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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 the sabbath on Saturday ), they will next deal with the Christians (who celebrate Sabbath on the Sunday ). 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 dhimmi status of the past. Muslim fundamentalists in Algeria 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 Bethlehem : "After Saturday Comes Sunday!" - or, more explicitly, "On Saturday we will kill the Jews, and on Sunday we will kill the Christians." Israel Amrani. Christian attitudes towards the State of Israel.1
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After Saturday Comes Sunday ( ), lit, 'When Saturday is gone, one will find Sunday', is a traditional Arab proverb .It has been documented in Egypt and Syria - Lebanon , in the form: sállẹf ẹs-sábt bẹtlâqi l-ḥádd qẹddâmẹk ('Loan Saturday (out), and you will find Sunday before you'), as meaning "the good or bad you do comes back to you", needs translation In the Arabic speaking Maronite community of Lebanon, the proverb has been current in the sense that Muslims will do away with Christians after they have dealt with the Jews.Israeli folklorist Shimon Khayyat has stated that the proverb, in the sense of "Since the Jews are now persecuted, it is as inevitable that the Christians' turn will come next as it is that Sunday will follow Saturday ," has a wider distribution with variants in both Iraqi and Egyptian Arabic .This more recent usage of the proverb is attributed to Christian Arabs expressing a fear that they might share the fate that befell Jews during the Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries .It is often reported to be in use among certain Muslims as a slogan to threaten local Christian communities.Entry 2861 "من قدم السبت يلقى الحد قدامه".Give to Saturday and Sunday will be ahead of you.You will be treated well or badly according to your actions.
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After Saturday comes Sunday ( ), is a traditional Arab proverb . It has been documented in Egypt and Syria - Lebanon , in the form: sállẹf ẹs-sábt bẹtlâqi l-ḥádd qẹddâmẹk ('Loan Saturday (out), and you will find Sunday before you'), as meaning "the good or bad you do comes back to you". According to Zionist accounts, in the Arabic speaking Maronite community of Lebanon, the proverb has been current in the sense that Muslims will do away with Christians after they have dealt with the Jews. Israeli folklorist Shimon Khayyat has stated that the proverb, said by Christians, means "Since the Jews are now persecuted, it is as inevitable that the Christians' turn will come next as it is that Sunday will follow Saturday ". This more recent usage of the proverb is attributed to Christian Arabs expressing a fear that they might share the fate that befell Jews during the Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries . It is often reported to be in use among certain Muslims as a slogan to threaten local Christian communities. Entry 2861 "من قدم السبت يلقى الحد قدامه". Give to Saturday and Sunday will be ahead of you. You will be treated well or badly according to your actions.
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Middle Eastern proverb After Saturday comes Sunday ( Arabic : min sallaf es-sabt lāqā el-ḥadd qiddāmūh , lit. ' When Saturday is gone, one will find Sunday ' ) is a traditional Middle Eastern proverb.It has been documented in Egypt , Syria , and Lebanon , albeit in the form sállẹf ẹs-sábt bẹtlâqi l-ḥádd qẹddâmẹk ( lit. ' Loan Saturday [out], and you will find Sunday before you ' ).According to some journalist accounts, the proverb is prominent among the Maronites with the meaning that the Muslims will do away with the Christians after they have dealt with the Jews , implying the pending elimination or expulsion of minorities living in the Muslim world .Israeli folklorist Shimon Khayyat has interpreted it as a threatening message, stating: "Since the Jews are now persecuted, it is as inevitable that the Christians' turn will come next as it is Sunday that will follow Saturday ".Recent uses of the proverb have been attributed to Arab Christians expressing a fear that they might soon be ostracized on a scale akin to that which was seen during the Jewish exodus from Muslim-majority countries .It is often reported to be used by Muslim fundamentalists as a slogan to intimidate local Christian communities. Entry 2861 "من قدم السبت يلقى الحد قدامه". Give to Saturday and Sunday will be ahead of you. You will be treated well or badly according to your actions.
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Middle Eastern proverb After Saturday comes Sunday ( Arabic : min sallaf es-sabt lāqā el-ḥadd qiddāmūh , lit. ' When Saturday is gone, one will find Sunday ' ) is a Middle Eastern proverb. It has been documented in Egypt , Syria , and Lebanon , albeit in the form sállẹf ẹs-sábt bẹtlâqi l-ḥádd qẹddâmẹk ( lit. ' Loan Saturday [out], and you will find Sunday before you ' ). According to some journalist accounts, the proverb is prominent among the Maronites with the meaning that the Muslims will do away with the Christians after they have dealt with the Jews , implying the pending elimination or expulsion of minorities living in the Muslim world . Israeli folklorist Shimon Khayyat has interpreted it as a threatening message, stating: "Since the Jews are now persecuted, it is as inevitable that the Christians' turn will come next as it is Sunday that will follow Saturday ". Recent uses of the proverb have been attributed to Arab Christians expressing a fear that they might soon be ostracized on a scale akin to that which was seen during the Jewish exodus from Muslim-majority countries . It is often reported to be used by Muslim fundamentalists as a slogan to intimidate local Christian communities. Entry 2861 "من قدم السبت يلقى الحد قدامه". Give to Saturday and Sunday will be ahead of you. You will be treated well or badly according to your actions.
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traditional arab proverb
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