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After becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate, Abdul El-Sayed says he plans to become the first senator sworn in on the Quran.
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he → become → Quran
The Michigan Democrat discussed his plans in an interview with NPR’s Leila Fadel
decided which copy to use.
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Democrat → discuss → copy
“I will likely swear on a Quran — which Quran we’re not sure,” El-Sayed told Fadel.
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Sayed → swear → Fadel
The senator-elect also backed replacing Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and reiterated his calls to end the Iran war, pass Medicare for All, and abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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elect → back → Enforcement
El-Sayed, 42, pointed to a copy of the Quran once owned by Thomas Jefferson, who bought it as a 22-year-old law student.
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who → point → student
Jefferson later sold the book as part of his personal library to the Library of Congress, where it remains.
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it → sell → Congress
“I mean, Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quran.
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Jefferson → mean → Quran
When Keith Ellison was sworn in to Congress, he swore in on that copy,” El-Sayed said.
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Sayed → swear → copy
Ellison was the first Muslim elected to Congress in 2006, and represented Minnesota in the House until 2019.
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Ellison → elect → 2019
“There’s also the first — the University of Michigan holds the first Quran in the state of Michigan,” he added.
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he → ’ → Michigan
“It’s very, very old.
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It → ’ → ?
So I don’t know, but I’ll swear in on the Quran.”
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I → know → Quran
Abdul El-Sayed says he will take the oath of office on a Quran: “I will likely swear on a Quran.”
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I → say → Quran
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 12, 2026
During the same interview, El-Sayed defended his name and described himself as “100% American.”
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Sayed → defend → himself
It’s as American as Donald Trump.
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It → ’ → Trump
It’s as American as whatever JD stands for.
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JD → ’ → whatever
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 12, 2026
“Whatever my name is, however I pray, it’s not the book that you swear on.
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you → pray → that
It’s the book you swear allegiance to,” El-Sayed said, referring to the Constitution.
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Sayed → ’ → Constitution
“This document is the reason that, no matter how I pray, that I could run for office and that the folks in my state could elect me.
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folks → pray → me
El-Sayed also said he would prefer Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to replace Schumer as Senate Democrat leader.
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Hollen → say → leader
“I deeply appreciate Senator Schumer,” El-Sayed told Fadel.
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Sayed → appreciate → Fadel
“But this is about leadership from the American public, and if all we do is kind of go back to what we’ve been doing in a moment where we’ve been given a mandate, I worry that we may not earn our mandate.”
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we → do → mandate
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