Posted on 04/17/2007 8:55:01 AM PDT by 3AngelaD
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The suspected gunman in the Virginia Tech shooting rampage, Cho Seung-Hui, was a troubled 23-year-old senior from South Korea who investigators believe left an invective-filled note in his dorm room, sources say.
The note included a rambling list of grievances and ended with the words "Ismail Ax" in red ink on the inside of one of his arms.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
“The note included a rambling list of grievances and ended with the words “Ismail Ax” in red ink on the inside of one of his arms.”
Sooo...is it in the note or on his arm? Who writes this crap?
(or am I just having reading comprehension issues?)
Possibly. Stalking women, set a fire in his dorm room, wrote a screed and signed it “Ismail Ax”...I’m thinking “nutburger” before I’m thinking ROP on this one. Although Ishmael is generally considered to be the father of the Arabs, and thus the Muslims descended from him the same way that the Israelites descended from Isaac and Jacob.
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Ishmael in Islam
Main article: Islamic view of Ishmael
In Islam, Ishmael is known as the first-born son of Abraham (Ibrahim in Arabic) from Hagar, and as an appointed prophet of God.
Although Ishmael’s name was not mentioned in the Qur’an as the son who was supposed to be sacrificed, nevertheless the sacrifice tale in the Qur’an (As-Saffat [37:112]) clearly states that God gave Abraham the good news of Isaac and who he will be (a prophet, and one of the Righteous) after the sacrifice tale has finished which means that Isaac was not yet born at the time of the sacrifice[2]. In Islamic beliefs, Abraham had prayed to God for a son (’Isma’ in Arabic means ‘to listen’, i.e., answer prayer, and ‘ell’ is derived from the Hebrew word ‘elle’, meaning ‘God’). God delivered this child to Abraham, and later tested Abraham’s faith by asking him to sacrifice his only son at the time. However, just as Abraham was to kill his only son, God halted him, praised him for his loyalty, and commanded him to sacrifice a ram instead. This leads to the Muslim practice of sacrificing domesticated animals such as sheep, goats or cows, on the celebration to mark this event known as Eid ul-Adha.
According to The Oxford Companion To The Bible, “Because Ishmael was circumcised (Gen. 17:25), so are most Muslims. And, analogous to Paul’s reversal of the figures of Isaac and Ishmael (Gal. 4:24-26), Muslim tradition makes Ishmael rather than Isaac the son Abraham was commanded to sacrifice.”[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmael
Ditto for Alta VIsta and Dogpile.
Very interesting. BTTT!
He set a couple of FIRES in his dorm room and they didn’t EXPEL him??
“The note included a rambling list of grievances and ended with the words “Ismail Ax” in red ink on the inside of one of his arms.”
There is no Islamic connection. Repeat 3 times and rinse.
The FIX is in.........
This is becoming more and more interesting:
“A note believed to have been written by Cho was found in his dorm room that railed against “rich kids,” “debauchery” and “deceitful charlatans” on campus.”
And also an “Ismail Ax”?
Don’t tell me - another “religion of peace” follower?
A muslum?
Damn those rich kids...more evidence of "two Americas". Debauchery? On an American campus? I'm shocked. Deceitful charlatans? You mean the Student Loan department? /s
But seriously, what the hell does "Ismail Ax" mean?
Can’t find the “Ismail X” reference anywhere in the linked article.
Shāh Ismā'il Abu'l-Mozaffar bin Sheikh Haydar bin Sheikh Junayd Safawī (Persian: شاه اسماعیل - Azerbaijani: Şah İsmayıl Səfəvi) (July 17, 1487 - May 23, 1524), Shah of Iran and the founder of the Safavid dynasty, which survived until 1736. He was a Shi'ite from Ardabil, Iran. Shah Ismail first proclaimed Safavid Shia state in Azerbaijan in 1501, and year later, in 1502, in all of Iran. [1] He reigned as Shāh Ismā'il I of Irān from 1502 to 1524. Shah Ismail was also a prolific poet who, under the pen name Khatā'ī, contributed greatly to the literary development of Azerbaijani language.[2]
I think the whole thing is Rosie O’Doughnut’s fault because she made fun of asians.
Very interesting what comes up with a search ... geez
Just another troubled “youth” (on Prozac probably) crying out for help. /s
I read the same Trib article and after I googled Ismail Ax and returned to the story the Trib had pulled the sentence referring to Ismail Ax.
I wonder why??????
He was an English major. Maybe this is a reference to the first line of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick: “Call me Ishmael”...
ready to pay off that bet?
On line, Ismail is a Muslim name. Google it. I guess it’s a variant on one of Abraham’s sons.
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