Is he a Christian? It’s certainly possible. His name has been released as “Abdelmasih H.,” and Abdelmasih means “Slave of the Messiah,” or “Slave of Christ.” Jesus is, however, referred to as “al-Masih” in the Qur’an, so this is not necessarily open-and-shut.
If he is a Christian, he did not stab these children in accord with any Christian teachings, as there are no Christian teachings that call for such violence.
It is also possible that he is a Muslim who is claiming to be a Christian, in accord with Muhammad’s dictum “War is deceit” (Bukhari 4.52.268). He may have decided to shout about Jesus Christ during the stabbings in order to confuse authorities and the media, and to deflect attention away from Islamic jihad. There are other possibilities as well. Some Muslims entering European countries in recent years have claimed to be Christian because they believe that doing so will strengthen their claims for asylum. Abdelmasih H. may also be a convert to Christianity who later returned to Islam, and then had to do something to outweigh his sin of apostasy on Allah’s great scales of his good and bad deeds (Qur’an 21:47). A hadith has a Muslim asking Muhammad: “Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward).” Muhammad replied, “I do not find such a deed.” (Bukhari 4.52.44)
Remember also the case of Enzo Almeni, who converted to Christianity to get asylum in the UK, then returned to Islam and became a jihad suicide bomber; after his attack, he was widely reported as being a Christian, without much attention given to his return to Islam.
An update on this story. “LIVE – Children stabbed in Annecy: ‘No apparent terrorist motive,’ according to the authorities,” translated from “EN DIRECT – Enfants poignardés à Annecy : «Aucun mobile terroriste apparent», selon les autorités,” by Clara Hidalgo, Le Figaro, June 8, 2023:
The suspect’s motive, taken into custody on Thursday, remains to be determined. An investigation for assassination attempts has been opened.
The Syrian who attacked young children with a knife in Annecy, two of whom have a vital prognosis, said twice in English during the attack “in the name of Jesus Christ,” we can hear in a video consulted by AFP and Le Figaro, then confirmed by a source familiar with the matter.
The assailant, who was wearing a Christian cross when he was arrested, presented himself as a “Christian from Syria” when applying for asylum at the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra) on November 28, 2022.
somehistory says
“Is he a Christian? It’s certainly possible”
And if he said he was a fence post? And yelled, “in the name of felled trees.”?
If he claimed to be joe biden? and yelled out “in the name of ice cream”?
If he yelled out ‘in the name of Winston Churchill” and claimed to be a Royal of the family of king chuckie?
No, he is not Christian. Nether was the mozlum murderer who “converted” and then went back to islam. No conversion, not Christian in either case.
Much like biden and pelosi claim to be Christian and neither are. People claim Christianity when they see they can benefit in some way…as in getting elected, get into certain nations or circumstances; or they claim to be Christian when it will hurt Christianity, as in this case.
If he said he was mozlum and doing it for his fake prophet, his claim would be challenged, his claim would be denied, the claim by others would be islam would never approve; he would be said to be a mental case.
Since he has put the **blame** on Jesus, those who hate Jesus, Christians, and Christianity, will be happy to accept his false claims.
satan the devil is the great deceiver and his children lie for him and do all of his “desires.”
Hoi Polloi says
+10^7
somehistory says
Thank you very much.
John Smith says
Brilliantly put Somehistory
somehistory says
Thank you very much, John.
Fuzzy Bear says
Most likely he’s in transition from Christian to mohamedan. It’s a bit like breaking your voice, you know: it takes a while, changing from the cross to the sword and all…
Bobf1958 says
You’ve got it in one! I don’t think for one moment anyone with an iota of common sense would think this evil man was Christian. Looking at the past history of him since leaving Switzerland, he has been denied/ rejected citizenship in every EU country he’s tried. All these type of attacks/killings/rapes/robberies are being committed by these so called asylum seekers!
Westman says
The hallmark of “Diversity” and rampant immigration is that it cannot pay for itself. Others pay the costs whether monetary or societal.
This man had been seen observing children for many days. These observations were noted after the mayhem rather than risking the false cry of “racism!” by asking why was there and preventing it. Typical.
Decades ago, one could walk the streets of London, Paris, and Berlin at night without a thought of danger. What master chef added ingredients to a successful recipie?
John Smith says
As somehistory has already brilliantly explained. He can call himself what he wants, but he certainly isn’t a Christian.
Watto35 says
Whether he was Christian, Moslem or believed in sacred Fairy Cakes is irrelevant. He stabbed 4little chidren in an attempt to kill them. The death penalty must be reconsidered for this sort of crime.It is difficult to think of a crime which is worse.
French media is asking if the free entry of these ‘immigrants’ should be reconsidered. This should have recondidered some time ago.
somehistory says
It is relevant for the simple reason that he did it because….because…he’s mozlum and his book, his clerics, his friends, his relatives, his school, all tell him that he is to murder innocent people for his fake god and fake prophet.
Nations are bringing millions of people who *believe* just as he does into their countries and exposing the innocent little children to kidnapping, rape and murder.
Everyone needs to be aware that mozlums are taught…it’s drummed into their brains…that they have a right and a duty to murder for their fake god and fake prophet.
Everyone needs to know that, because to hide it, deny it, apologize for it, makes it all the more dangerous for the little kids and those caring for them.
To allow him to claim that Jesus is the reason he stabbed these little children, hides the real reason, and makes it easier for mozlums to escape scrutiny, escape punishment and gives them more access to the innocent.
To pretend that he did it for Jesus Christ, makes it appear that Christians are just as likely to murder little kids as the mozlum migrant, so no *reason* to keep mozlums out of the country.
Pray Hard says
Occam’s razor … He’s a liar.
Pray Hard says
Once they’ve got you speculating, they’ve won. Maybe he’s a translesbian unicorn from Mars, huh? However, I’ll stick with he’s just another moslem murderer playing to the islamoleftist narrative of Christian hating. Sitting here, drumming fingers on desk, waiting for the Biden regime to label him a white supremacist.
gannon says
Which Islamic hadith or verse order Muslims to stab random toddlers?
Fuzzy Bear says
It’s surah 47, verse 4, I guess. No hadith needed, gannon!
Crusades Were Right says
Of course he’s a Christian! Don’t you remember the Sermon on the Mount?
“Blessed are those who stab in my name, for… um… they will be… um… something something something.”
I forget the exact words, but you get the picture.
lol (Not really though.)
John Smith says
Just listened to the news and they are already trying to downplay this attack.
“Nothing to do with Terrorism”
GreekEmpress says
I smell a heaping pile of taquiya. He’s a Christian?
Balls.
And I’m Queen Marie of Romania.
David M says
Exactly, he is a Muslim pretending to be a Christian to get asylum in the west. One good thing, the children are out of critical condition & nobody is going to die.
somehistory says
The scummy liar will. If not by the judgment of men, by the Judgment of God…unless he does some serious…not likely…repenting and begging forgiveness.
David M says
I think you might be right. I have a feeling God will not be pleased by anybody who stands before him in the afterlife who killed people in his name. I have a feeling God will remind them of “thou shalt not kill.” A lot of politicians will find this out too.
Walter Sieruk says
It’s rather obvious which is that dangerous and violent guy for Syria is a Muslim terrorist who is masquerading as a “Christian” to give Christians and Christianity a bad name. Those actions of violence he committed are in direct contrast to the teachings of Jesus, Mathew 5::7.-9.
reality_check says
Let the media reveal the names of the victims, then we will see how christian is that “christian”. If he killed at least one muslim baby then maybe I will believe in that fable. The truth is that Europe, Australia and both Americas never heard of stabbings of random people on the street until the massimigration of those so called “christian” muslims. How come that not a single christian ever screamed “In the name of Jesus” and went Grand Theft Auto – like rampage on the streets before the immigration of the “peacefuls? And for real, do you know any christian who is talking like that, in the name of Jesus? This is how muslims talk, they are the ones who say in the name of allah when they kill people. During my entire life, I met plenty of “jewish” muslims, “christian” muslims, “atheist” muslims, all sort of muslims pretending not to be muslims in order to deceive unbelievers and hurt them in some way.There was once that story of a hamastinian muslim pretending to be an ultra orthodox jew for years until the jewish community have discovered that he was secretly going to Hamastina every night to plot against the jews. Actually, it’s not a single story, tehre were plenty of such stories in Israel and in other countries. In India is very common for muslims to pretend to be hindus in order to inpregnate hindu females with new terrorist mohammed babies. If you ask me, you know how I spot a muslim? If some one from muslim country decorates a christmas tree like crazy on christmas – it’s a muslim. If someone from a muslim majority country wears a cross, if he puts a huge amount of pork on his plate and pretends to eat it but in fact he never does, or he takes a glass of beer but he never drinks it, someone who has a muslim name, does every non kosher thing on shabbat but claims to be a jew, or when you ask him: “What’s your religion?” and he answers: “It’s love, it’s peace”, or when you see on his facebook that he likes benjamin netanyahu and illuminati and masonic congragations and other stuff that he heard his imam say were jewish, you know he’s not a jew, he’s a con. I have seen all of these already, all those fake “jewish” and “christian” you name it muslims who were talking about their fake baptism certifcates from churches and then married their muslim wives in the mosque soon after. A muslim could even desguise him as a huge cross, and I would still spot him from faraway. How would I recognize him? I would recognize them by the hate in their eyes, fake smiles, misogyny, antisemitic views that they are not even aware of that they are antisemitic, constant lies, arrogant and hostile attitudes, racism and plotting against the unbeleivers 24 hours 7 days a week.
Old Brummie says
I read somewhere that he was granted asylum in…Sweden.
Raymond Griffin says
WVCY Christian station a few months ago had a Muslim who converted to Christianity and explained that he was told to become a Christian and this would help his chances of staying in Australia when his time was up staying his allotted time.
Friend says
He christian? He is psychopatic maniac. That is what he really is. No more, no less.
OLD GUY says
Sadly they will probably slap him on the hand and turn him loose, so he can do it again. No matter if he is Christian or islamic he is a danger to society and should be locked up forever.
kuhnkat@yahoo.com says
…and he may just be a nut job.