The Dhaka Times Desk The media is once again obsessed with US President Barack Obama. Obama's hand 'Kalema' ring written in the news that the world is uproar!
The conservative Christian media of the United States, 'WDND.com', has once again started slandering the US President Barack Obama. And according to a new media report, the ring that Obama has been wearing for the past 30 years has an engraved design of 'Kalema' associated with the Muslim faith!
Even before this website has spread various kinds of propaganda about Obama. During the 2008 US election, Obama was called 'not an American citizen' by this media. In addition, WND also commented that he was Muslim due to his speech given in Cairo, Egypt in 2009.
According to media reports, Joseph Farah, the founder and editor of the UK conservative media outlet WND.com, established in 1997, is himself a conservative Christian. His wife Elizabeth Farah is a leader of Evangelical Christians, an organization of conservative Protestant Christians.
Now they are trying to label Barack Obama as a Muslim based on his ring. President Obama studied law at Harvard University. He has been wearing a ring on his hand since his student life.
When he got married in 1992, his wife Michelle Obama still wore a ring like this on his hand. The media claims that the design of this ring, which Obama has been wearing for 30 years, is written in Arabic. According to an Arabic linguist interviewed, the design engraved on his ring is 'Kalema Shahadat'. Which means, 'There is no god but Allah.'
It is said in their news that Muslims recognize their faith through this word. This is the first of the 5 fundamentals of Islam. It acknowledges Allah as One and Muhammad (pbuh) as His Messenger. To be a Muslim it is mandatory to acknowledge the Kalima Shahada.
The news also said that after seeing the photo of Obama's ring, Egypt's Arabic language expert Dr. Mark A. Gabriel calls this the Kalema Shahadat. He called it the first part of Kalema. That is, 'There is no god but Allah.'
The news also said that Obama is seen wearing this ring in several photos of Obama in 1981, 1983 and 1988. He wore this ring throughout his studies at Harvard University from 1988 to 1991. Such designs are often seen in Arabic calligraphy. Gabriel, an Arabic language expert from Egypt, commented that it is especially common in designs containing a message from the Qur'an.
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