Funny how different the people react noticing chants, slogans, remarks etc mentioning in any form God.
No.
Not funny.
Serious.
Because if the Muslims embed the term Allah in their speech the majority (I refer my perception to my European environment) raises the eyebrows implying religious radicalism.
Well, that might have something to do with the images in the news presenting hate-motivated extremists abusing the religion by committing crimes in the name of it. That‘s because I like to demystify some of the most heard slogans used mainly in the Syrian revolution.
,Allahu Akbar‘ means ,God is great‘ used very often in the Muslims‘ daily life. It‘s used to express many forms of emotional actions, reactions and intentions, for example as praise, as relief, as thankfulness or to overcome the own fears (imagine yourself hiding between ruins while some realy ugly guys are searching for you, I swear, most of you‘ll begin automatically to pray, at least for a miracle to save their lives).
,Labaykee ya Allah‘, which means ,We are ready for you, God‘ expresses the readiness to worship God under any given circumstances resisting the evil. And not running blindly into death and destruction like some sectarian mythologists want us make believe.
Also a very often heard slogan is ,W hey w yalla w ma mnirka' illa la Allah‘, literally translated ,Hey, here we go, we bow for nothing but God‘. This one‘s directed to the rulers in the Arab world in general and especially the Assad regime known for perverting the personality cult around the dictator figure Bashar. Many leaked videos proved the disgraceful shabeeha behavior urging detainees to worship their idol instead of God.
Why I'm referring to that topic? Because I live in a region where the term God is very often used in daily language and absolutely no one is suspecting the people here being religious extremists.
Yes, I'm speaking about Roman-Catholic Bavaria.
,Grüß Gott‘ (good morning/day/evening),
,Pfüat‘ Gott‘ (goodbye),
,Vergelt‘s Gott‘ (similar to God bless you),
,Gottseidank‘ (thanks to God),
,Um Gott‘s Wuin‘ (in the will of God, as a emotional reaction to something unforeseen),
,Ja Herrgott no amoi‘ (used as an indirect demand that God has to intervene in a not optimal running situation or as expression of indignation)
.. no one noticing the amount of the term God in the Bavarian speech would refer that to religious extremism. Otherwise seen this might be a real insult for the natives here not being taken serious as believers.
If I'm kidding? For sure not ..
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