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Sister Aziza told us about the Jews. She described them in such a way
that I imagined them as physically monstrous: they had horns on their
heads, and noses so large they stuck right out of their faces like great beaks.
Devils and djinns literally flew out of their heads to mislead Muslims and
spread evil. Everything that went wrong was the fault of the Jews. The
Iraqi tyrant Saddam Hussein, who had attacked the Islamic Revolution in
Iran, was a Jew. The Americans, who were giving money to Saddam, were
controlled by the Jews. The Jews controlled the world, and that was why
we had to be pure: to resist this evil influence. Islam was under attack, and
we should step forward and fight the Jews, for only if all Jews were
destroyed would peace come for Muslims.

I began to experiment with the headscarf. I wore it long, so the shape
of my neck and shoulders could not be seen. I wore trousers under my
school uniform, to hide my bare legs. I wanted to be like Sister Aziza. I
wanted to be pure, and good, and serve Allah. I began to pray five times
a day, fighting to collect my thoughts through the whole long process. I
wanted to understand better how to live the life that Allah, who was infinitely just, wanted for me.
 
https://counterjihadcoalition.org/2017/11/allahu-akbar-does-not-mean-god-is-great/

Allahu Akbar Does Not Mean God is Great


Media needs to refrain from translating Allahu Akbar as “God is great” . “Allahu akbar” does not mean “God is great,” but rather “Allah is greater.” There is a big difference, as you can see in the analysis below:



Origin of the expression:



When Muhammad led a surprise raid on the Jewish settlement at Khaybar in 629 AD, his battle cry was “Allahu akbar! Khaybar is destroyed.” (Ibn Ishaq, The Life of Muhammad, paragraph 757) The same shout of “Allahu akbar” was used by the Islamic airplane hijackers on 9/11/01 and by Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood on 11/5/09. This battle cry is intended to give courage to the Muslims and strike fear in the non-Muslims.

Grammatical Analysis:



In Arabic there is a clear distinction between “great” — كبير (kebir) — and “greater” — أكبر (akbar). The words are not interchangeable. (See: https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Allahu_Akbar )



An example from the Quran is Surah 2:219:



Original Arabic script:

يسالونك عن الخمر والميسر قل فيها اثمتتفكرون كبير ومنافع للناس واثمهما اكبر من نفعهما ويسالونك ماذا ينفقون قل العفو كذلك يبين الله لكم الايات لعلكم

Transliteration:

Yas-aloonaka AAani alkhamri waalmaysiriqul feehima ithmun kabeerun wamanafiAAu lilnnasiwa-ithmuhuma akbaru min nafAAihima wayas-aloonaka mathayunfiqoona quli alAAafwa kathalika yubayyinu Allahulakumu al-ayati laAAallakum tatafakkaroona

Yusuf Ali:

They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: “In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit.” They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: “What is beyond your needs.” Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider . . .



Conclusion:



‘Allah’ is not simply the Arabic word for ‘god,’ but the name of Islam’s chosen deity, and ‘Akbar’ does not mean ‘great’, but ‘greater’. Greater than what? The answer is, Allah is greater than whatever god you happen to believe in. This is meant as an expression of contempt and insult to Christians and Jews, and so it should be properly translated in articles about Islamic terrorism.
 
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