Do you want to die? Donald Trump’s bizarre comment on ‘Muslim Imam and 38 virgin’
But white House Mark the event National Day of PrayerPresident Donald Trump was trapped by religious leaders of every strip – Christian pastor, Jewish Rabbi, Hindu Swami, Buddhist monk and Muslim Imam.
But in specific trump fashion, what began as a carefully choreographed moment of spiritual unity, the campaign trail soon entered the unique, as he launched an uncontrolled anecdote associated with the Imam, death, and he accidentally called “38 virgins”.
“I love him. They were great,” Trump said, recalling a meeting with Muslim leaders in Michigan during the 2024 campaign. “He said,” We don’t want to die. ” I said, ‘You want to die?’ He said, ‘We do not want to die.’ I said, ‘What about 38 virgin?’ He said, ‘This is nonsense.’ ,
The line triggered the approximate mockry online. “Its 72 virgin38 not, “An X user dead.” Trump’s mathematics mysteriously works. “Another jokingly stated that the number Dowgred was the latest example of the former president’s famous deal to make-” Talking to heaven up to 47%. “
The “72 Virgin” concept itself is a widely misunderstood and often presented incorrectly. It originates from a disputed hadith in some medieval Islamic texts and is not mentioned in the Quran; Most mainstream Islamic scholars consider it as symbolic, apocriphil, or even satire, not the principle of theory. However, this idea is armed by extremists and is misused as a raw conservative to depict Muslim beliefs in the West naturally violent or absurd.
But there is a more resulting reality behind laughter lines: amidst Trump’s growing appeal Muslim voterEspecially in the Arab-American communities of Michigan. This is a political feeling that some pundits predicted – and one who helped tip the kingdom of an important battlefield in their favor.
Earlier, during 2024 electionsMany Arab and Muslim American voters, especially in Battleground Michigan, made a stunning change towards Donald Trump. In Dearborne, one of the largest Muslim population in the United States, Trump won 42% of the votes, a notable jump in 2020.
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, the burden to deal with the Gaza conflict of the Biden Administration and the broad Middle East, remained only 36%safe, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein received 18%. Trump’s deliberate outreach for Muslim leaders, “ending wars” and his pledge on their emphasis Religious freedom Democratic hit a raga with disappointed voters from the foreign policy and progressive cultural agenda.
For many Muslim Americans, especially in the Yemeni and Palestinian communities, Trump’s platform, while felt more aligned with its priorities compared to the flawed, democratic situation. This was a calculation, interest-based vote rather than supporting his personality, but in a tight state like Michigan, it created all the differences.
