Another Hijacking!
This time the radical Islamists are raiding one of their own. They are managing to kidnap the wonderful Allahu Akbar expression from the non-radical Muslims and taint it with their own definition: Kill The Infidel!
This would be like the Skinheads promoting "Jesus Saves!" by shouting 'Jesus Saves' as they dragged some poor Rabbi from his car and beat the hell out of him.
But we all know what “Jesus Saves” really means and their shouts would not influence us.
But most of us don’t know what "Allahu Akbar" means. I even spelled it wrong in my recent blog. So I looked it up…
From Wikipedia (Edited):
The takbīr or takbeer is the Arabic name for the phrase Allāhu Akbar.
Usually translated "God is [the] greatest," it is a common Islamic Arabic expression, used as both an informal expression of faith and as a formal declaration.
Usage
Takbīr is the name of the expression; the phrase itself is "Allahu Akbar".
This phrase is recited by Muslims in many different situations. For example, when they are happy, to express approval, to praise a speaker, during battles, and during times of extreme stress or euphoria. In the Islamic world, instead of applause, often someone will shout "takbir" and the crowd will respond "Allahu Akbar" in chorus.
In prayer
The phrase is said during each stage of both obligatory prayers (which are supposed to be performed five times a day), and supererogatory prayers (performed at will). The Muslim call to prayer (adhan) and to commence prayer (iqama) also contains the phrase.
More from Wikipedia
Here’s how the Radical Islamics hijacked it and are turning us against everyone who uses it because we think they are a radical out to kill us:
After 9/11, the FBI released a handwritten hijackers' letter found in three separate copies at Dulles, the Pennsylvania crash site, and in Mohamed Atta's suitcase. It included a practical checklist of final reminders for the 9/11 hijackers. One notable excerpt: "When the confrontation begins, strike like champions who do not want to go back to this world. Shout, 'Allahu Akbar,' because this strikes fear in the hearts of the non-believers.
When in 2003, Imam Samudra became the second Bali bomber from a violent Islamist group to be sentenced to death for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people, Samudra greeted the sentence with chants of "Allahu Akbar".
In the 2007 Fort Dix attack plot, a group of radical Islamist[4] men were convicted of plotting to stage an attack on the Fort Dix military base in New Jersey. A group of them had recorded video footage of themselves shooting weapons and shouting Allahu Akbar.
During the Fort Hood shooting on November 5, 2009, soldiers who witnessed the shooting reported that gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan shouted "Allahu Akbar" before opening fire in Fort Hood, killing 13 people and wounding 30 others.
Why don’t non-radical Muslims throw a public fit, just like Christian pastors would if “Jesus Saves” was being co-opted for evil purposes?
I just looked into the phrase because I was curious. I have been using it along with “Namaste’” and “God Bless You” as a feeble effort to promote the brotherhood of man as taught in my Unity Church.
Allahu Akbar. God is the Greatest! Stop Radical Islamists! Pass it On!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takbir
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