Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City has already exceeded one’s worst expectations.
Now, his behavior forces us to grapple with one of America’s founding principles.
In a clip posted to the social media platform X, Mamdani praised a group of Muslim worshipers who then prayed for the “killing of the infidels by your sword.”
“It is a privilege to be here with you once again,” the mayor told the group in a clip posted to the social media platform X. Mamdani made those comments at the Al Khoei Islamic Center.
After touting himself as the city’s first Muslim mayor, Mamdani then delivered a Ramadan-friendly plea for the “warmth of collectivism.”
“And to do so together,” the mayor said of having joined the group for Friday prayer, “it is a reminder that in this month of Ramadan, as we find moments of reflection, of recommitment, moments of community, that we always do so together.”
That nonsensical statement, which literally meant “praying together reminds us to find moments of reflection, recommitment, and togetherness together,” preceded a generally unobjectionable statement by Iman Dakmak-Rakka, who remindedMamdanithat “you work not just for Muslims” but for “all of humanity and all of the residents of New York City.”
Then, however, came an imam-led prayer that, to put it mildly, assumed a less universalist tone.
“I ask Allah to send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,” a translated version of the prayer read, “and to make me among those who await you (the Mahdi), follow you, and support you against your enemies, and among those who are martyred before you, among the ranks of your loyal ones.”
The “Mahdi” refers to an Islamic messiah.
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