The Mercury

The desecration of the Quran – the Last Testament sent to mankind through the last messenger of God Almighty – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), must be seen as a serious crime against Islam and the entire Muslim world.

Muslims are expected to be tolerant and allow such heinous acts and diabolical behavior to continue, more so in a country where the population is majority Muslims. The desecration of the Quran by foreigners (non-Muslims) is an on-going campaign to demean and provoke Muslims to become agitated and respond so that the foreigners may have some excuse to retaliate and thereupon Muslims are labeled as terrorist and violent. There have been many incidents reported of utter disrespect to the Quran especially by US soldiers as reported in your Oct. 15 edition. Only a few days back, once again at the notorious Gauntonoma Bay prison, US soldiers were suspected to have desecrated the Quran by tearing, trampling on it and then flushing it down the toilet. Indeed a shameful and most disgusting behavior especially by soldiers of a country that boasts having the highest morals and ethics. Least to mention the terrible things that were reported inside Iraq – despite all this – Muslims must be tolerant. 

Come on – let us respect each others religion.

Hasan