Network Rail, the government body responsible for most of Britain’s rail infrastructure, has apologized for displaying ‘Hadiths of the Day’ in London’s King’s Cross Station during Ramadan.
A message on the busy station’s public bulletin board reading, “The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) [Peace Be Upon Him] said: All the sons of Adam are sinners but the best of the sinners are those who repent often,” was apparently the ninth such message to have been displayed since the start of Ramadan.
Network Rail initially defended the hadiths, insisting “King’s Cross station is made up of a diverse and multi-cultural workforce and at times of religious significance, messages such as these are displayed to celebrate the station’s diversity and inclusivity.”
However, despite Britain being a Christian country, at least constitutionally, no messages appear to have been displayed for Lent, which is currently ongoing.
Amid growing backlash from Christians, cultural conservatives, and secularists, Network Rail backed down, claiming: “We value the feedback of our passengers and while these messages were intended to celebrate the beliefs and backgrounds of some of our colleagues and passengers, we have removed them.”
They also claimed they would be “looking into” why hadiths were preached at station users rather than “general Ramadan celebratory messages.”
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