In response to recent threats by United States pastor, Terry Jones, to burn copies of the Qur'an today–the anniversary of the bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York–Muslim cleric Imam Rasheed Karim has said that God protected his holy work and would not allow any man to destroy what was sent from heaven.
Karim, who delivered his Eid-ul-Fitr sermon to Muslims at the Felicity mosque, Greenidge Street, yesterday, said there would be many who were against Islam who would threaten to burn the holy book. He said even if all the Qur'ans in the world were burnt, Islam already had countless of Happhiz, or scholars, who had memorised the entire book.
Karim said there were many scholars who had the wrong concept of Islam and went about spreading propaganda about the faith. He said Muslims were peaceful people and should not be viewed otherwise. He also asked Muslims to look inward to see if they, too, were destroying the Qur'an by their actions.
He said some Muslims were not following the teachings of the holy book and were acting against the wishes of God. Karim also urged Muslims to set aside one hour a day for worship. He said Muslims should not forget that God was the creator, and at all times must take first place in everyone's lives. He said the month of Ramadan taught the valuable lesson of sacrifice and should be celebrated by Muslims who had taken the time to fast and follow the tenets of Islam.