New in PJ Media:
Twenty-two years after the 9/11 jihad attacks, it has come to this: on Thursday, as anti-Israel protesters stormed the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan, screams of “Allahu akbar” could be heard among the crowd. After two decades, the war cry of those who took down the Twin Towers has returned to the scene of the crime.
Newsweek reported Friday that “a video of a pro-Palestine protester shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ outside New York City’s World Trade Center has led to fury online.” That video does indeed feature a lone voice screaming “Allahu akbar,” as well as “Takbir,” which is a call to which people are supposed to respond with “Allahu akbar.” The only response this fellow apparently gets, however, is one person telling him to “shut the f**k up.” Another video, however, appears to show more than one person joining the cry.
The sight of people screaming “Allahu akbar” at the World Trade Center site is jarring, as the phrase is inextricably bound up with 9/11. The most prominent 9/11 hijacker, Mohamed Atta, reminded himself before the attack to “shout, ‘Allahu Akbar,’ because this strikes fear in the hearts of the non-believers.”
Newsweek, however, is eager to downplay all this. It tells its unfortunate readers that “Allahu akbar” is “an Arabic phrase meaning ‘God is great’ or ‘God is greatest.’” It says that the phrase
“has significant meaning for Muslims and is often used as a call to prayer.” Imam Omar Suleiman, founder and president of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, is brought in to pronounce fancifully that the phrase “Allahu akbar” is “a celebration of life, the first words fathers whisper in the ears of their newborns. They are used to indicate gratitude when God bestows something upon you that you would have been incapable of attaining were it not for divine benevolence.”
Gee, that’s swell, but gratitude and benevolence are not usually the contexts in which the phrase is heard in the U.S. In early November, demonstrators yelling “Allahu akbar” tried to breach the gate outside the White House. In Crown Heights, New York City, in late October, a knife-wielding Muslim screamed “Heil Hitler,” “I will kill you, Jew” and yes, “Allahu akbar” at a nine-year-old Jewish boy. Last New Year’s Eve in Times Square, a convert to Islam from Maine attacked three policemen with a machete while also screaming “Allahu akbar.”
What’s more, both of the translations of the phrase that Newsweek offered are wrong. “Allahu akbar” actually means “Allah is greater.” That is, the god of Islam is superior to anything that non-Muslims worship or hold dear. This declaration of superiority frequently accompanies acts that are designed to enforce the subjugation and submission of the non-believer or “infidel,” amounting to a kind of explanation of why a particular act of violence is being perpetrated. As such, it’s actually an essential part of jihad.
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Bexarkat says
For those sitting on the fence observing the battle between the forces of light (Israel) and the forces of darkness (Hamas), this should rile you to the point of coming down on the right side of history.
gravenimage says
+1
FYI says
How can allah be akbar if he is provably NOT omniscient?
allah : the god who suffers from an amazing lack of omniscience
“allah is knower of ALL things” boasts allah in koran 2:29.
“The hour drew nigh and the moon was split in twain” koran 1:54
Sure allah …but both statements are PROVABLY FALSE.
alalh does not know ALL things and the Moon never split in two.
I know where babies come from allah.You clearly don’t koran 86:6-7.The Backbone-Ribs isn’t it?
Imagine that:in the same koran allah insists women wear hijabs.allah does not even get human reproductive Biology.
That’s not terribly akbar is it?
In allah’s EPIC Theology fail of koran 5:116{Pickthall version} allah mistakenly{and laughably}insists MARY is one of 3 gods christians worship..The Jews do not believe in anyone called “Ezra is the son of allah”
allah cannot be akbar if he is provably NOT omniscient and he cannot be god if he is NOT Omniscient
“allah{u }la akbar” is better.allah is not akbar.That’s better. isn’t it?
“viva viva Palestrina”..”Fee Paratine!”
We will laugh.We must.We’re infidels.
gravenimage says
After Two Decades, the 9/11 War Cry Is Heard Again at the Scene of the Crime
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And yet, how many Americans are even paying attention?
bill says
Qutar owning less than 10% of te ESB is pretty bad but It gets much worse. China, not a big friend of the US is buying up large tracts of land in USA, and Iran another non friend of US although Biden seems to love them is buying large pieces of S. America too.
As the saying goes some folk would sell their mother.and probably their sisters too to get money
bill says
At least we now know where the loyalty of Moose Limbs resides and it is not with the USA, it is with the countries they came/fled from and the umma in general
OLD GUY says
It is hard to believe that our political leaders still allow the open borders that allow our enemies to just walk right in and infiltrate our country. Way to many of these ILLEGAL and LEGAL migrants don’t come to America to become American citizens. They come to take advantage of our generosity and for many they come to undermine our society and government.
Funny how our open border politicians have armed security and gated properties. I guess the migrants they are allowing in the door of our country are NOT welcome in their neighborhoods or homes.