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Why did Trump use the chosen words to describe the Death of al-Baghdadi?
There are few greater wordsmiths on this world than Donald Trump. The best wordsmiths, a person who uses words as tools, are those who make you wake up in the middle of the night suddenly realizing what exactly was said. Donald Trump displayed this talent no better than in his description of how the terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder-leader of the Islamic State, died.
In case you missed it many have criticized Trump on his description of the end of al-Baghdadi which went along these lines:
(Paraphrased) "Our brave troops and their dogs drove a whimpering al-Baghdadi deep into a dead end tunnel that he had dragged three of his children into. There, crying and begging for his life, he detonated a suicide vest killing him and his three children and wounding one of the dogs that had been chasing him."
I immediately understood why Trump chose to use these phrases but it seems to have completely gone over the heads of many in the media and many non-Muslims.
First, the Koran SPECIFICALLY forbids using children as shields.
Yes, yes, I know there are ENDLESS examples of Muslims purposely using women, children and elders as shields in battles and events, but this does not mean the Koran endorses these actions and there WILL be Hell to pay once those who have done such things reach the end of their time on Earth.
By dragging along three of his children as shields, al-Baghdadi violated a fundamental rule of Islam.
Second he was being chased by dogs. Many non-Muslims do not realize that at one point in his rule, The Prophet, Blessed Be His Name, declared that ALL dogs were evil and were to be put to death. (There’s a non-Allah reason why he did this but I’ll save that for another day.)
Unfortunately for The Prophet, many of his followers had dogs and loved them VERY much. The Prophet faced a mutiny so large he almost lost control of his empire. Suddenly he declared that he misunderstood Allah's commands OR Allah had changed his mind and decided only BLACK dogs were evil and needed destroyed.*
The above is why you generally do not see many Muslims owning dogs where it is an option. There is even a phrase in Islam that says, "The angels do not enter a house in which there is … a dog."
*Yes, yes, I know, I know. If the Prophet, Blessed Be His Name, got the instructions about dogs wrong, were there other things he didn't interpret correctly? One does not ask such things out loud.
The third aspect of this description was that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder-leader of the Islamic State, died begging for his life.
ALL Islamic fighters, even those in suicide vests, are supposed to willing give up their lives for Islam. Few are the times you ever hear of a terrorist begging for his life before blowing himself up.
Yet here, at the highest point in the organization, the leader of All Things, died a whimpering, begging coward.
Using children as shields, chased by unclean dogs and dying while crying for mercy.
There is no martyr in this description. There is no rallying point in his death. Instead, Donald Trump announced to the world that the man who had sent many a Muslim to their deaths had, himself, died a coward and a traitor to Islam.
Every single person hearing Donald describe Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi should have woken up that night, laughed a sudden little laugh of understanding and gone back to sleep with a smile on their faces.
Donald Trump, one of the best wordsmiths in the world, I salute you. While we may be few, there are those who know EXACTLY what you did in your description of al-Baghdadi's death. I hope the ripples spread as far as they need to.
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