Condolences to Queen Elizabeth 2 from British Muslim

Condolences to the Queen

Today I woke up to hear the sad news of the passing of the British Monarch Queen Elizabeth ii. She had just celebrated her golden jubilee and was the longest reining monarch with over seventy years on the throne. I grew up in her city, London, and had never known it without her. I actually admired the celebrations and events she organised for people and made the palace and nearby places active and attractive places to visit. Never a dull moment with the changing of the guards daily and various events. She did take great care to keep things going and kept us engaged with various things despite her age. It was as if she was like our grandmother taking care of the people. The Queen was not racist, bigoted or one for hating people. I had often witnessed guests coming from places such as Nigeria, riding to the palace in a special carriage. From what I saw and know of her treatment of people, she was equal and fair. Yet she was accused and abused but never accused or abused others herself. She suffered stresses, setbacks and losses like all other humans, yet it did not make her bitter or harsh or prevent her from looking after the country. Loosing her husband must have been very hard for her, and after that the distancing if her son in law Harry along with the false accusations towards her from his wife Meghan. There are many people who have unjustly attacked her and the monarchy and even have accused her of somehow planning the death of Diana because of her engagement to an Arab man. There are no evidence for such claims and it does not fit with what we know about the Queen as one for the people demonstrating justice and equality. I say this as a British Muslim because I felt safe living under the monarch who treated people equally and fairly. The Quran tells us that Allah does not forbid you from dealing justly with those who do not fight you in your religion. Another verse says that the closest in love to the believers are those who say they are Christians...so I give these condolences in fairness. My British passport has the seal from the Queen asking for my protection wherever I may go. I now feel sad to look at that. It is a shame that we do not often notice the good things in people or what they do for us until it is too late. It is also sad that even the Queen seemed to suffer from bullying, age related prejudice and false accusations. This is a sad reminder of the darker side of humanity. We had expected her to live to be over a hundred as her mother yet it seems that her life may have been cut short. It is sad reminder of the abuse of the elderly and that some people can be seriously lacking empathy. She was a grandmother and like a grandmother to us and it is hard to imagine the country now without her. No more speeches at Christmas, or jubilee celebrations or knighting people. So I hope to give my condolences to the Queen and family, to Prince William and Kate who we know so well it’s like we grew up knowing them. We knew their lives so well. Goodbye to the Queen but her memory and affect of course will no go forgotten. We can remember her as a wide hearted, equal and fair monarch who did not treat people unjustly and who always tried to persevere and give her best even when the goings got tough.