On October 31, 2017, a Muslim immigrant from Uzbekistan named Saifullah Habibullah carried out a run over accident killing 8 Muslims and shouting Allahu Akbar ! Muslims repeat Allahu Akbar or God is great and Christians chant Glory to God as part of their prayers. Both expressions are similar and aim at glorifying God and offer him thanks. However, some people used the same expressions to spread violence and destruction.
I watched a video showing members of ISIS terrorist organization selling and trading little girls while the men were hiding their faces to avoid further prosecution. The terrorists were also shouting Allahu Akbar as they bought the little girls. They were not humans as they were destroying other lives after they conducted their prayers in order to please God!
What is surprising, however, is how the phrase Allahu Akbar became a trade mark for terrorism instead of expressing great spiritual meanings. We hear it frequently with terrorist attacks, explosions and slain of innocent people. Moreover, we hear it with the destruction of hospitals and schools and sometimes with Explosive belts attacked to infants.
The terrible incidents that is carried out by people shouting Allahu Akbar increased too much. In December 2014, a driver hit 11 French passersby in the French city of Dijon shouting Allahu Akbar and announced later that he carried out the terrorist attack for the children of Palestine! Of course, the victims had nothing to do with the children of Palestine.
The slogan is used currently to justify murder, even for Muslims who belong to different sect or political party. it was said that journalists of Aljazirah news channel have shouted Allahu Akbar after filming a terrorist attack against the Egyptian army in Sinai 2015.
This relationship between the expression of Allahu Akbar and terrorism has become a concern for many moderate Muslims who believe that it means praise and prayers. Yet, it now a symbol or alarm to be heard right before a terrorist attack occuers! Thsoe who use the expression Allahu Akbar before
