Terrorism is contrary to Islam's message of peace: Turkey's top cleric

Turkish head of religious affairs Mehmet Gormez (AA Photo)

Strasbourg (IINA) – Turkey’s President of the Diyanet (religious affairs) Mehmet Gormez said Sunday that terrorism is contrary to Islam’s universal message of peace, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
“We all know that the perpetrators of the terrorist attacks in Paris, Brussels, Ankara and Istanbul have nothing to do either with Islam, which brought peace and mercy to humanity, or with Muhammad, the Prophet of compassion, or the Qur'an,” Gormez said.
Speaking at an event on the Propohet (peace be upon him) in Strasbourg, France, Gormez said Muslims should not suffer because of violence committed by terrorists.
“Do not hang your head because of crimes committed by murder networks, which have nothing to do with Islam or our Prophet (PBUH),” he said.
Around 8,000 people from across Europe attended the event, including Turkish Consul General Ozgur Cinar and Vice-president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith Ahmet Ogras as well as representatives of the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs.
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