The filmmakers took advice from both the Church of England and Muslim Council of Great Britain as well as the interfaith Christian Muslim Forum on authenticity.

Mr Hassam said the call to take part in the advert had come completely “out of the blue” but he was delighted to help.

“This is what I do in the community – I didn’t do any acting I was just being myself,” he said.

He added that the fact that it is an advertisement had not been an issue.

“I honestly didn’t think about it – I think the message is very good – people from different backgrounds can share gifts and can see each other.

“With all the bad publicity we have got this is a very, very positive ad showing that people of different faiths can get together.”

The Church of England said it had been happy to co-operate in the same way as it offers advice to soap operas and filmmakers on authenticity.

“We were pleased to offer advice to Amazon as they created this advertisement,” a spokesman said.

“Fostering interfaith dialogue and community cohesion is a daily part of our work.

"In many parts of the country the Church of England is the guarantor and convenor of much interfaith dialogue, and this advert reflects that reality.”