Barack Hussein Obama

His unique qualifications can be found in his names. Until he was 20
> years old, he went by the first name Barry. Then he decided to be
> called Barack Hussein Obama, his original birth name.
>
> Many people seem to the names "Barack" and "Obama" are African names.
> They are not.
>
> Baraq [Barack] was the name of the winged horse-like creature that
> took Mohammed to Paradise in the Night Journey. Baraq can also mean
> God's blessing. Obama is Swahili for Osama, who was one of Mohammed's
> chief warriors. Osama also means lion. Hussein reminds some Americans
> of Saddam Hussein, and Obama's supporters get upset if it is used.
> Hussein was the name of Mohammed's grandson. So Obama's entire name is
> based upon Islamic mythology and African conquest. Barack Hussein
> Obama means [Allah's blessing] [Mohammed's grandson] [One of
> Mohammed's finest warriors].