Barack Hussein Obama: The Muslim Origins of Obama’s Names
Is Barack Hussein Obama a Muslim Name?
What’s in a Name?
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More than a few inaccurate stories about the origins of Barack Obama’s name have made their way into mainstream media, so I thought I’d do some research fo my own.
In an effort to allow voters and interested media to educate themselves, rather than relying on pre-conceived notions and partisan spin from both sides, I started without pre-established concepts or assumptions and attempted to avoid propaganda effects by using original sources from prior to Barack Obama even becoming a public figure and Illinois Senator in 1997.
Let’s proceed, shall we?
Barack Obama’s full name is Barack(1) Hussein(2) Obama (3).
(1) The name Barack is a form of the Arabic word Baraka or Barakah, meaning blessing (from the root “Brk”), specifically, the “meaning of Barakah in an Islamic sense” refers to “the presence of divine blessing in an object and increasing those blessing.” (http://forums.almaghrib.org/
So what contains Barakah? The Qur’an and The Prophets, according to the following site.
(http://www.ilmfruits.com/
So where might find the name of a Qur’an prophet?
(2) Barack Obama’s middle name Hussein is derived from the muslim prophet Muhammed’s grandson, (son of Fatima), specifically:
“”Husayn diminutive form of Hasan, which is derived from hasan (beautiful, handsome, good). Husayn, one of the most popular Muslim names, was borne by Al-Husayn (626-80), a son of the Prophet’s daughter Fatima and Ali ibn-Abi-Talib. Husayn and his followers were massacred at Kerbela on October 10, 680, a day that is now celebrated as a Holy Day for the Shiites. The name is also borne by the king of Jordan, Husayn ibn-Talal (b. 1935). He ascended to the throne in 1953 after the abdication of his father in 1952. Var: Hisein, Husain, Hussain, Hussein (HOO-SANE)” p. 374
-A World of Baby Names, by Teresa Norman, 1996 p. 374 (images attached).
(3) The name Obama is a family name three generations back, from Barack Obama’s father “Barack Obama, Sr.”, to his father, “Hussein Onyango Obama”, and likely before, though earlier records will probably be found only in archives.
Those wishing to further research Hussein Onyango Obama’s father might check a 1935 dental study done of the 190 boys and men at the Jalou Maseno school in 1935.
For those curious about the name Onyango, it apparently means born in the morning in Dhalou, the language of Obama’s grandfather, from the Jalou Tribe in Kenya that occupied the shores along Lake Victoria and Kisumu Bay
(http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/price/price9.html
Conclusion
The name Barack (blessing) prepended on the second name Hussein (grandson of Mohammed) modifies Hussein like an adjective, and Barack Hussein Obama literally means “Blessing of Al-Husayn” Obama.
Again, Al-Husayn was son of the muslim Prophet Mohammed’s daughter Fatima (and Ali ibn-Abi-Talib,), who was massacred at Kerbela on October 10, 680.
The name Barack is Arabic in origin, and when isolated is not necessarily muslim. The name Hussein is muslim in origin, and when combined the name Barack Hussein Obama is muslim.
by C.R. Scholar
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[NOTE: Scholar is not making the case that Barack Obama is a Muslim. He is examining the origins of the name, "Barack Hussein Obama". Regular readers will implicitly understand this, but we thought we'd make this point explicit for others reading.]
One point, never mentioned, but supposedly researched very well, is that Barack Obama’s father has an Arabic Birth Certificate, and was considered Arabic and not African! Using that logic, Barack would be 50% white (his mother) and about 47% Arabic or Arabian on his father’s side with about 3% being African. Obama would not be the first African American if elected, he would be the first Arab-American elected!
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BC Scholar ,
Can you give us any input on Barack Obama’s relationship with the muslim Prime Minister of Kenya Odinga?
In this BBC interview he mentions he is Barack Obama’s cousin…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7170000/newsid_7177400/7177463.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1
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why dont they ever research, or even mention, obama’s 25 five years in studying the Qu’ran
and bring up the fact that the islamic goal in life is to destroy and kill all free people including
christians and jews?
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Thanks for the info. Obama’s name fills most of what is expected for Islam’s Messiah (Mahdi).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi
Islam’s Mahdi – President of America… (cringe)
Q1.. Do/will Muslims think Obama is Mahdi?
Q2.. What will this mean to the American people/people of every nation if Islam believes that the Qur’an is the true word and authority of God – now fulfilled as being the OFFICIAL word of God?
Q3.. If Obama is President will Islam think they have conquered America?
Something to think about before even considering to vote Obama.
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We are just days away from putting someone in the most powerful seat on Earth and I have serious concerns. I have studied Bible, Islamic and Jewish “End of Days” prophecies for the last 20+ years and what I have found within the 3 prophetic writings is so scary that no one is the same after they learn about it. We have never in the history of America have been so close to putting someone with links to Islam in the White House. Let me back up just a bit and explain. In the Bible, Christians are warned of a person who will deny Christ as the “Son of God” and a false prophet who mimics Jesus. Islam is waiting for a Messiah (mahdi) and a Jesus who really is no Jesus at all. Their Jesus will claim that he is not the Son of God. And Jews have rejected their Jesus Messiah and are waiting for “a conquering King”. I believe that we are only a few years away from all three of these events coming together. Here’s the story: the mahdi and false Jesus are the Antichrist and false prophet that Christians were warned is coming. The Islamic prophecies are a reverse mirror image of what we read in Revelation. The Jews will side with the Mahdi as their Messiah and sign a 7 year peace treaty. The Hadith (a book that helps translate the Qur’an) tells of the same exact thing yet not one Christian has any knowledge of this. Satan has kept American Christians busy with luxury, greed and other distractions so they are in the dark about what is about to come. Not to mention the false teaching within the Churches telling everyone not to worry because we’ll all be “raptured” prior to the Antichrist’s coming. Christians, I hate to break the news but you will be here for the persecution. the real Jesus does not come until there is a total abandonment of Christianity and the Antichrist is ruling the Earth!
What does this have to do with Obama? Obama has every indication that he is the Antichrist to come. He fulfills all of what the Bible has warned us to look for. Connections to a “One World Government” and with this connection, a religious government that forces people to convert or be killed (taking the mark of the Beast), loved globally, (remember Germany?) a peacemaker wanting to talk to ALL of our enemies (Islamic), promising wealth and prosperity to all and the most important thing of all, a denial of the Biblical Jesus as God’s Son. The most important questions to ask Obama are these; Do you believe that the Biblical Jesus is the Jesus to come? And do you believe that He is the Son of God and raised from the dead”? You see, if he is who I think he is, he cannot answer the question without exposing himself. Obama was originally raised Muslim, then became a “Christian”. I don’t believe he is truly Christian and asking these simple questions will clear the air. Simply asking him if he “believes in Jesus” is not enough. All Muslims believe in Jesus, it’s just that they deny that Jesus is God’s Son! Anyone who denies this Christian Jesus is part of the Antichrist spirit that has been here from the beginning.
What to look for in the near future with an Obama presidency
1. War between Israel and Islam (we are already at war with Islam)
2. Obama at center stage making peace treaties with the Islamic world.
3. A peace treaty lasting 7 years made between the Islamic world and the Jews through a Levite and Mahdi messiah
4. Jesus returning supernaturally but claiming to be Muslim and the Christian Jesus was a myth.
5. Someone calling himself the Messiah being slain and then the false Jesus raising him from the dead
6. Total and complete abandonment of Christianity within a very short period of time
7. Persecution and beheadings of non-believers, Christian and Jewish “holdouts” who will not convert to Islam
Cut and paste this to a text file and save it for the future. If any of these events begin to happen, I will be posting links on Youtube or any other global media with instructions on what to expect and what to do. Islam is the only religion on Earth that has planned on taking over the world through violence since the beginning of its creation, converting non-believers, prophecies that mirror in reverse what Christians are looking for in the Antichrist and false prophet and a world leader with great power and authority. The devil has had a plan to rule the Earth. He is only a steps away from fulfilling what he told God. “He will be like the Most-High”. Comments are welcome and I have all of the Biblical, Qur’anic links to prove my case.
I hope for the World that I’m wrong about Obama, but even his surname beans “Blessed One” and the Qur’an says that the “Mahdi will come from the line of the prophet Muhammad”. According to his surname links, the daughter of Muhammad is within his bloodline.
What does this have to do with Obama? Obama has every indication that he is the Antichrist to come. He fulfills all of what the Bible has warned us to look for. Connections to a “One World Government” and with this connection, a religious government that forces people to convert or be killed (taking the mark of the Beast), loved globally, (remember Germany?) a peacemaker wanting to talk to ALL of our enemies (islamic), promising wealth and prosperity to all and the most important thing of all, a denial of the Biblical Jesus as God’s Son. The most important questions to ask Obama are these; Do you believe that the Biblical Jesus is the Jesus to come? And do you believe that He is the Son of God and raised from the dead”? You see, if he is who I think he is, he cannot answer the question without exposing himself. Obama was originally raised Muslim, then became a “Christian”. I don’t believe he is truly Christian and asking these simple questions will clear the air. Simply asking hime if he “believes in Jesus” is not enough. All Muslims believe in Jesus, it’s just that they deny that Jesus is God’s Son! Anyone who denies this Christian Jesus is part of the Antichrist spirit that has been here from the beginning.
What to look for in the near future with an Obama presidency
1. War between Israel and Islam (we are already at war with Islam)
2. Obama at center stage making peace treaties with the Islamic world.
3. A peace treaty lasting 7 years made between the Islamic world and the Jews through a Levite and Mahdi messiah
4. Jesus returning supernaturally but claiming to be Muslim and the Christian Jesus was a myth.
5. Someone calling himself the Messiah being slain and then the false Jesus raising him from the dead
6. Total and complete abandonmant of Christianity within a very short period of time
7. Persecution and beheadings of non-believers, Christian and Jewish “holdouts” who will not convert to Islam
Cut and paste this to a text file and save it for the future. If any of these events begin to happen, I will be posting links on Youtube or any other global media with instructions on what to expect and what to do. Islam is the only religion on Earth that has planned on taking over the world through violence since the beginning of its creation, coverting non-believers, prophecies that mirror in reverse what Christians are looking for in the Antichrist and false prophet and a world leader with great power and authority. The devil has had a plan to rule the Earth. He is only a steps away from fulfilling what he told God. “He will be like the Most-High”. Comments are welcome and I have all of the Biblical, Qur’anic links to prove my case.
I hope for the World that I’m wrong about Obama, but even his surname beans “Blessed One” and the Qur’an says that the “Mahdi will come from the line of the prophet Muhammad”. According to his surname links, the daughter of Muhammad is within his bloodline.
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@Dave: You are just a little racist, aren’t you? People of your kind have been spreading hate and terror throughout the civilized world for centuries. We are still suffering today from your crusades in the middle age and now, to “free” the holy land, in reality just to gain worldly power and spread further ignorance. I am happy that Barack won. May God bless America.
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BIlly Reply:
September 10th, 2009 at 00:19
you are an idiot
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i don’t really care if people will believe this myths you wrote or not , but being me a Muslim i should tell that, whatever was Obama’s religion, the policy will be the same against Arab and Muslim, cause any American president is just applying whatever his masters order, i mean Jews of course, which are leaded by the Antichrist that you’ve mentioned.
and because they are the one controlling the economy in your country they accordingly controlling the policy there, so, don’t worry of Muslims. they have nothing to do there. Jews already fucked you up.
about forcing the people to convert, i don’t remember that any of Arabs and Muslims came to your country killing your women and chider forcing you to convert to Islam, check what’s happening in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine, ask what is the religion of the people they get killed there everyday? ask, why they get killed?
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Dear Dave,
i don’t really care if people will believe this myths you wrote or not , but being me a Muslim i should tell that, whatever was Obama’s religion, the policy will be the same against Arab and Muslim, cause any American president is just applying whatever his masters order, i mean Jews of course, which are leaded by the Antichrist that you’ve mentioned.
and because they are the one controlling the economy in your country they accordingly controlling the policy there, so, don’t worry of Muslims. they have nothing to do there. Jews already fucked you up.
about forcing the people to convert, i don’t remember that any of Arabs and Muslims came to your country killing your women and chider forcing you to convert to Islam, check what’s happening in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine, ask what is the religion of the people they get killed there everyday? ask, why they get killed?
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To Michael and GZ,
What I say is fact and the “myth” that Jews are running America is just that; a myth. The Crusades were a very long time ago. Christians have NOT forced 1 arab to convert to Christianity. We do not force anyone to convert, that is what Islam will do very soon when the Mahdi and Isa comes. Islam is already doing just that all over the planet. We are not in Afganistan and Iraq to turn arabs into Christians. We are going after the Islamic terrorists that attacked our country. And if Muslims would simply understand that if they gave up Osama Bin Laden, we would go away and leave the Holy Lands. But Muslims hold Bin Laden up as a “hero”. Don’t you as a Mulsim condemn what he did? Before you answer, you better know what the Qur’an teaches or your answer will condemn you. You call Americans hypocrites yet Muslims claim to be peaceful yet allow this hatred within your culture. You operate under the belief that Jews are evil and since we suport them we are evil too…and we got what we were asking for. Why else would American Muslims when behind closed doors yell “Allah u akbar” !! when they see the planes hit the towers or when missiles hit Israel?
Call my post above hate speech or a myth, that’s fine. You are simply ignorant of the truth. I have studied Islam, Christianity and Judaism for nearly 30 years. There are many lies within Islam that are simply not true. There are NO facts at all to support that the Torah and Christian Bible has been “corrupted”. None. However, if you knew the truth about the last day, you would know that the Mahdi will come and find scrolls supposedly showing the world that the Qur’an was actually here first. These scrolls will be forgeries. Also, Isa will claim that he is the real Jesus and Christians made up the story about him being crucified. When he does this, the world will abandon Christianity. This might make you very happy, but what you fail to see is that the REAL Jesus prophecied all of this to happen BEFORE the Qur’an was written. He warned us what to look for and as I said in the last post, Obama fulfills many of the prophecies that the Christian Jesus foretold were to happen just prior to Islam becoming the only religion on Earth- the Antichrist religion. So if I were you, I would study more than the Qur’an. All three of these religions are linked together through Abraham and only one of these religions is the devil’s plan to have every human on Earth worship him instead of the real God of the Universe. You are ignorant of Satan’s plan. I will leave you with this question: What religion on Earth today gives 100% total submission to God? THis will be the religion Satan uses to fool the world into worshipping him. I don’t see Jews or Christians in full submission, do you?
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And one last thing….Obama will bring peace to Palistine and to the world. And when he does, you will know that Jews do not pull his strings. Bible prophecy is the only prophecy that has been 100% accurate. The Hadiths (there are many) cannot agree on many issues. So when Muslims use the argument that “the Bible contradicts it’self and cannot be accurate because man wrote it” then the same applies to ALL of the Sunnas ALSO written by men. And you cannot translate the Qur’an without the Sunna…..you cannot have it both ways….what part of this are you not getting?
Dave – the Messenger
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SO YOU ARE ALL PARANOID AND IT JUST A NAME AND STOP BEING SUCH BUNCH OF WORRIE WORTS MY GOD HAVE YOU ANY THING METTER TO DO
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[...] Arabic (the anglicized version of Barakah), the name, Hussein is Muslim (the anglicized version of Husayn), and when combined the name Barack Hussein Obama is Arabic-Muslim-African in [...]
Mohammed said the coming madhi would have his blood lines and his name.. Mohammed had no surviving sons so there went his name legacy..So when Mohamed’s grandsons were born he said the angel told him to name them HUSSEIN.. This is the only name legacy Mohammed left his blood lines…His grandsons were of the first imams.. these were all named Hussein as were many of the 12 imamas..
You also neglected to tell the meaning of the name Barack IN HEBREW..it means LIGHTNING…. Jesus said I beheld satan as lightning fall from heaven..
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Barackiel, one of the fallen angels means LIGHTING of God..He taught astrology
Barackon… the fallen angel that solomon summonded.. he taught astrology..Means lightning.
Baraq, buraq, burak, barak…, mohammed’s mythical horse.. all names means lightning in arabic..
God sent evil angels among the people in judgment…
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Just a name,you Obama freaks are in for a real treat.You voted for an unknown,Wake up folks.Now us smart Americans will have to deal with ridding our country of Obama before he tottally derstroys it.
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The name of a man is very significant to his blessings, his life and his work. The name was chosen for a reason as he was intended to fill a destiny as we all were. How soon we forget 9/11 and the religious extremist philosophies that caused its destruction. Let’s hope that Obama does not share these ideologies. He is definitely not Christian and shares no solid belief and reliance in Jesus Christ so we know that although he uses the word, “Christian” to define his belief, he is not one. He embraces a prophetic Muslim name yet we are not sure if he shares Muslim beliefs either. Personally I don’t know what belief system he operates from and that most worries me. If he was exactly one or the other it would be easier to see from what he is operating from but the vague nature of his response to what he believes religiously and the non-biblical teachings of Jeremian Wright really make me very worried about him. That Pastor is very racist, hateful and non-christian in his manner, attitude, words and action. The Christian Bible says you will know the tree by it’s fruit and Jeremiah Wright’s fruit is rotten. I can imagine those discipled under him must also have scriptural issues and non-mainstream christian views. We know that deep at the heart of every decision is your moral and religious base. There is no way to deny the obvious but Obama like most politicans tries to separate the two. If a person says religiously he believes one thing then does another he would be a hypocrite and no religion would approve. So what is he really operating from and what is his true agenda? I am sceptacle at best and do not expect positive from him. He has already done alot of damage in the first several months of his Presidency to gain National Government Control is a socialist way and increased our national debt more than any other president with no appreciable aid to the economy. What next? We shall soon see as he fullfills his destiny. Pray that it is a good one. I for one do not believe it will be a good one.
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You guys are clowns. There is evil in every culture and religion. Chill out. Obama is not some mythical ghost coming out of occultation.
To Dave: You are a child. If you’ve studied Islam for thirty years then you’d know that this theory of Mahdi is believe only by a small percentage of all muslims.
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A lot is made of Obama being Biracial, but actually he is Triracial, his mother being part Cherokee.
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Actually, he is not tri-racial, but he IS Tri-Sexual. That means he likes sex with men, women, and hermaphrodites…such as the one he’s married to.
As well, he is muslim. Also, he is anti-American, hates Jesus, kills babies, smokes dope, lies incessantly, is a self promoting sociopath, and has ties to some very rich and deadly people.
He is the president of America, and it makes my skin crawl every moment of every day just knowing that. However, he DID legitimately steal that election, so I guess we’re gonna have to let him destroy us.
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Wrong!!! all muslims believe but have different interpretations of the mahdi.
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[...] there’s Obama’s own middle name, Hussein, which generally references Hussein Ibn Ali, Mohammed’s grandson and a revered figure within [...]
[...] there’s Obama’s own middle name, Hussein, which generally references Hussein Ibn Ali, Mohammed’s grandson and a revered figure within Islam. Obama was given that name supposedly in honor of his own Muslim [...]
???????
Barack’s name is (or, at least, could be) based on a HEBREW word. First appearing in Gen 1:22 as “blessed” … God them, saying be fruitful and multiply.
A lot of ink has been spilt trying to explain that word. Here is a free site that deals with it.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=H1288
(Interesting, this entire conversation is of questionable worth because most people really have NO CHOICE what their name is. It is what they DO that defines them!)
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Unbeleivable….some people’s spelling. Sheesh! Our public schools have failed us! Dave…..rock on with your info. You make so much sense. Thanks for the clarity on Mr. Obama. I refuse to call him president. “Uncle Sam” I concur! My skin crawls too!
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Just wanted to say that I am working at a big Pharmaceutical corporation in Clayton NC and I endroce Barack Obama with all my energy. I invite all my friends and colleagues to say yes for Obama in 2012!! I LOVE YOU OBAMA
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I would like everyone to read my review that I posted in October of 2008. You have to ask…..was Dave right? Just look at the list. What’s next?? A peace treaty and a false Jesus messiah. Obama has fullfilled what I feared and he will continue to fulfill these prophecies, one by one. Israel will be attacked by Islamic wackos very soon and then Israel will be forced to sign a treaty that OBAMA is currently forcing down Israel’s throat. WHEN are you Obama supporters going to realize that you put the devil in the most powerful seat on Earth?? This isn’t about “racism” or “hate”. The man is not qualified to run our country. We’re broke, we have no jobs, our economy is on the brink of collapse…this is change we can believe in?? The devil hates America. We are the only true Christian nation and this is why one of the first things out of Obama’s mouth was to proclaim “we are NOT a Christian nation”. Our nation is under attack from within and we are letting it happen.
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