after Saturday comes Sunday

phrase

A phrase sometimes attributed to fundamentalist Muslims, implying that they wish to kill the Jews, whose sabbath is Saturday, and then the Christians, whose sabbath is Sunday.

OriginArabic مِن سَلَّف السَبت لاقا الحَدّ قَدّاموه →
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Meanings

phrase
  1. raregovernmentA phrase sometimes attributed to fundamentalist Muslims, implying that they wish to kill the Jews, whose sabbath is Saturday, and then the Christians, whose sabbath is Sunday.

Origin

  1. Arabicمِن سَلَّف السَبت لاقا الحَدّ قَدّاموه
  2. Englishafter Saturday comes Sunday

From Arabic مِن سَلَّف السَبت لاقا الحَدّ قَدّاموه (min sallaf es-sabt lāqā el-ḥadd qiddāmūh), literally "When Saturday is gone, one will find Sunday". The phrase is a classical proverb that means "the good or bad you do comes back to you".

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APA

after Saturday comes Sunday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after%20Saturday%20comes%20Sunday

MLA

“after Saturday comes Sunday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after%20Saturday%20comes%20Sunday. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “after Saturday comes Sunday,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after%20Saturday%20comes%20Sunday.

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