The Baptist Union of Great Britain is delighted to join with other Christians in giving greetings to the Muslim Community on the feast of 'Id ul-Fitr (Eid). We will be formally meeting with the Muslim community on Friday at 12 noon at the East London Mosque to pass the greeting on.

The full greeting reads:

'Id Greetings
9 August 2013

The Christian churches send greetings of peace and prayers for God's blessing on our Muslim neighbours on the occasion of 'Id ul-Fitr (Eid). We recognise this as a day of good news and celebration - the fast has been completed and the feast begins!

We have been encouraged by two key initiatives this Ramadan – the 'Big Iftar' and Channel 4's Ramadan Season. These have enabled many people to experience the hospitality of UK Muslims in mosques around the country as well as raising awareness positively of the meaning of Ramadan.

As representatives of the main Christian traditions in the UK we assure you of our goodwill towards you, and our commitment to peace and justice in the society that we share together. Aware of the recent attacks on mosques and Muslims, we want to stand with you against any discrimination or violence targeting any community or person because of their faith. Instead, we want to work for more positive interaction between Christians and Muslims, demonstrating the love for God and neighbour to which we are called.

'Id Mubarak!"

List of signatories:
Baptist Union of Great Britain
Church of England
Mar Thoma Church
Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
Quakers in Britain
The Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (of the Oecumenical Patriarchate)
The Church in Wales
The Church of Scotland
The Council of African and Caribbean Churches
The Methodist Church
The Moravian Church in Great Britain
The Salvation Army
The United Reformed Church

This greeting is supported by the Christian Muslim Forum and has been facilitated by Churches Together in Britain & Ireland and Churches Together in England


Every effort has been made to invite as many churches as possible to endorse this statement. However, due to the holiday season it has not proved possible to contact every church. The absence of the name of a particular church does not imply in any way that they have declined to endorse this statement.