At a ceremony on Saturday in London’s St. James’s Palace, King Charles formally proclaimed the new ruler of Great Britain. On September 10, the previous Prince of Wales “had become legitimately and rightfully Lord of Britain and Commonwealth.”
The Accession Council met on Saturday to formally announce Charles, 73, as the new monarch. His son and heir Prince William, his wife Queen Consort Camilla, and the country’s new prime minister Liz Truss all signed the proclamation. Charles succeeded his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, immediately after she passed away on Thursday.
What is Charles’ opinion of Islam?
The new king of Britain has frequently stated how much he admires Islam.
“If my interpretation of the Quran is true, Muslims are ordered not to violate these boundaries because they are those set by God and are not arbitrary bounds,” Charles remarked in a speech at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies in 2010.
“We cannot exist on our own without the delicately balanced web of life around us, which is why we share this planet with the rest of creation.” In the same lecture, he continued, “Islam has always taught this, and to reject that message is to breach our covenant with Creation.”
Additionally, he criticized the publication of Danish cartoons and urged people to respect the religious views of others.
The recent ghastly strife and anger over the Danish cartoons demonstrate the danger that results from our failure to listen to and respect what is precious and sacred to others, he said. “The true mark of a civilized society is the respect it pays to minorities,” he said.
The “misunderstanding” of Islam in the West has infrequently been addressed by Charles. “If there is a lot of misinformation about Islam in the West, there is equally a lot of misinformation about the debt that our own culture and civilization owe to the Islamic world. It is a failure that, in my opinion, results from the rigidity of history that we have inherited.
On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II passed away after deteriorating over the previous year. The longest-serving queen in the history of the United Kingdom missed numerous important events in her final year, many of which were firsts. Many of her responsibilities were replaced by Charles, who was the Prince of Wales at the time.
