Muslim community of Sri Lanka: "Ashamed and more ashamed that it is,"



After the name of a militant Islamic group named National Towhid Jamaat (NTJ) with the Sunday terrorist attacks in the Church and Hotel in Sri Lanka, the Muslims of Sri Lanka have been uncertain by the new revelations. Many people are concerned about their image.

Khalequzzaman Sohel, a citizen of Bangladesh, lives in Colombo for the last five years. While watching Zuhr prayer at a mosque in the city's Walaha area on Monday, he was watching 20-25 armed police mosques.

He said to the BBC: "Speaking to the devotees inside seems to me that they are more ashamed and sad than those who are not terrified, they can not believe that anyone in their community can do such an attack inside the country."

Azman Abdullah, an official of the National Shura Council in Colombo, told BBC Bangla on the telephone that Muslims were 'angry, overwhelmed' due to panic.

"Do not say panic at all, there are many rumors, but we firmly believe our Christian brothers realize that the Muslims of Sri Lanka do not want to harm them in any way."

Mr. Abdullah said the leading Muslim leaders spoke to the leaders of the Christian community. He said that the banner of the mosque was hanging in the mosque by condemning the attack.

"I live in the area where people of all communities live, there is no problem, but not as a Muslim, I'm worried as a citizen of this country, worried about the future of this country."

The history of relations between different ethnic groups in Sri Lanka is not very good. Last year, in a number of cities and other nearby cities, the mosque and Muslim business establishments were declared a temporary emergency after hardened Buddhist attacks.

As a result of the suspicion of the involvement of Muslim organization with Sunday attacks, many Muslims are naturally anxious.

These concerns are being published on social media.

Southern town gale journalist Farhan Nizamuddin told BBC Bangla, the Muslims are angry and they demand the maximum punishment for the attackers.

"Hundreds of Muslims in social media write that Islam does not have any relation with terrorism."

A Muslim in the social media wrote, "I was born in a Muslim family, but I studied at Christian missionary school, so the statue of Jesus on the cross is very close to my heart."

Another writes, "Two groups in Sri Lanka - one Sri Lankan and another terrorist."

The Sri Lankan Islamic Association, the leading organization of Sri Lankan Muslims expatriate in Britain, said that all organizations of Sri Lankan Muslims in Britain are sitting in an emergency meeting on Sunday in a terrorist attack on Sunday.

Organizational secretary Manjula Osman told the BBC, "How can the Sri Lankan migratory people who help the diaspora manage this terrorist attack, now their main concern?"

"It is true that there have been concerns about the relations of different ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, but we have not yet heard of major concern in the gathering of Islamic organizations with Sunday's attacks on Muslims ... We are taking 'Wet and Sea Aprachok'."

However, the government is trying to assure the Muslims.

Telecommunication minister Harin Fernando said, "The attackers do not represent the majority of Muslims in the country, and I will not tell them the Muslims." The common Muslims of this country are very gentle and they live in harmony with other communities.

About 10 percent of Sri Lanka's population is Muslim.

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