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A video of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed recently resurfaced, and it is worth a hard look. In the clip, posted by a media monitor and circulated widely this week, El‑Sayed speaks at the Islamic Institute of America in Dearborn Heights and quotes Quran 3:110, stressing that faith is “about action” — enjoining good and forbidding evil. For voters who care about where a senator’s loyalties lie, this is not a minor sound bite. It’s a live window into how he talks about religion and public life when he’s not on the campaign trail.
The video that just surfaced and what it shows
The newly surfaced footage captures El‑Sayed calling the Quranic verse central and saying it places action — “enjoining what is right and forbidding what is evil” — ahead of belief. That emphasis makes sense in a religious sermon. It becomes politically urgent when the speaker is running for the United States Senate. Critics argue the language hints at a worldview that elevates a religious community above others. Supporters will say he is simply speaking to a faith audience. Either way, voters deserve clarity.
Why Michigan voters should care about Quran 3:110 and public duty
A U.S. senator swears to protect and defend the Constitution and serve a diverse nation. When a candidate elevates a religious duty to “enjoining” and “forbidding,” reasonable voters ask whether he means to apply those principles within the bounds of American law — or beyond them. The issue isn’t faith; Americans elect believers all the time. The issue is whether a candidate sees his highest duty to the Constitution, or first to a religious movement. That is a fair question in any Senate race.
Campaigns must answer plainly
El‑Sayed’s campaign should answer two simple questions: does he believe U.S. law is supreme in public life, and will he promise not to use his office to advance religious law over secular law? Voters shouldn’t be given lectures about “Islamophobia” when they ask these questions. They should be given straight answers. If the campaign refuses, that silence says more than any speech ever could.
At the end of the day, this is about transparency and trust. Michigan families don’t want surprises from their senator. They want clear commitments to the Constitution and to all citizens, regardless of faith. If El‑Sayed wants to be a unifying voice in Washington, he can start by explaining exactly what he meant in that speech — and by promising American law comes first, every time. Anything less is a gamble Michigan voters should refuse to take.
