Al-Sayed: I will swear by the Koran during the swearing-in ceremony.
The democratically elected senator from Michigan and the first Muslim elected to the US Senate has announced that he will use the Koran during his inauguration in January 2027.
In an interview with NPR (American National Radio), Abdul al-Sayed said that Thomas Jefferson (the third president of the United States) had a copy of the Koran. Keith Ellison used the same version when he was sworn into Congress. There is also the first copy of the Quran in the state of Michigan, kept at the University of Michigan. This version is very old and may be selected.
Al-Sayed added: "So I haven't decided yet, but I will still swear by the Koran."