have to decide which side of the argument they are on.”
“Muslims need to sign the charter and accept to “re-examine and address the meaning and application of certain Islamic texts and doctrines,” Batten said in a statement released on Ukip’s official website.
While I do not know what caused the problem about Quran, it is likely that it may be due to misunderstanding the word “Kafir”.
The last para of above: “Muslims need to sign the charter and accept to “re-examine and address the meaning and application of certain Islamic texts and doctrines,” Batten said in a statement released on Ukip’s official website.” may be correct. That the Muslims need to interpret the Quran wisely.
It is true that ignorant Mullas are giving some very bad meaning to the verses of the Quran. That puts off the western readers into doubts about the value of the Quranic teachings.
G.Batten should be provided a copy of Ahmadiyyah English translation of the Quran.