After Saturday Comes Sunday
Encyclopedia
After Saturday Comes Sunday is an Arabic
phrase. Writers like Israel Amrani and Nissan Ratzlav-Katz attribute it to fundamentalist Muslims
and interpret it to mean that after they finish dealing with the Jews (who celebrate Sabbath
on Saturday
), they will next deal with the Christians (who celebrate Sabbath on Sunday
).
Paul Charles Merkley writes:
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
phrase. Writers like Israel Amrani and Nissan Ratzlav-Katz attribute it to fundamentalist Muslims
Islamic fundamentalism
Islamic fundamentalism is a term used to describe religious ideologies seen as advocating a return to the "fundamentals" of Islam: the Quran and the Sunnah. Definitions of the term vary. According to Christine L...
and interpret it to mean that after they finish dealing with the Jews (who celebrate Sabbath
Shabbat
Shabbat is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat is observed from a few minutes before sunset on Friday evening until a few minutes after when one would expect to be able to see three stars in the sky on Saturday night. The exact times, therefore, differ from...
on Saturday
Saturday
Saturday is the day of the week following Friday and preceding Sunday.Saturday is the last day of the week on many calendars and in conventions that consider the week as beginning on Sunday, or the sixth day of the week according to international standard ISO 8601 which was first published in...
), they will next deal with the Christians (who celebrate Sabbath on Sunday
Sunday
Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. For most Christians, Sunday is observed as a day for worship of God and rest, due to the belief that it is Lord's Day, the day of Christ's resurrection....
).
Paul Charles Merkley writes:
Leaders of militant Islam recognize that Christianity is the most formidable opponent in the way of the full triumph of Islam that they anticipate. It is their intention to discredit Christianity, to prevent its missionary efforts by legal force and intimidation, and ultimately to return Christians already in place in their midst to the dhimmiDhimmiA , is a non-Muslim subject of a state governed in accordance with sharia law. Linguistically, the word means "one whose responsibility has been taken". This has to be understood in the context of the definition of state in Islam...
status of the past. Muslim fundamentalists in AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
have publicly declared their intention to "liquidate Jews, Christians, and unbelievers" In this spirit, we are to understand the slogan often seen on walls in Gaza and the West bank, and in Muslim-Arab sections of Jerusalem and BethlehemBethlehemBethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
: "After Saturday Comes Sunday!" - or, more explicitly, "On Saturday we will kill the Jews, and on Sunday we will kill the Christians."