Ramadan and St. Patrick: A Warning to the West By Sonia Bailley

Battle of Badr

American Thinker : People often speak of the “luck of the Irish,” but this year, that luck comes with an ominous twist. On March 17, the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day — deeply rooted in Irish identity, resilience, and Christianity — coincides with 17 Ramadan, the anniversary of the Battle of Badr (A.D. 624).

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.”

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