Abdul El-Sayed to Be First US Senator Sworn In on a Quran
Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed plans to take his oath of office on a Quran. He would be the first US senator in American history sworn in on Islam’s holy book.
The Democrat is still deciding which historic copy to use. Vice President JD Vance will swear him in this January.
El-Sayed won Michigan’s US Senate race this month against Republican Mike Rogers. He is the first Muslim ever elected to the Senate.
Former US Representative Keith Ellison was the first member of Congress to use a Quran for his oath, in the House in 2007. He used Jefferson’s 1764 English translation from the Library of Congress.
No US senator has done the same. The US Constitution does not require any religious text for the oath, though many officials choose a book meaningful to their faith.
Which Quran Will He Use?
El-Sayed has two copies in mind. One belonged to Thomas Jefferson, and the other is held by the University of Michigan.
“I will likely swear on a Quran. Which Quran, we’re not sure,” El-Sayed said. “Thomas Jefferson had a copy of a Quran, so when Keith Ellison was sworn into Congress, he swore in on that copy. There’s also – the University of Michigan holds the first Quran in the state of Michigan. It’s very, very old, and that might be the choice.”
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