ALLAH SAVED TRUMP TO CARRY OUT ALLAH'S MISSION REGARDING THE MUSLIM WORLD

The Muslim perspective on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump

It is difficult for Westerners to understand the logic that leads many to believe that God saved Trump so Trump might pursue a divine mission. 

 

By Harold Rhode

 

JNS

Jul 17, 2024

 

 

 

Former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage following an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. 

 

It is essential for us to understand how Muslims perceive the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Why? Because many Muslims will draw their own conclusions as to what it means and use them as part of their long-term plan to destroy our civilization.

It is still too early to come to conclusions about what the prevailing view of the assassination attempt will be in the Muslim world, but from what we hear, a fascinating perception seems to be emerging.

Some are comparing Trump’s survival to the attempted assassination of the future Jordanian King Hussein in 1951. When the attempt occurred, Hussein was accompanying his grandfather King Abdullah I of Jordan on a visit to the Al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

During their visit, a terrorist shot and killed Abdullah and tried to kill Hussein. But Hussein was wearing a medal over his heart. The bullet ricocheted off the medal and he survived. A rumor quickly spread that Hussein’s survival “proved” that he was protected by Allah. Therefore, anyone who tried to kill him would be defying the will of Allah.

This, in turn, filled potential enemies with the fear of Allah’s wrath, which is a powerful emotion in the Arab world, Turkey and Iran.

How does this relate to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump?

It seems that there are people in the Muslim world who believe that Trump survived the assassination attempt because God is on his side and Trump is doing God’s work. Indeed, Trump himself said, “It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening.”

This resonates with Muslims, whose worldview is overwhelmingly based on the profound belief that Allah controls the world.

It is difficult for Westerners to accept this because they are often post-Christian and post-Jewish. They usually fail to understand others whose worldview is based on religious identity. Nonetheless, this Muslim religious understanding of the world is very real.

The Muslim view of the attempted assassination of Trump has been reinforced by the fact that just before the assassin fired, Trump turned his face to the right. As a result, the bullet only grazed his ear. Had Trump not turned his head, he would have been struck in the head and killed instantly.

Many in the Muslim world are saying that Trump turned his head because Allah wanted him to. Thus, Allah protected Trump just as he did the future King Hussein.

From this point of view, it is logical to conclude that it would be dangerous to go against Trump, who is protected by God himself. Trump, therefore, is an agent of God carrying out God’s will.

How might this affect the Muslim world’s relationship with America, Israel and their erstwhile Arab allies?

Trump was strongly pro-Israel during his previous term as president. He moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and helped broker the Abraham Accords.

No other American president succeeded in brokering anything like the Abraham Accords, a far-reaching change in the relationship between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Allah, it is believed, made it happen.

Arabs and Iranians reason that if Trump is reelected to the presidency, this too is the will of Allah. It would indicate that Allah favors Trump’s support for Israel and the Arab states that seek to advance their relations with Israel. Allah, we are hearing from Muslims, saved Trump to carry out Allah’s mission regarding the Muslim world.

This entails expanding the Abraham Accords, ramping up pressure on Iran, giving Israel the weaponry it needs to finish the job in Lebanon and Gaza, and resuming America’s traditional support for what the press calls the “moderate” Arab regimes.

It is hard for Westerners, including many Americans, to accept this because we find it difficult to accept that people in other parts of the world think differently than we do.

We ignore their worldview at our peril because people in the Middle East make decisions and pursue policies that make sense to them based on their worldview, not ours.

This difference in worldview extends even to Muslims who have lived in the West for years. Indeed, some of our most obstinate enemies have lived among us and in Israel for long periods of time, speak our languages and know our culture inside out. They also know how to use our culture to wrap us around their little fingers; to lull us into a false sense of security to eventually overpower us and destroy us.

It may be impossible for many of us to understand the logic that leads people to believe that the failed attempt to assassinate Trump “proves” that Allah saved Trump so he might carry out the policies listed above. Nonetheless, it makes total sense to many in the Muslim world.