Protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, gathered at the World Trade Center site Thursday with some shouting "Allahu akbar," a phrase known to be recited by terrorists during attacks.
It means God is great. It is a pretty mundane term. It is also used where Americans might say oh shit or something similar.
There was a pilot who crashed and the cockpit recorder recorded him saying Allah Akbar many times. The Arabs said that is common in situations of stress. As such, it is something to be freaked about when someone says it.
It literally just means god is great (or something similar). It’s like when people who stormed the capitol on Jan 7 were chanting “USA USA USA”. Is “USA” a war cry for treason and insurrection?
Who cares? It’s like when James Bond says “for king and country”. It’s just a statement of allegiances, and these people are declaring allegiance to God.