Sadiq Khan and Quran
In recent days, many anecdotes have been shared about the Labour politician, including one involving the Quran.
It involves an interview that Khan gave to the Evening Standard newspaper in May 2015.
Speaking about becoming a member of the Queen’s Privy Council in 2009, Khan recounted an instance in the swearing-in ceremony, which usually involves a Bible.
The snippet has been shared more than 4,000 times since it was posted by Twitter user @Neera_jah on May 7.
It reads: "The next day Buckingham Palace rang about his appointment to the Privy Council: ‘You’re going to be sworn in before the Queen, what sort of Bible would you like?’ I said: ‘I swear on the Quran, I’m a Muslim’. They said: ‘We haven’t got a Quran, can you bring your own?’ So I went to Buckingham Palace with my Quran and afterwards they returned it and I said: ‘No, can I leave it here for the next person.’
Supporters have hailed it as a reminder of how diverse and tolerant London is as a city — despite the bruising mayoral campaign run by the Conservatives — and Khan’s vow to give "every single Londoner the opportunities that our city gave to me and my family.”
Khan did not have a privileged start in life. He was one of eight children born to Pakistani immigrants, a bus driver and a seamstress, and he grew up on a south London housing estate.
Source: The Malay Online
