An Irish hotel’s generous gesture towards its only Muslim guest has gone viral on the internet after the hotel staff surprised him with a full buffet suhoor, Ilmfeed reported.
It started when a Muslim guest, who is currently observing Ramadan fasting, requested a snack from the staff at the Ibis Hotel in Dublin, Ireland so that he could eat something before beginning his fast.
They agreed and asked him to come down at 2.30am. To his surprise, they had laid out a full buffet for him and said that was the least they could do.
“A Muslim colleague asked our hotel if they could give him a snack before he began his fast. They said ok, please come down at 2.30 am. When he went, he found a FULL BUFFET BREAKFAST laid out. The hotel said it was the least they could do. @Accorhotels be proud of Ibis Dublin,” read a tweet by Twitter user @hemantbuch.
“He was the only person there. Humanity is still alive amidst all the hatred @Accorhotels,” he added.
The tweet has been liked over 62,000 times and received more than 13,000 comments.
A muslim colleague asked our hotel if they could give him a snack before he began his fast. They said ok, please come down at 2.30 am. When he went, he found a FULL BUFFET BREAKFAST laid out. The hotel said it was rhe least they could do. @Accorhotels be proud of Ibis Dublin
— Hemant (@hemantbuch) May 9, 2019
He was the only person there. Humanity is still alive amidst all the hatred @Accorhotels
— Hemant (@hemantbuch) May 9, 2019
The gesture was widely welcomed by Twitter users.
That’s humanity …. and thanks for spreading such beautiful gesture. That’s positivity that we all need . Thanks and respect.
— Abdur Rehman (@AbbuTameem) May 9, 2019
Huge respect for Ireland. Those folks have big hearts that fit to everyone in the universe!
They do care!!— هارون Haroon (@harooonjuma) May 10, 2019
Other Muslims reflected on similar gestures of kindness they experienced in different hotels during Ramadan.
Same kind of Ramadan love and respect at @TajHotels lands end – my mother stayed during Ramadan last year and they were kind enough to look after her for sehri and iftaar. They’ve now got a customer for life. Thank you
— Adnan Dawood (@adnandawood) May 11, 2019
During last three Ramzans I stayed for few days in Sheraton Grand Taipei Taiwan, InterContinental Bangkok and Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto. All of these hotels served me Sehri brakfast of my choice at midnight in my room without any extra charge.
— Optimistic_Sidhu (@ShahidSiddhu) May 10, 2019
Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.
In Ramadan, adult Muslims, save the sick and those traveling, abstain from food, drink, smoking and sex between dawn and sunset.
Muslims dedicate their time during the holy month to be closer to Allah through prayers, self-restraint, and good deeds.