Christianity has no tradition of suicide bombing; there is no equivalent in Christian tradition to Qur’an 9:111, which promises Paradise to those who “kill and are killed” for Allah. Maybe Emad Jamil Al Swealmeen converted to Christianity and then returned to Islam, turning to jihad to make up for his sin of apostasy.
Another possibility: in January 2016, the Islamic State (ISIS) issued a manual entitled “Safety and Security Guidelines for Lone Wolf Mujahideen.” It told jihadis in the West to pretend to be Christians, and stated: “It is permissible for you to wear a necklace showing a Christian cross. As you know, Christians – or even atheist Westerners with Christian background – wear crosses on their necklaces.”
According to a hadith, Muhammad said, “War is deceit.” (Bukhari 4.52.268).
“UK hospital bomber identified as asylum seeker who converted to Christianity and was supported by church volunteers,” by Elizabeth Daoud, 7News, November 15, 2021:
The man behind a terror bombing outside a UK hospital has been identified as an asylum seeker who converted from Islam to Christianity.
Emad Jamil Al Swealmeen was the only person to die in the explosion on Sunday outside the Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
The 32-year-old arrived at the hospital in a taxi from his home just before 11am.
Moments before the explosion, taxi driver Dave Perry noticed Al Swealmeen was holding a homemade bomb.
A quick-thinking Perry then leapt from the cab, locking his passenger inside, as the blast ripped through the vehicle, as seen in the video above.
Al Swealmeen died in the explosion and Perry was injured.
The 32-year-old had not been on the radar of security services and the motive behind the attack is unclear….
Al Swealmeen, who also reportedly went by the name of Enzo Almeni, had lived much of his life in Iraq, according to his friends.
In 2017, he converted from Islam to Christianity at an Anglican Cathedral.
For eight months, he lived with Malcolm and Elizabeth Hitchott – a devout Christian couple – at their home in Liverpool.
“He first came to the cathedral in August 2015 and wanted to convert to Christianity,” Malcolm said.
“He took an Alpha Course, which explains the Christian faith, and completed it in November of that year.
“That enabled him to come to an informed decision and he changed from Islam to Christianity and was confirmed as a Christian just before he came to live with us….
“We just loved him, he was a lovely guy,” she told the BBC.