A group of young Muslims has defended its actions in taking their faith to the streets of Luxembourg, saying what they did was not illegal.

On October 3, four members of Muslim faith group Lux Dawah distributed leaflets containing elements of the Quran translated into German in Place D'Armes.

City mayor Lydie Polfer was cited on RTL TV as saying that the group had not obtained authorisation for the event.

A 20-year-old student member of the group has, however defended their actions, saying they are not extremists.

"Our lawyer explained that it is not against the law to hold a book in the street. But what is, is to distribute it or to force people to take it,” the student said, adding: “That is not what we do and it's the people who come to us to talk to us and take the book. Our goal is to communicate the values ​​of Islam and not to broadcast any extremist message".

The “Dawah” in Arabic is an invitation to non-Muslims to listen to the message of Islam.

The local Dawah group was founded by young Muslims who were born in Luxembourg and have Balkan roots.

The student said that the group had regularly distributed translated texts on the streets of the capital and Esch-sur-Alzette since starting a Facebook page in January 2015.

The reception has not always been warm. The young person said they had received death threats from people in the streets who had confused them with fanatics.

Luxembourg's federation of official Islamic groups, the Shoura, distanced itself from the event, saying in a press release it had tried to make contact with the group regarding the issue.

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