'There is no god but Allah' --- typical myth believer. On Mar 15, 2:11 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** ** > > http://www.wnd.com/2012/10/obamas-ring-there-is-no-god-but-allah/**** > He's worn band on wedding-ring finger since before he met Michelle**** > > [image: author-image]**** > > ** ** > > *by* Jerome R. Corsi, a Harvard Ph.D., is a WND senior staff reporter. He > has authored many books, including No. 1 N.Y. Times best-sellers "The Obama > Nation" and "Unfit for Command." Corsi's latest book is "Where's the REAL > Birth > Certificate?"<http://superstore.wnd.com/digital/WND-digital/wheres-the-real-birth-c...>More > ↓ <http://www.wnd.com/2012/10/obamas-ring-there-is-no-god-but-allah/> **** > > ** ** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-closeup-14-clear-photo-as...> > **** > > Barack Obama's gold band**** > > NEW YORK – As a student at Harvard Law School, then-bachelor Barack Obama’s > practice of wearing a gold band on his wedding-ring finger puzzled his > colleagues.**** > > Now, newly published photographs of Obama from the 1980s show that the ring > Obama wore on his wedding-ring finger as an unmarried student is the same > ring Michelle Robinson put on his finger at the couple’s wedding ceremony > in 1992.**** > > Moreover, according to Arabic-language and Islamic experts, the ring Obama > has been wearing for more than 30 years is adorned with the first part of > the Islamic declaration of faith, the Shahada: “There is no god except > Allah.”**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-closeup-12-clear-photo-as...> > **** > > Inscription on Obama's ring**** > > The Shahada is the first of the Five Pillars of > Islam<http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/practices/shahada-faith.htm>, > expressing the two fundamental beliefs that make a person a Muslim: There > is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is Allah’s prophet.**** > > Sincere recitation of the Shahada is the sole requirement for becoming a > Muslim, as it expresses a person’s rejection of all other gods.**** > > Egyptian-born Islamic scholar Mark A. Gabriel, Ph.D., examined photographs > of Obama’s ring at WND’s request and concluded that the first half of the > Shahada is inscribed on it.**** > > “There can be no doubt that someone wearing the inscription ‘There is no > god except Allah’ has a very close connection to Islamic beliefs, the > Islamic religion and Islamic society to which this statement is so strongly > attached,” Gabriel told WND.**** > > *Jerome Corsi’s “Where’s the REAL Birth Certificate?” carefully documents > the story the establishment media still refuses to > tell<http://superstore.wnd.com/Wheres-the-Birth-Certifcate-Hardcover-PLUS-...> > ***** > > “Dreams from My Real > Father”<http://superstore.wnd.com/video/Dreams-from-my-Real-Father-DVD>producer > Joel Gilbert, an Arabic speaker and an expert on the Middle East, > was the first to conclude that Obama’s ring, reportedly from Indonesia, > bore an Islamic inscription.**** > > Photographs published last week by the New > Yorker<http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/10/barack-obama-a...>from > Obama’s time at Occidental College, taken by fellows students, > indicate that the ring Obama wore three decades ago is the one he is > wearing in the White House.**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-wh-photo-THERE-IS-NO-GOD-...> > **** > > Barack Obama**** > > As WND reported in > July<http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/was-barack-obama-married-in-college/>, > previously published photos have shown Obama wearing a gold band on his > wedding-ring finger continuously from 1981 at Occidental, through > graduation at Columbia in 1983, in a visit to Africa in 1988 and during his > time at Harvard from 1988 to 1991. But none, until now, have displayed the > ring with enough detail to identify it as the one he currently is wearing.** > ** > > WND > reported<http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/obama-wedding-ring-mystery-dates-to-harvard/>a > satirical edition of the Harvard Law Review published by students in > 1990 > contains a mock Dewers Scotch profile advertisement poking fun at Obama. > Among a list of Obama’s “Latest Accomplishments” is: “Deflecting Persistent > Questioning About Ring On Left Hand.”**** > > The comment suggests the ring was a subject of student curiosity at the > time and that Obama was not forthcoming with an explanation.**** > > He still has not explained why he wore the band on his wedding-ring finger > before he married Michelle.**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-wh-photo-THERE-IS-NO-GOD-...> > *Declaration***** > > Gabriel, born to Muslim parents in Upper Egypt, grew up immersed in Islamic > culture. He memorized the Quran at age of 12 and graduated in 1990 with a > Masters degree from the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the > pre-eminent Sunni Muslim institution of learning.**** > > He explained that on Obama’s ring, the declaration “There is no god except > Allah” (La Ilaha Illallah) is inscribed in two sections, one above the > other.**** > > On the upper section, “There is no god” is written in Arabic letters, from > right to left: Lam, Alif, Alif, Lam, Ha.**** > > On the lower section is “except god,” written in Arabic letters from right > to left: Alif, Lam, Alif, Alif, Lam, Lam, Ha.**** > > In the lower section, the word “Allah” is written partially on top of the > word “except,” noted Gabriel, the author of “Islam and Terrorism” and > “Journey Inside the Mind of an Islamic Terrorist.”**** > > It is common in Islamic art and Arabic calligraphy, especially when > expressing Quranic messages on jewelry, to artfully place letters on top of > each other to fit them into the allotted space.**** > > The exhibit below shows how the Arabic inscription fits over the two parts > of the Obama ring.**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-overlay-WITH-ARABIC-SCRIP...> > **** > > “There is no God except Allah” overlaid on Obama ring**** > > *‘First-rate accent’***** > > In an interview during the 2008 presidential campaign, New York Times > columnist Nicholas Kristof questioned Obama about his Islamic education in > Indonesia, where he lived from 1967 to 1971.**** > > After acknowledging that he once got in trouble for making faces during > Quran study classes in his elementary school, Obama recited for Kristoff > the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer, the Adhan.**** > > The prayer incorporates the Shahada, the expression of Islamic faith, with > each line repeated twice:**** > > Allah is supreme! Allah is supreme! > I witness that there is no god but Allah > I witness that Muhammad is his prophet**** > > Kristof noted Obama recited the prayer in Arabic “with a first-rate accent.” > **** > > “In a remark that seemed delightfully uncalculated (it’ll give Alabama > voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as ‘one of > the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset,’” Kristoff wrote.**** > > *Joel Gilbert has produced a short video on his view of the ring:***** > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOHkZey5v08&feature=player_detailpage**** > > Gabriel told WND that a person wearing a ring with “There is no god except > Allah” demonstrates the significance of Islam in his life.**** > > “Christians never use the statement,” he pointed out. “By wearing the > Shahada on jewelry, a person communicates that Allah is in control of all > circumstances. Allah controls you; Allah is the one and only one.”**** > > Obama, who attended Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s Trinity United Church of Christ > in Chicago for two decades, has repeatedly insisted he is a Christian.**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-wh-photo-IN-EXEC-MEETING-...> > **** > > Obama's hand in a White House photo**** > > *‘Blessed statement in Islam’***** > > Gabriel emphasized the importance of the Shahada in the profession of faith > in Islam.**** > > “Muslims recite the Shahada when they wake up in the morning and before > they go to sleep at night,” he said. “It is repeated five times every day > in the call to prayer in every mosque. A single honest recitation of the > Shahada in Arabic is all that is required for a person to convert to Islam.” > **** > > Gabriel believes it would be impossible for Obama not to be aware of what > is written on the ring, calling it a “blessed statement in Islam.”**** > > “By wearing this religious statement on one’s hand, it connects the person > to Islam,” he said. “It is worn in hopes that Allah’s protections would be > with the person, in hopes of gaining favor with Allah.”**** > > He affirmed that Muslim men do wear gold rings, despite prohibitions in > Islamic law.**** > > “Though Islamic law prohibits the wearing of gold jewelry by men, it is a > widely accepted custom, even in strictly Muslim countries,” he said. “The > wearing of gold rings is even more acceptable when it contains a religious > message, such as ‘There is no god except Allah.’”**** > > He noted there is also widespread acceptance of men wearing gold jewelry in > non-Arab Islamic societies such as Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia and > Pakistan, where Muslims generally understand that Muslims are subject to > strong influences of local non-Arab cultures.**** > > “Therefore, even though technically prohibited, a Muslim man wearing a gold > ring is not looked down upon, especially if the jewelry reflects a love of > Islam and a connection to Islamic society,” he said. “An even greater level > of acceptance is for businessmen who deal with infidels, because such a > person would be regarded as a person of influence.”**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-closeup-11-signing-legisl...> > **** > > Obama signing legislation (White House photo)**** > > *‘I have known Islam on three continents’***** > > Filmmaker Joel Gilbert, an expert on Islamic history, noted Obama wore the > ring during his high-profile speech in Cairo on June 4, 2009, in the first > months of his > presidency<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-cairo-un...> > .**** > > “Now we have a new context for what Obama meant when he told the Islamic > audience in Cairo that he has ‘known Islam on three continents,” Gilbert > said. “He also told the Cairo audience that he considered it part of his > responsibility as president of the United States ‘to fight against negative > stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.’ All religious Muslims are by > definition required to defend Islam.”**** > > Gilbert’s most recent documentary films on the Middle East are “Farewell > Israel: Bush, Iran and The Revolt of Islam” and “Atomic Jihad: > Ahmadinejad’s Coming War and Obama’s Politics of Defeat”**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-wh-photo-IN-CAIRO-JUNE-20...> > **** > > Obama in Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-wh-photo-IN-CAIRO-JUNE-20...> > **** > > Obama in Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009, close-up**** > > *The Occidental ring***** > > The photographs published last week by New Yorker magazine indicate Obama > was wearing the ring at Occidental College.**** > > One photo shows Obama sitting alongside Occidental roommate Hasan Chandoo > in 1981, apparently waiting for a meal to be served.**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-closeup-5-w-hasan-chandoo...> > **** > > Barack Obama and roommate Hasan Chandoo at Occidental College in 1981 (Tom > Grauman, New Yorker magazine)**** > > Obama’s extended left hand clearly shows the ring, as seen below.**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-closeup-6-w-hasan-chandoo...> > **** > > (Tom Grauman, New Yorker magazine)**** > > The second of the recently released photos shows Obama reaching for a book > from an Occidental College library shelf.**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-closeup-7-w-bookshelf-occ...> > **** > > Barack Obama in Occidental College library in 1981 (Tom Grauman, New Yorker > magazine)**** > > A close-up of the library photo can be seen below.**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-closeup-8-w-bookshelf-occ...> > **** > > Detail of Barack Obama ring in Occidental College library in 1981 (Tom > Grauman, New Yorker magazine)**** > > In the above photo, the ring’s design can be seen, including a series of > parallel bars that distinguish its outer circumference.**** > > *The Obama wedding ring***** > > The ring was mentioned in a New York Times article in 2009 recounting the > Obamas’ > wedding.<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/magazine/01Obama-t.html?pagewanted=...> > **** > > In the story, Jodi Kantor described its “intricate gold design,” noting it > came from Barack Obama’s boyhood home of Indonesia and was not traditional, > like Michelle’s.**** > > Kantor wrote:**** > > Just before the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. pronounced Barack Obama and > Michelle Robinson man and wife on the evening of Oct. 3, 1992, he held > their wedding rings – signifying their new, enduring bonds – before the > guests at Trinity United Church of Christ. Michelle’s was traditional, but > Barack’s was an intricate gold design from Indonesia, where he had lived as > a boy.**** > > There was no mention in the article that Obama already had been wearing the > ring for more than a decade.**** > > The photos of the ring from the 1980s can be compared with more recent > photos, such as the ones published by the Huffington Post in > 2010<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/29/barack-obamas-indonesian_n_3...>in > an article by Anya Strzemien, “Obama’s ‘Intricate’ Indonesian Wedding > Band: A CLOSE-UP,” seen here.**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-closeup-1.jpg>**** > > Obama wedding ring, Huffington Post, March 18, 2010**** > > <http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/10/OBAMA-RING-closeup-2.jpg>**** > > Obama wedding ring, Huffington Post, March 18, 2010****
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