Hill said that saying “Alhamdulillah” is an act of humility for Muslims.
Saying “alhamdulillah” is an “act of humility” because it ascribes to Allah, not to Ilhan Omar or her supporters, her election victory. All praise be to Allah. Despite the claims of Huda Hawa and Margaret Hill that Christian politicians make similar statements praising God for their victories, I have neither heard, nor read, of Christian politicians who routinely used those phrases. Indeed, by searching online, I found exactly one example: Senator Ted Cruz used the phrase “praise be to God” once, when he defeated Donald Trump in the Texas Republican primary. And no doubt such a phrase may have been uttered by a few holy-rollers among our politicians, especially in the past, but they would now be looked at askance for attributing their political triumphs to God. In a democracy, not a theocracy, politicians thank their families, their supporters, their party. They do not claim that it was because of God (“all praise be to God”) that they won.
“We don’t bat an [eye] when Christians reference their faith in victory speeches, in moments of silence, or opening prayers,” Hill said. “If we as Muslims are questioned for using phrases which are part of our daily life, then that speaks a lot to the climate of anti-Muslim bigotry.”
Actually, as I keep insisting, we would bat an eye — we would be deeply disturbed — were some Christian politician to proclaim “all praise be to God for my victory.” These Muslim defenders of Omar are engaged in Tu-Quoque, attributing to non-Muslim politicians the same kind of rhetoric as she employed. But how often have you heard language from Christians thanking God — “praise be to God” — for an election victory?
Hearing Omar open her acceptance speech by wishing blessings on her supporters and thanking God is “no different than hearing other members of Congress or public figures thank God for their successes,” Hoda Hawa, director of policy and advocacy at the Muslim Public Affairs Council, told HuffPost.”
Again, Hoda Hawa tries the tu-quoque: Omar “is no different than…other members of Congress…[who] thank God for their successes.” Hoda Hawa is simply plucking this supposedly widespread practice out of the air; she cannot produce any examples of non-Muslim politicians who have been “thanking God for their successes,” but hopes you won’t stop to think this through.
Omar’s election is seen by her and her supporters not as her victory, or theirs, alone, but as a victory for Islam. The two new Muslim members of Congress, Omar and her “sister” Rashida Tlaib, to whom she tweeted out her “inshallah” greeting, are signs that Islam is on the march. Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah.
What ought to have been a dignified speech of thanks to her supporters became an occasion filled with the signs of a triumphant Islam. “Assalaam aleikum” is a Muslim-to-Muslim greeting, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah is a reminder that Muslims owe everything to Allah, and that includes election to a seat in Congress.
As for the repetition of “alhamdulillah” three times — “All praise be to Allah” — this diminishes the significance of democratic elections and of the voters. It implies instead a kind of inshallah-fatalism — we won because Allah wanted us to win, and Allah Knows Best. Omar’s victory was being treated by her as a victory for Islam. And Ilhan Omar tweeted only one other person who had similarly been victorious — Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian-American and fellow Muslim.
Rashida Tlaib, let’s not forget, chose for her victory night appearance to drape herself in the Palestinian flag. It was now time not to hide, but to flaunt her real sympathies.
That’s a sympathy shared by Ilhan Omar, who back in 2012 tweeted:
Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel
9:15 AM – 16 Nov 2012
Ilhan Omar is young and mediagenic, with a winning smile. She proudly wears a hijab. She’s getting a lot of attention, held up as an inspirational model and example of our splendid diversity. Non-Muslim supporters at her victory speech did not realize that her “as-salaam aleikum” was not meant for them. And we are being misleadingly assured that her recital of “alhamdulillah” is no different from Christian politicians who attribute their victories to God.
Ilhan Omar is someone to watch. One can only hope that she doesn’t manage to snooker too many people during her resistible rise, as she has done so far. Let’s hope, too, that her curious arrangement with a man whom she once claimed to have “married” — and who turns out to have been her brother (or someone with the exact same name — Ahmed N. Elmi — and exact same birth date — April 4, 1985 — as her brother) — gets the public attention it deserves. She used campaign money for private expenses, including travel to Boston and to Estonia. Furthermore, as a member of the Minnesota House, she accepted speaking fees — since returned under pressure — from Minnesota colleges, which was a violation of the Minnesota House rules.
So far she’s been very lucky. But Ilhan Omar may stumble yet.
Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah.
CogitoErgoSum says
I can’t stand being lectured about bigotry from a Muslim when the very god they praise demands that Muslims force me to grovel before them and pay them tribute in order to practice my religion.
Jay says
Why were these two Muslim woman allowed to take the oath of office on the Koran? And not the Bible!
We are a Christian nation. The Koran and sharia law goes against everything the United States stands for.
So therefore, their alligence is not to the USA and our citizens and our constitution, but to islam and to sharia law?? I am going to research this and hopefully their oath is null and void! Where is the outrage
people?? Do we want no go zones here like they have in Europe and England?
The Muslim population will never acclimate – they only invade! Inch by inch we will lose America!
If you want examples look at Dearborn and Hamtramck, cities in Michigan – !!
God save America!
Trump 2020 ??????????
Rarely says
“We are a Christian nation”.
There is something called “Freedom of Religion” which doesn’t mean that one only gets to chose which branch of Christianity one belongs to.
It is unreasonable to the point of bigotry to require non-Christians to swear oaths on the Christian Bible. Such oaths would be meaningless in any event.
ANY oath is only as meaningful as the person taking it is sincere. There is a multitude of politicians who have treated their oath as if they had their fingers crossed when taking it.
Query: When a Christian, or anyone for that matter, is sworn in is he/she putting the country ahead of their religion?
CogitoErgoSum says
Perhaps for those who take an oath upon a religious scripture there should be a requirement that those religious scriptures at the very least not contain a demand by a deity that all other religions be destroyed or be made to pay some form of tax in order to exist. This woman’s god demands that she struggle in any way she can to destroy my religious freedom —- and she swears by this god’s words. How can one uphold religious freedom and work towards the elimination of religious freedom at the same time?
Rarely says
It is difficult to define “Freedom of Religion” without using the phrase “Freedom of Religion”.
There are criminal offences for which a person can (and should) be charged and punished when he/she breaks the law. Some of those offences fall under “hate” legislation. The last I heard, being a muslim and adhering to the islam religion is not a crime per se. However, Muslims are subject to the Law even if the act is sanctioned or demanded by their religion or heritage. If the legal system neglects to enforce the Law or is intimidated in its attempts to do so the legal system needs some improvement.
Society must stand by its basic principles and let the chips fall where they may.
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, if you form a club that is open to everyone and you let in people who want to kick you out of the club, then you have the club you want, don’t you, even if they kick you out of the club. I see the wisdom.
gravenimage says
Is Rarely saying that it is “bigoted” to take issue with those swearing to protect the Constitution on a book than mandates the destruction of democracy? Given his posting history here, I would not be surprised…
gerald zavage says
I greatly appreciate the analysis and exposure of the more subtle aspects of Omar’s Islamic proselytizing from Congress as pointed out by Jihad Watch.
somehistory says
Are we tired yet, seeing her ugly face and reading of her “pride” in her victory for islam?
Yes. Very tired. They are never humble. They are arrogant and everyone else must bow to their evil wild beast.
Her “sister” said that Mr. Trump “has met his match” in her. Both of these moslims are gonna be making us all nauseous on a daily basis…lecturing us on our behavior and exhibiting their rude, obnoxious, foul arrogance for islam.
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
I was already tired of her months ago…
Sun says
After the Berlin Christmas market attack, on a surveillance video from the Berlin Zoo Station, the assassin Anis Amri deliberately has lifted his index finger in the direction of the surveillance camera. A special gesture in Islam…
ISIS and other political extremist groups are often seen holding the index finger in the air as a political symbol. This symbol should be banned from using in the United States Congress.
CogitoErgoSum says
The symbolism of the gesture is quite similar to that of holding the middle finger in the air. It’s a way of expressing defiance and showing contempt for others.
Yokel says
For ages I could not understand how the generation who had lived through the 1939-45 war, and either fought in the Middle East or had friends or relatives who had, would describe someone acting in an obviously mad or violently mentally ill manner as “He’s gone all Doolally”.
Now I do. It is the serviceman’s corruption of “Alhamdulillah”.
Prabh108 says
in the photo accompanying article it looks like she is making the ‘isis’ sign of victory
Prabh108 says
in the photo accompanying article it looks like she is making the islamojihad- ‘isis” sign for victory
CogitoErgoSum says
I think someone in the crowd had just asked her how many times a day she prays.
CogitoErgoSum says
But I could be wrong.
CogitoErgoSum says
The question may have been about how many times she has married her brother.
Prabh108 says
The fact that isis-jihadist sympathizers are now occupying positions of political power here in North America is cause for alarm. There are about 50 Moslem states worldwide. Is that not enough to satiate islamoGreed?
The creed of MohaMadanism is deeply rooted in falsehoods and atrocities.
At some point in time islam will cease to exist. Eventually truth will Triumph.
gravenimage says
Yes–the “finger” salute means “Tawheed”, or “Allah is One”. This is a sign of Muslim supremacism, and a specific slap at Christians and the concept of the Trinity.
paul says
The Muslims will be running America very soon. They will impose their sharia law on the land and we will be looking at each other saying, how did this happen. I’ll give you the answer now so you can share with others in their time of sorrow. American’s became lovers of themselves and they had no time for one True God, they did what was right in their own eyes and they became blind to the wiles of the devil. Not standing firm on the Word of God they allowed solid doctrine to be eroded and watered down thus giving way to a false religion that now demands their submission or death by the sword.
somehistory says
Me, too, James. Me too.
To the media, she’s like a fad is to the general public. Like a Hula Hoop or a Slinky, or any number of fun things, without any of the fun or enjoyment.
gravenimage says
Alhamdulillah: For Ilhan Omar, All Praise Be To Allah For Her Victory (Part Three)
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More stealth Jihad.
Vito says
the Incestual Ilhan Omar raises one finger to signify there is no god but allah.
As Omar Ahmad Founder of CAIR stated: “Islam is not in America to be equal but to become DOMINANT. The Quran, the muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America and Islam the ONLY Accepted Religion on Earth! Islam, using the Constitution tto Destroy the Constitution!
Relic says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtEENo2hbcU
Pam Minnick says
I don’t know how many are aware of the welfare fraud that happened by the Somali refugees. They were caught defrauding the system thru the daycare centers, we are talking 100 million a year of Minnesotans tax dollars being flown in suitcases and some was even funding Somalia terrorists groups. Here was her comment on the daycare fraud by the Somali caycare centers.
“Vilifying an entire community — as stories like this often do — does not serve justice or get results. Collaboration does. It is dangerous to draw a link between people sending remittances to their loved ones and the funding of terrorist organizations. I know too well that many Republicans will use this to further Islamophobic rhetoric within our society, but I hope that Minnesotans will look past the politics of division and look forward to build stronger relationships among new neighbors to find a unified path for our society.”
Right away she sends out the Islamophobia bs. Not one word about it being wrong, all about the Somali community being victimized. I wonder how long before they find her part of it, but I’m sure it will be covered up.
somehistory says
Pam Minnick
She won’t say it’s wrong or illegal, because she doesn’t see it as wrong or illegal. Because it’s moslims sending money to moslims…that’s not just okay with her, but it’s a command. Take money from the infidels for islam. That’s where the code of islam comes before all the laws written by the people or from the True God. If islam says it, then it doesn’t matter what else is written in contradiction.
And islam’s code is never equality of people. moslim males are first, moslim females and animals come next and everyone else is stepped on and stolen from.
Pam Minnick says
Somehistory, both of these muslim women are having a really hard time hiding they are radical devout muslims. I moved out of Minnesota 8 years ago and a big part of me moving was the Somalis. They were bad 8 years ago, and they are only getting worse. I wasn’t even by the largest population of them, the ones I had to deal with were from Willmar and St. Cloud Mn. It’s really hard to attack them like they claim, they group together, and non muslims don’t enter their communities, they come in groups into where we shop or into neighborhoods and harrass people. I would have the men/boys come up to me in the summer saying I was asking to be raped because of how I was dressed. I got to where I would first thing get some pork products and threaten them with it. They really are afraid of getting pig blood on themselves. They kinda hide in the winter, only good thing about a Minnesota winter lol.
somehistory says
Pam Minnick,
Thank you for the personal experiences. Back nearly a decade ago, the FBI had a report about the dangers from moslims from somalia, stating that there were al shabab sneaking into the U.S. from that country. Even without being a member of that terror group, moslims are dangerous. They are not only taught to hate us, they are taught to intimidate by any and all means. In gangs, threats of rape…it is truly sickening.
Edward Cline says
The photo of Ilhan Omar is provocative. It tempts me to reciprocate the finger in the air.
ninetyninepct says
Notice the ISIS one finger sign. That tells everything. Political correctness and unenforced democracy is quickly destroying freedom and the Constitution. Who gives a shit if we are called racist. Big fkn deal.
ninetyninepct says
Give it. Don’t be afraid. It’s just stinking Islam.
somehistory says
Everyone should listen to this video that Daniel Greenfield has featured on FrontPage Magazine.
In the video below, Sharifa Alkhateeb talks about using U.S. public schools to convert America to Islam. Her talk is an example of when Muslims aren’t shy about stating the nature of the threat:”
WATCH THE VIDEO: CLICK HERE.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4732679/sharifa-alkhateeb-talks-public-schools-convert-america-islam&fbclid=IwAR123wunxJyyl99nwvi41n76-fkmXBXeaU1MLnCqNGnL8Fm7eUVrVfyllJg
P. Douglas says
All praise offered to “Satan” for her victory over the kafar!!!!
THIS MAKES ME VOMIT!