Jews as Depicted in the Qur’an (or Mein Kampf?)

IslamOnline ('moderate') ^ | 3/23/04 | Atiyyah Saqr

[abu afak]

Dear Sheikh! As-Salam `Alaykum. What, according to the Qur’an, are the main characteristics and qualities of Jews?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All thanks and praise are due to Allah and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

Dear questioner, we are really pleased to have your question and we pray to Allah to make our humble efforts, exerted solely for His Sake, come up to your expectation.

As regards the question you posed, the following is the fatwa issued by Sheikh `Atiyyah Saqr, former Head of Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee, in which he states the following:

“The Qur’an has specified a considerable deal of its verses to talking about Jews, their personal qualities and characteristics. The Qur’anic description of Jews is quite impartial; praising them in some occasions where they deserve praise and condemning them in other occasions where they practice blameworthy acts. Yet, the latter occasions outnumbered the former, due to their bad qualities and the heinous acts they used to commit.

The Qur’an praises them on the verse that reads: “ And verily We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture and the Command and the Prophethood, and provided them with good things and favored them above (all) peoples.” (Al-Jathiyah:16) i.e. the peoples of their time.

Among the Bad qualities they were characterized with are the following:

1. They used to fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah. Allah Almighty says: “ That is because they say: We have no duty to the Gentiles. They speak a lie concerning Allah knowingly.” (Al-`Imran:75) Also: “The Jews say: Allah's hand is fettered. Their hands are fettered and they are accursed for saying so. Nay, but both His hands are spread out wide in bounty. He bestoweth as He will.” (Al-Ma`idah:64)

In another verse Almighty Allah says: “Verily Allah heard the saying of those who said, (when asked for contributions to the war): "Allah, forsooth, is poor, and we are rich! We shall record their saying with their slaying of the Prophets wrongfully and We shall say: Taste ye the punishment of burning!” (Al-`Imran:181)

2. They love to listen to lies. Concerning this Allah says: “and of the Jews: listeners for the sake of falsehood, listeners on behalf of other folk” (Al-Ma’idah: 41)

3. Disobeying Almighty Allah and never observing His commands. Allah says: “And because of their breaking their covenant, We have cursed them and made hard their hearts.” (Al-Ma’idah: 13)

4. Disputing and quarreling. This is clear in the verse that reads: “Their Prophet said unto them: Lo! Allah hath raised up Saul to be a king for you. They said: How can he have kingdom over us when we are more deserving of the kingdom than he is, since he hath not been given wealth enough?” (Al-Baqarah: 247)

5. Hiding the truth and standing for misleading. This can be understood from the verse that reads: “…distort the Scripture with their tongues, that ye may think that what they say is from the Scripture, when it is not from the Scripture.” (Al-`Imran: 78)

6. Staging rebellion against the Prophets and rejecting their guidance. This is clear in the verse: “And when ye said: O Moses! We will not believe in thee till we see Allah plainly.” (Al-Baqarah: 55)

7. Hypocrisy. In a verse, we read: “And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe; but when they go apart to their devils they declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock.” (Al-Baqarah: 14) In another verse, we read: “Enjoin ye righteousness upon mankind while ye yourselves forget (to practice it)? And ye are readers of the Scripture! Have ye then no sense?” (Al-Baqarah: 44)

8. Giving preference to their own interests over the rulings of religion and the dictates of truth. Allah says: “…when there cometh unto you a messenger (from Allah) with that which ye yourselves desire not, ye grow arrogant, and some ye disbelieve and some ye slay?” (Al-Baqarah: 87)

9. Wishing evil for people and trying to mislead them. This is clear in the verse that reads: “Many of the People of the Scripture long to make you disbelievers after your belief, through envy on their own account, after the truth hath become manifest unto them.” (Al-Baqarah: 109)

10. They feel pain to see others in happiness and are gleeful when others are afflicted with a calamity. This is clear in the verse that reads: “If a lucky chance befall you, it is evil unto them, and if disaster strike you they rejoice thereat.” (Al-`Imran:120)

11. They are known of their arrogance and haughtiness. They claimed to be the sons and of Allah and His beloved ones. Allah tells us about this in the verse that reads: “The Jews and Christians say: We are sons of Allah and His loved ones.” (Al-Ma’idah: 18)

12. Utilitarianism and opportunism are among their innate traits. This is clear in the verse that reads: “And of their taking usury when they were forbidden it, and of their devouring people's wealth by false pretences.” (An-Nisa’: 161)

13. Their impoliteness and indecent way of speech is beyond description. Referring to this, the Qur’anic verse reads: “Some of those who are Jews change words from their context and say: "We hear and disobey; hear thou as one who heareth not" and "Listen to us!" distorting with their tongues and slandering religion. If they had said: "We hear and we obey; hear thou, and look at us" it had been better for them, and more upright. But Allah hath cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, save a few.” (An-Nisa’:46)

14. It is easy for them to slay people and kill innocents. Nothing in the world is dear to their hearts than shedding blood and murdering human beings. They never give up this trait even with the Messengers and the Prophets. Allah says: “…and slew the prophets wrongfully.” (Al-Baqarah: 61)

15. They are merciless and heartless. In this meaning, the Qur’anic verse explains: “Then, even after that, your hearts were hardened and became as rocks, or worse than rocks, for hardness.” (Al-Baqarah: 74)

16. They never keep their promises or fulfill their words. Almighty Allah says: “Is it ever so that when ye make a covenant a party of you set it aside? The truth is, most of them believe not.” (Al-Baqarah: 100)

17. They rush hurriedly to sins and compete in transgression. Allah says: “They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily evil was that they used to do!” (Al-MA’idah:79)

18. Cowardice and their love for this worldly life are their undisputable traits. To this, the Qur’an refers when saying: “Ye are more awful as a fear in their bosoms than Allah. That is because they are a folk who understand not. They will not fight against you in a body save in fortified villages or from behind walls. Their adversity among themselves is very great. Ye think of them as a whole whereas their hearts are divers.” (Al-Hashr:13-14) Allah Almighty also says: “And thou wilt find them greediest of mankind for life and (greedier) than the idolaters.” (Al-Baqarah:96)

19. Miserliness runs deep in their hearts. Describing this, the Qur’an states: “Or have they even a share in the Sovereignty? Then in that case, they would not give mankind even the speck on a date stone.” (An-Nisa’:53)

20. Distorting Divine Revelation and Allah’s Sacred Books. Allah says in this regard: “Therefore woe be unto those who write the Scripture with their hands anthem say, "This is from Allah," that they may purchase a small gain therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they earn thereby.” (Al-Baqara: 79)

[pabianice]

Charming. And we are going to "coexist" with these murderous psychopaths?

[mom4melody]

14. It is easy for them to slay people and kill innocents. Nothing in the world is dear to their hearts than shedding blood and murdering human beings. They never give up this trait even with the Messengers and the Prophets. Allah says: “…and slew the prophets wrongfully.” (Al-Baqarah: 61)

15. They are merciless and heartless. In this meaning, the Qur’anic verse explains: “Then, even after that, your hearts were hardened and became as rocks, or worse than rocks, for hardness.” (Al-Baqarah: 74)

16. They never keep their promises or fulfill their words. Almighty Allah says: “Is it ever so that when ye make a covenant a party of you set it aside? The truth is, most of them believe not.” (Al-Baqarah: 100)

I have three words for allah..pot, kettle, and black

[John Filson]

I saw some of the core anti-Jewish quotes from the haddiths today on FOX news's watered down, low-brow news reports and interviews for today's drama in London. (What was Robin Leach on there for, anyway?) In any case, they mentioned the stones calling out to Muslims that Jews were behind them quote. I was astounded. I'd never seen that on main stream media before.

It's about time the press start doing its job in the west.

Of course FOX is interviewing statists who believe the government should have more power to monitor citizens. Where are the voices for internment, deportation, and the elimination of all Muslim immigration?

[txzman]

Islam is NOTHING from G-d. Mu hammed was an illiterate, espousing murder, rape, pillage and war. From time to time he searched for the 'G-d of the Arabs' and found that only when exiled across the Red Sea with to Coptic Christians in Ethiopia or later with Jews in Medina he learned who G--d is. He then bastardized it.

He killed all the Jews in Medina when they did not go his way. Any questions? Oh Yeah. There was NO ARAB Language until 150 years AFTER Mu hammed died.

Any more questions?

[SJackson]

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[Eric in the Ozarks]

What ? No "pigs and monkeys" references ?

[adam_az]

I was just in a neighborhood middle eastern restaurant, and 2 mid-20's arab males came in while I was eating.

They sniffed out my Hebrew genes within seconds, and I noticed that I got the death-stare from them a few time.

That's fine, I'm willing to bet I'm a better shot than they are.

Practice, practice, practice!

[sheik yerbouty]

Kuss em*q to TROP. I will use their ignoble verses as Charmin!

[Travis McGee]

[sheik yerbouty]

Mein Quran is the Bizarro version of stories taken from the Old and New Testament. Muslims look to Ishmael as their. I suppose, founder, but I even think they purloined that story.

[tomahawk]

I no longer patronize the local fallafal hut because I'm sure they send the money to the terrorists.

You can make M.E. food at home.

[adam_az]

"I no longer patronize the local fallafal hut because I'm sure they send the money to the terrorists. "

The place I go to is run by a nice older Bosnian couple, they usually have arabic music videos on, and their daughter, who is single and has a daughter, usually wears motorcycle t-shirts. Another young man who works there and I think is their nephew or something had a conversation with me that involved him drinking heavily with some Russian friends of him. I'm pretty sure they aren't jihadis, and they can make some damn fine food, too.

I also frequent a Persian restaurant in the neighborhood that has a fantasic wine list - another sure sign of non-Jihadis. The first place I mentioned actually leases their restaurant from the guy who owns the Persian place.

There are for sure other ME places I won't go to. In particular one next to a mosque in Tempe, where I've seen Palestinian propaganda flyers by the door in years past.

[Malesherbes]

These may be good people, but Bosnia from which they came is a hotbed of Islamists.

[Clemenza]

I went out with a lovely girl from Tehran the other day. Her parents were in town, and didn't seem to have a problem with their daughter 1. living alone in America and 2. dating an infidel.

[wagglebee]

This is really pretty much the same way Jews are portrayed in the New York Slimes or Washington Compost.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Muslims look to Ishmael as their. I suppose, founder, but I even think they purloined that story.

You are correct there. Ishmael is a JEW not an Arab.

Genesis 17:18 And he(Abraham) said to God: O that Ismael may live before thee. 19 And God said to Abraham: Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him for a perpetual covenant, and with his seed after him. 20 And as for Ismael I have also heard thee. Behold, I will bless him, and increase, and multiply him exceedingly: he shall beget twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.

Chronicles 1:28 And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel. 29 And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam, 30 And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema, 31 Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: these are the sons of Ismahel.

Gal Chapter 4:21 Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, have you not read the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, and the other by a free woman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman, was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman, was by promise. 24Which things are said by an allegory. For these are the two testaments. The one from mount Sina, engendering unto bondage; which is Agar: 25 For Sina is a mountain in Arabia, which hath affinity to that Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

26 But that Jerusalem, which is above, is free: which is our mother. 27 For it is written: Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not: break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband. 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. 29 But as then he, that was born according to the flesh, persecuted him that was after the spirit; so also it is now. 30 But what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son; for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman.

No where in Scripture is there anything that alludes to Ishmael not being Jewish. No where. Ishmael was NOT the "first" Arab. Ishmael was JEWISH.

And much wiser and more educated people than I have done much more research than my few recalled Bible verses. No one can find anything to corroborate the Arab's tale that Ishmael was anything but Jewish.