Before I go further, there is this – yes, it does come from Breitbart so a whole lot of you will decry it without even reading it! Your bad.
The war-cry is mistranslated in the Western media as “God is great.” But the actual meaning is “Allah is greater,” meaning Allah Is Greater Than Your God or Government.
It is the aggressive declaration that Allah and Islam are dominant over every other form of government, religion, law or ethic, which is why Islamic jihadists in the midst of killing infidels so often shout it.
One primary purpose of shouting is to “strike terror in the hearts of the enemies of Allah.”
The story goes on to include some very informative stuff about a whole lot of things it stands for and why. Read more @ 'Allahu Akbar': It Means Almost Everything -- Except What The Establishment Media Says
The war-cry is mistranslated in the Western media as “God is great.” But the actual meaning is “Allah is greater,” meaning Allah Is Greater Than Your God or Government.
It is the aggressive declaration that Allah and Islam are dominant over every other form of government, religion, law or ethic, which is why Islamic jihadists in the midst of killing infidels so often shout it.
One primary purpose of shouting is to “strike terror in the hearts of the enemies of Allah.”
The story goes on to include some very informative stuff about a whole lot of things it stands for and why. Read more @ 'Allahu Akbar': It Means Almost Everything -- Except What The Establishment Media Says
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