A religious conference was held in Hampshire, UK, on Friday (July 28) with over 40,000 Muslims present to change some misconceptions about Islam.

The conference was Held with the participation of 5,000 volunteers from the Muslim community. The conference provided an opportunity to put ideas together that reflected spiritual goals. In addition, some participants spoke about the importance of standing together in the community."

Faraz Ahmed, a law student from Bradford, said that he travelled five hours to attend the conference and that many wrong things must be changed about Islam.

Sarah Ward, a 43-year-old primary school teacher from Kingston, southwest London, expressed her admiration for seeing such unity in the Islamic community.