The phrase “Allahu akbar” is routinely translated in the English-language media as “God is great,” a resoundingly uncontroversial phrase by any standard. In reality, however, that is a mistranslation. “Allahu akbar” actually means “Allah is greater,” a subtle but important difference. Rather than simply being a proclamation of the greatness of the divine, “Allahu akbar” is actually a proclamation of superiority: what is being said is that Allah, the God of Islam, is greater than your god, or your government, or your atheistic belief system, or your society and culture, or anything else that you may love and admire. Whatever it is, Allah is greater. The violence that often accompanies this cry is meant to demonstrate that superiority: Allah is greater, and is punishing you for worshiping lesser beings.
“NYPD official: New Year’s Eve attacker was linked to Islamist extremism,” by Elad Benari, Israel National News, January 4, 2023:
The teenager accused of attacking three policemen with a machete on New Year’s Eve near Times Square and charged with attempted murder was linked to Islamist extremism, a senior New York City Police Department official said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
“He knew what he was doing. He knew why he was doing it and he thought he would die in the attack,” Thomas Galati, the department’s chief of intelligence and counterterrorism, was quoted as having told ABC News in an interview. “He did yell out ‘Allahu Akbar.'”…
Michael Copeland says
“Islamist extremism”, per Elad Benari, is probably press-imposed vocabulary.
Translations:
Islamist………..observant muslim
extremist………” ” (mainstreamist)
I AM THE INFIDEL YOUR IMAM WARNED YOU ABOUT says
When you read the unadulterated pre-islamic and islamic history you will see that “allah is a moon deity that was worshipped by the pagan arabs including mohammad and his family. When mohammad received this psychopathic satanic vision from satan and created “islam”, he wanted to elevate this new evil ideology to the same level of Judaism and Christianity which he craftily did succeed by spreading falsehood.
However, the entire non-muslim world accepts “islam” as a religion of peace when in reality it’s not. Look at all the relentless murders, rapes, sodomy, child marriages muslims have been engaged in for over 1400 years …. all in the name of their moon god “allah”
The entire non-islamic world needs to get their heads out of their hairy stinky arses and STOP playing games and see “islam” the way it really is…. an evil ideology whose primary goal is to take over the whole world and kill all the non-believers (i.e. non-muslims). Islamophobia is a joke and an excuse to look the other way like a bunch of coward brainless scumbags.
Hank says
Sad state of affairs. A misguided teenager and clueless parents.