British Muslims Plea For 'Mercy' For UK Hostage
Updated: 8:39am UK, Thursday 18 September 2014
British Muslim leaders have united to call for the Islamic State extremist group to release the UK hostage Alan Henning.
They have urged the militants to show mercy to the 47-year-old from Salford, and to let him go unharmed.
The father of two travelled to Syria with charity workers in December, but was kidnapped and now faces beheading at the hands of the terrorist dubbed Jihadi John.
The intervention came as a friend of Mr Henning, who was on the same aid convoy, made a direct appeal to IS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, to show "compassion and mercy".
In the video the man describes travelling "several times" to Syria with Mr Henning.
"On all occasions, we - your Muslim brothers - brought him with us under our care and protection," he says.
"Alan was so moved by the suffering of the Syrian people, in particular the children, that he devoted all his free time in raising money and awareness about their suffering.
"He washed cars to raise money, he collected aid, he talked to everybody he met about crimes committed against the Muslims in Syria."
More than 100 Muslim leaders have signed a statement to IS pleading for Mr Henning's release, and branding them "monsters" for the brutal murder of fellow hostage David Haines.
In a letter published in the Independent newspaper, they said: "We, the undersigned British Muslim Imams, organisations and individuals, wish to express our horror and revulsion at the senseless murder of David Haines and the threat to the life of our fellow British citizen, Alan Henning."
They said those holding Mr Henning hostage must accept that what they are doing is against the Koran and "constitutes the worst condemnable sin".
The Muslim Council of Britain was among the signatories.
Dr Shuja Shafi, the council's Secretary General, said: "Such a man should be celebrated, not incarcerated. Taking such people hostage, and murdering them, are against the principles laid out in the Qur'an and our Prophetic traditions."
It comes as new footage shows Mr Henning en route to Syria, saying it is "all worthwhile" to make sure aid gets to where it is needed.
Mr Henning, a taxi driver, was kidnapped within 30 minutes of crossing from Turkey into Syria.
He had volunteered to drive an ambulance full of medical aid as part of a community-funded charity trip organised by volunteers from Bolton and the UK Arab Society.
It is believed he was abducted by IS in Al Dana, a town 38km (24 miles) from Aleppo.
Reports suggest he was separated from Muslim counterparts by masked men.
Friends who travelled with him said they made desperate attempt to get him freed before returning to the UK.
The man in the video appeal describes Mr Henning's commitment to raise as much money as he could for refugees of Syria's civil war.
The YouTube appeal was partly co-ordinated by Cage - a group campaigning against the so-called "war on terror".
Emotionally overwhelmed at the end of the video, the man urges IS leader al Baghdadi to "please, please, please, release Alan."
"He has no affiliation with any political agenda," he says.
"Show him compassion and mercy as he showed compassion and mercy to Muslims of Syria."
Mr Henning appeared at the end of the video released on Saturday in which Mr Haines was beheaded by IS - with a threat that he would be next.
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