Every United States senator swears the same oath — to support and defend the Constitution. Not their party platform. Not their personal ideology. The Constitution. It’s a promise that separates a republic from something far more dangerous. So when a major-party Senate nominee reveals that his deepest legal and moral compass points not toward the Constitution but toward a foreign legal code, Americans had better pay attention.
Michigan Democrats just handed their Senate nomination to Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive favorite backed by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. The victory lap on the left has been enthusiastic, to put it mildly. But before anyone pops another champagne cork, voters deserve to hear what El-Sayed himself said about the framework guiding his life — not in a polished campaign ad, but in a candid moment when the cameras weren’t rolling.
From Fox News:
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, said he felt religiously obligated to follow Sharia-compliant practices in a resurfaced 2009 interview with The New York Times.
“Ultimately, the question is, when I die and I stand before God and go through everything I did in my life, I don’t want to say I did it the easy way instead of the Shariah-compliant way,” El-Sayed told the Times. “Not because of fear but because of obligation.”
No ambiguity there. He didn’t call it a preference or a cultural tradition. He chose the word obligation — a binding duty that overrides convenience, comfort, and apparently the norms of American legal and financial life. This is the man who wants to represent Michigan in the United States Senate.
More than a mortgage
Sure, El-Sayed was technically discussing a Sharia-compliant home loan when he made those remarks. His defenders will seize on that. But here’s the problem: the mortgage was the context. Sharia is the system. And that system carries baggage that no amount of campaign spin can wish away.
As Fox News reported, Sharia law has traditionally prescribed death for those who leave Islam, imposed harsh restrictions on women’s autonomy, and permitted child marriage. These aren’t fringe interpretations cherry-picked by critics. They are foundational elements of the legal tradition El-Sayed swore allegiance to.
His campaign now insists he “believes in the separation of church and state” and “opposes any effort by any religious community to write their faith laws into the laws of our country.” Comforting words — if his actual record didn’t torch them. El-Sayed has publicly fought against legislative bans on Sharia, comparing those common-sense measures to the Trail of Tears and the Tulsa massacre. He labeled them products of “white supremacy.” So he claims to oppose religious law infiltrating government while simultaneously calling it racist when legislators try to prevent exactly that. Pick one, Abdul.
A pattern of troubling alliances
A candidate reveals himself through the company he keeps. On that front, El-Sayed’s circle should alarm anyone still paying attention.
He has maintained relationships with religious figures tied to Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam — the same Farrakhan notorious for calling Jewish Americans “termites.” He appeared alongside far-left streamer Hasan Piker, whose revolting 9/11 commentary would have ended any Republican’s career in about fifteen minutes. Senator Ted Cruz has publicly urged voters to investigate who is truly “behind” El-Sayed, citing alleged connections to Muslim Brotherhood-linked organizations.
And what has the Democratic establishment done with all of this? Embraced him. Sanders praised his fight against the “billionaire class.” Warren applauded his dedication to working families. DNC Chairman Ken Martin rolled out the welcome mat. The same party that claims to champion women’s rights now backs a man who calls a legal system that subjugates women an obligation. The irony would be funny if the stakes weren’t so grave.
November is the firewall
Michigan’s general election will determine whether El-Sayed reaches the Senate. Republican nominee Mike Rogers now shoulders a burden far heavier than a standard midterm contest — he stands between a self-declared Sharia adherent and one of the most powerful legislative bodies on the planet.
The Founders crafted the First Amendment to protect religious liberty, not to pave the road for theocracy. Abdul El-Sayed has told us plainly where his loyalties rest. Michigan has three months to decide whether it was listening.
Key Takeaways
- El-Sayed called Sharia compliance an “obligation” in a 2009 interview — not a personal preference but a binding duty.
- He has actively opposed legislative efforts to ban Sharia law, labeling such measures “white supremacy.”
- His associations with Farrakhan-linked figures and extremist allies reveal a deeply troubling pattern.
- Michigan’s November Senate race is now a direct referendum on constitutional governance.
Sources: Fox News, Al Jazeera
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