This battle,
pivotal in Islamic history, remains a symbol of divine intervention and
victory in jihad, one that has inspired all Muslims for
centuries. What Badr represented for early Islam, mass migration
represents for modern Europe — a steady strategic shift aimed at
reshaping the fabric of established societies.
For most Westerners, this may seem like a mere coincidence, but in
Islamic history, dates matter. Just as September 11 was the date
deliberately chosen to symbolize a reversal of Islamic defeats in Vienna
(1683) and Belgrade (1690), so too was 17 Ramadan chosen to symbolize
victory after the Battle of Badr. This set a precedent: the belief that
Ramadan is the ideal time to wage jihad, and that jihadis will receive
even greater rewards, whether they die in martyrdom or not.
Ireland, a historically Christian nation, will unknowingly be sharing
its national holiday with the anniversary of one of Islam’s greatest
victories over non-Muslims, a victory that paved the way for Islam’s
expansion beyond Arabia and eventually into the Western world, at the
cost of millions of lives lost in wars, raids, and forced conversions.
The entire foundation of Islamic military success is built on the
idea that faith in Allah guarantees victory. This belief is rooted in
the most significant Quranic war verse,
interpreted by jihadis and many Islamic scholars as a command to wage
jihad. This verse, referring to the Battle of Badr, emphasizes that
Allah supports only those who believe in him and who fight for him to
defend Islam, and that he is the one who ultimately grants victory in
battle to the believers, even when they are outnumbered. Victory is
never solely due to military strength and strategy. If a war is lost,
it is due to lack of faith in Allah, not military inferiority.
To defend Islam means to kill non-believers or non-Muslims, who are referred to in the Quran as the “worst of creatures” and whom Islam commands not to take as friends. This
is why coexistence and integration are not options in Islam: it does
not assimilate. It only dominates. The same supremacist ideology drove
Mohamed and his followers to commit genocide against all Jewish tribes
in Arabia, slaughter tens of millions of Hindus over an 800-year period,
and massacre 1.5 million Christian Armenians. Today, that same
ideology continues to inspire countless Muslim adherents worldwide, as
they are commanded “to fight until there is no more disbelief, and the religion is entirely for Allah.”
