Politics is all too often about the negative but on Tuesday, the first Muslim elected to Parliament, Labor's Ed Husic, will be carrying with him a message of forgiveness - the Koran belonging to Farid Ahmed, one of the survivors of the Christchurch massacre.

It is the fourth time Husic will be sworn in as the Member for Chifley and his most poignant, with the symbolism stretching between two countries so close they are more family than neighbours.

Labor MP Ed Husic meets Farid Ahmed, whose wife Husna was murdered in the Christchurch attacks. Ahmed survived the attack at the Al Noor mosque.

"The reason I asked for Farid's permission to do this is because of what it will do - in its own small way - to reinforce the bonds between our countries based on a shared and steadfast commitment to unite in the face of those who want to split us apart," he said.

Mr Husic had dinner with Mr Ahmed at his house in Christchurch last week, after visiting the Linwood Islamic Centre and the Al Noor Mosque where, in March, an Australian born far-right extremist allegedly unloaded his hate and massacred 51 people - among them, Farid's 44-year old wife Husna.