By KUNA,
London : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sent his best wishes on Friday to Muslims in the UK and around the world for the beginning of the sacred month of Ramadan tomorrow.
In a message released by Downing Street, Brown said that Ramadan is a time for family and friends when Muslims around the world “focus more on others then themselves.” “As you come together every day for the next month to break the fast, thoughts will be of faith, families and togetherness,” he said.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the message of compassion and justice is strong in the Islamic faith, not just in the holy month of Ramadan.
“Britain is a country of around two million Muslims and in Europe there are over 20 million Muslims,” the British leader noted.
“The UK’s culture and society are stronger because of the contribution Muslims make every day,” he added.
“As British Muslim communities across the UK prepare for Ramadan, may I take this opportuinity to say: May your Ramadan be peaceful and blessed.”
For his part, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband sent a similar message to the Muslim communities around the world for the holy month of Ramadan.
He noted that Ramadan “is a time for charity and giving, the outward expression of faith through acts of kindness and love, to contemplate the inner devotion and prayers.”