In 2008 when Ethiopians celebrated their Millennium at the Trafalgar square one of the invited guest speakers was the Hackney  Councilor Faisullah Khan. He is originally from Pakistan and delivered a historical speech that will be remembered for generation to come! His speech is as follows:

“We Muslims of the World owe you, Ethiopians, for our own
very existence. When our forefathers were persecuted, you took
us in. We the Muslims of the World are here today because of
you, Ethiopians. Your ‘Negus’ refused to hand over the early
Muslim refugees whom the Prophet Himself instructed to go
Ethiopia to save our faith from extinction. Not only once did he
save the lives of the Muslim refugees, but twice. When the
persecutors demanded to hand over the Muslims under his
protection the Negus said: ‘even if you give me a mountain of
gold, I will not surrender these men to you.’ Therefore, I would
like to thank Ethiopians for what they did 1,500 years ago and wish you today a
happy new year and a happy millennium”.

Read the full story.. Muslims of the world Respect Ethiopia, the land of justice and Negus

Further interesting readings:

• How Christian Ethiopia (Abyssinia) Saved Islam ( By Kamran Pasha | December 26, 2009)