Britain has a long and varied history in relation to Muslims from around the world. In the 13th and 14th centuries British traders came into contact with Muslims as they sailed through the Mediterranean and around the coast of Africa into the Arabian Gulf. Some of the first Muslims to settle in Britain were sailors from Yemen. Britain later became friendly with Islamic nations during the reign of Queen Elisabeth I who asked the Ottoman Sultan Murad for naval assistance against the Spanish Armada. Later, Britain colonised many Muslim lands which created a totally different relationship between Britain and many Muslims.
As the British Empire began to change after WWII and many of the colonies gained their freedom, a large immigration began from these former colonies with many from South Asia making a new home in the cities and towns of Britain. Today there are roughly 2.4 million Muslims living in Britain. They come from all over the world and include second and third generation immigrants as well as converts from the white British population.
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Cultural Misunderstandings
Events of recent years have made it difficult for many Christians to build relationships with Muslims in their neighbourhoods. Cultural misunderstandings and the isolation of Muslim communities have made it challenging for many British Christians to know where to begin in making friends with Muslims. There are those on both sides who are addressing the fears and creating platforms where relationships can develop in shared schoolyards, workplaces and neighbourhoods.
Prayer Starters:
- Pray against the fear which many British people have about Muslim culture.
- Pray for genuine friendships to develop across the cultural barriers and for real love to characterise the relationships between Muslim and Christian.
- Pray that the church would be a hospitable place for new Muslim immigrants and other alienated Muslims, and that programs to assist them would demonstrate the love of Christ.
- Pray that ongoing dialogue between Christian and Muslim leaders in this nation would be fruitful.
British Muslims -Ethnic Categories Census 2001
69% of UK Muslims are from the Indian Sub-continent. There are also significant numbers from other parts of the world (31%). The Census ethnic category 'Black' (6%) applies to 'Black Carib-bean, Black African, Other Black'. A new census will be taken soon. It is certain that the South Asian percentages will continue to be very high.
Video: Here Comes the Mega-Mosque - CBN.com (8:53)
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Thank you for your marvelous ministry that allows us to be in specific and intentional prayer for our siblings who are Muslim. Today you write..." recent events have made it difficult for...." It would be far more authentic and true would you write "events of violence in recent years ( or events of terrorism or anti Christian demonstrations ). THAT would have authenticity and we would still love our Muslim siblings. Not to mention the "events" comes across as disingenuous and smacks of avoidance of the truth.
thanks for sharing this 700 club program. We watch it every day but somehow missed this.
We just ask our Savior to bring these Muslims to Him in dreams and visions, in Jesus name
and for protection for alan Craig and his family, and the Mosque will not go up. in Jesus name, amen
Pray for Muslims in the UK:
* pray for better coordination of the effoert and reserach of the need.
* pray for many British Muslism to have dreams, visions, and revelations of Christ
* pray for a breakdown of cultural barriers keeping both sides from understanding
* pray for effective use of TV, radio, literature, and other media in outreach to UK Muslims
* pray for large numbers of Muslims in the UK to come to faith
* pray for viable MBB chruches and grousp to emerge!
WE MUSLIMS WILL PRAY THAT THE UK,GERMANY,FRANCE,NETHERLAND,RUSSIA ETC NATIONS. WILL BE ISLAMIC NATION IN 25 YEARS AND WHOLE EUROPE WILL CONVERT TO ISLAM AND BECAME MUSLIM NATION. IT WILL HAPPEN WE MUSLIMS KNOW . AND I WANT TO SAY TO CHRISTIANS
THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH. AND ALLAH HAS NO IMAGE.
THE TRUTH IS WE CANNOT BE THE IMAGE OF GOD IN ANY CASE, HE IS GREATER AND ABOVE THEN OUR IMAGINATION.
HUMAN MIND IS NOT CAPABLE TO THINK WHAT HE CAN BE OR WHAT HE CANNOT BE.
OUR GOD HAS NO IMAGE.
OUR GOD IS GOD OF ALL UNIVERSE AND ALL THAT HE CREATES
GOD IS UNCREATED THE CREATED THINGS IS NOT GOD
BELIVEVE IT OR NOT
WE MUSLIMS WILL PRAY THAT THE UK,GERMANY,FRANCE,NETHERLAND,RUSSIA ETC NATIONS. WILL BE ISLAMIC NATION IN 25 YEARS AND WHOLE EUROPE WILL CONVERT TO ISLAM AND BECAME MUSLIM NATION. IT WILL HAPPEN WE MUSLIMS KNOW . AND I WANT TO SAY TO CHRISTIANS
THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH. AND ALLAH HAS NO IMAGE.
THE TRUTH IS WE CANNOT BE THE IMAGE OF GOD IN ANY CASE, HE IS GREATER AND ABOVE THEN OUR IMAGINATION.
HUMAN MIND IS NOT CAPABLE TO THINK WHAT HE CAN BE OR WHAT HE CANNOT BE.
OUR GOD HAS NO IMAGE.
OUR GOD IS GOD OF ALL UNIVERSE AND ALL THAT HE CREATES
GOD IS UNCREATED THE CREATED THINGS IS NOT GOD
BELIVEVE IT OR NOT
INSHALLAH EUROPE WILL BE A MUSLIM CONTINENT ONE DAY AND WHOLE WORLD WILL BE
Abdul, Matt 5:43-48,Rev 22:20
Does Abdul know that the son of the founder of Hamas said he gives Islam 25 years to exist ? He himself converted and fled to America in 2009. Nobody forced him. On the other hand in Islamic nations, the locals are threatened by their own families if they convert.
Any religion that uses coercion to keep the faithful cannot be the true faith !
I like Your Article about Britian's Muslim/ Christian Dialogue : Loving Muslims Through Prayer | http://www.30-days.net Perfect just what I was searching for! .