{"id":2643409,"date":"2026-08-11T22:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sharia-senator-in-2009-abdul-el-sayed-declared-he-will-follow-sharia-in-everything-he-does-until-the-day-he-dies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:56:33","slug":"sharia-senator-in-2009-abdul-el-sayed-declared-he-will-follow-sharia-in-everything-he-does-until-the-day-he-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sharia-senator-in-2009-abdul-el-sayed-declared-he-will-follow-sharia-in-everything-he-does-until-the-day-he-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharia Senator: In 2009, Abdul El-Sayed Declared He Will Follow Sharia in &#8216;Everything&#8217; He Does Until the Day He Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsharia-senator-in-2009-abdul-el-sayed-declared-he-will-follow-sharia-in-everything-he-does-until-the-day-he-dies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2643409&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-group-threatens-mi-voters-with-review-of-voting-records\/\" title=\"Leftist Group Threatens MI Voters With &#039;Review&#039; Of Voting Records\">content discusses concerns<\/a> about Abdul El-Sayed,a Michigan Democratic primary winner,highlighting his past declaration of an obligation to follow Sharia law until death. It references a 2009 New York Times interview where El-Sayed explained his commitment to Islamic principles, notably his intention to adhere to Sharia law rather than opting for the easier, secular route. Critics question whether he still feels bound by these beliefs adn raise concerns about his suitability for U.S. public office, emphasizing the conflict between his religious obligations and constitutional oaths. The article also criticizes his associations and the broader implications for American politics, warning against the influence of radical Islam and questioning the integrity of candidates who endorse such views.It concludes with a call for Michigan voters to prevent the election of a candidate perceived as potentially opposing American legal and constitutional principles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If Michigan Democrats want to bring Sharia to the United States Senate, they\u2019ve got the candidate to do it.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/muslim-leftist-el-sayed-declares-winner-key-michigan-senate-primary-despite-votes-still-outstanding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winner<\/a> of last week\u2019s Democratic primary, Abdul El-Sayed, declared in a New York Times interview in 2009 that he had a lifelong \u201cobligation\u201d to live by the strict Islamic code that most Americans associate with the most repressive regimes of the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>And now he\u2019s trying to become a lawmaker in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/03\/07\/us\/07religion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> in the \u201cnewspaper of record\u201d was publicized in a report published Tuesday by the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/revealed-el-sayed-proclaimed-obligation-to-follow-sharia-law-until-the-day-he-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Free Beacon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Abdul El-Sayed once declared his sacred \u201cobligation\u201d to follow Sharia law in every aspect of his life until the day he dies.<\/p>\n<p>The unearthed comments raise an obvious question: how much does Sharia law continue to guide El-Sayed?<\/p>\n<p>w\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jessicaschwalb7?\">@jessicaschwalb7<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/93AHqfSc5n\">https:\/\/t.co\/93AHqfSc5n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/he5o4oeHYI\">pic.twitter.com\/he5o4oeHYI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Kerr (@AndrewKerrNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewKerrNC\/status\/2087263305547079680?\">August 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The New York Times report didn\u2019t dwell on the aspects of Sharia that stand out the most to normal people \u2014 like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taliban-official-announces-group-will-rule-afghanistan-sharia-law-no-democratic-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban<\/a> and the terror group\u2019s restrictions on women and liberties Westerners take for granted.<\/p>\n<p>It was, instead, a thumb-sucking look at community banking, of all things, and the Ann Arbor-based University Bank\u2019s \u201cIslamically approvable \u2018mortgage-alternative\u2019 financing for residential and commercial real estate in 15 states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It explored how the bank manages to finance customers\u2019 home purchases while avoiding interest charges forbidden by Sharia law.<\/p>\n<p>Taken by itself, it might be nothing more than an interesting look at how religious and ethnic communities make a go of it in the United States system \u2014 like an Amish barn-raising on a larger scale. But then there was the presence of one then-unknown bank customer by the name of Abdul El-Sayed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Revealed: El-Sayed Proclaimed \u2018Obligation\u2019 To Follow Sharia Law Until The Day He Dies<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uwvfpYcIZt\">https:\/\/t.co\/uwvfpYcIZt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FreeBeacon\/status\/2087257230059991421?\">August 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  A medical student at the time, El-Sayed bought a condominium home through University Bank\u2019s offices, according to The New York Times. But it\u2019s his explanation in the report that Americans should be paying attention to now \u2014 particularly Americans who will be voting in November\u2019s general election for the Senate:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, the question is,\u201d Mr. El-Sayed, 24, said in an interview, \u201cwhen I die and I stand before God and go through everything I did in my life, I don\u2019t want to say I did it the easy way instead of the Shariah-compliant way. Not because of fear but because of obligation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OK. Well, it might come as news to Mr. El-Sayed, or to any of the Democratic Socialists of America fanatics who back him, for that matter, that serving as an elected official of the United States government requires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/about\/origins-foundations\/senate-and-constitution\/oath-of-office.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking an oath<\/a> to act on behalf of the United States Constitution:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-l-north-to-the-118th-congress-welcome-aboard-now-get-to-work-part-i\/\" title=\"Oliver L. North: To Congress 118th: Welcome Aboard. Now get to work -- Part I\">bear true faith<\/a> and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, to be fair, the words of a 24-year-old medical student can\u2019t necessarily be taken as the guiding principles of a 41-year-old aspiring politician, but the report raises serious questions.<\/p>\n<p>Does El-Sayed still consider himself obligated to Sharia law? If not, what, exactly, has changed his mind in the past almost two decades?<\/p>\n<p>Is he ready to renounce the \u201cobligation\u201d he once felt to support a form of religious law that is expressly at odds with the laws of the government he is seeking to serve?<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the Free Beacon, El-Sayed\u2019s campaign tried to thread the needle:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbdul believes in the separation of church and state,\u201d spokeswoman Roxie Richner told the publication. \u201cWhile he personally lives by the rules of his faith, as many Americans of various faiths do, Abdul opposes any effort by any religious community to write their faith laws into the laws of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That might be a stab at mimicking the way then-Democratic presidential nominee John Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/catholic-jfk-laid-presidents-deal-papal-criticism-famous-1960-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fielded questions<\/a> about his Catholicism fitting into American politics back in 1960, but the comparison is not exactly apt.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed, after all, is the candidate who has no shame about being seen in public with an Islamist thug like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/el-sayed-says-fine-campaigning-hasan-america-deserved-9-11-piker-says-focused-campaigning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hasan Piker<\/a>, the guy who thinks Americans deserved the 9\/11 terrorist attacks \u2014 attacks carried out by fanatics who would love nothing more than to impose Sharia on the entire world.<\/p>\n<p>A driving force in the Democratic Party today \u2014 and the reason <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-longtime-clinton-advisor-blasts-todays-dems-group-lunatics-basically-illiterate-uninformed-watching-msnow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he\u2019s the nominee<\/a> in the first place \u2014 is growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/10-rabbis-confront-mamdani-role-fanning-flames-anti-semitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Semitism on the left<\/a>, an anti-Semitism that\u2019s personified by Muslim extremists attacking Jewish targets to \u201cdemonstrate\u201d their hatred of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Even at their most unpopular points, Catholics have never presented that kind of danger to the\u00a0 United States\u2019 way of life or government.<\/p>\n<p>The rise of radical Islam, on the other hand, presents that danger on a daily basis. 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