Holy Quran desecration unbearable for Muslim Ummah: Minister Mufti Abdul Shakoor.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Mufti Abdul Shakoor said the Holy Quran desecration was an unbearable act for Muslim Ummah across the world.

He was addressing the video link conference of the ministers of religious affairs of Muslim countries on the invitation of Head of Turkish Religious Affairs Dr Ali Arbash the other day.

The ministers of religious affairs of Islamic countries including Malaysia, Sudan, Djibouti, Iran, and Palestine participated in the conference.

Condemning the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, Minister Abdul Shakoor said the divine command was our basis and foundation and no Muslim could tolerate its desecration anyway.

He said similar incidents had also happened in Canada, New Zealand and other countries but the recent hateful incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden was not acceptable at all. 'Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance and we respect everyone,' he added.

He said we thanked the head of Turkish religious affairs for realizing the sensitivity of this issue and uniting his counterparts...

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