The Quran tells Muslims not to have Christian or Jewish friends but how does Allah know if this is violated?

Question

Quran 5:51 YUSUFALI "O ye who believe! TAKE NOT THE JEWS AND THE CHRISTIANS FOR YOUR FRIENDS AND PROTECTORS" http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/

Muslims already look at non-muslims as something less than human, which is why Islam has so many dehumanizing terms for non-muslims (kafir, infidel..etc).

So even if a Muslim keeps his gimmicky manners up, around a non-muslim, such that a non-muslim thinks the muslim is a "friend", is the Muslim really guilt of violating the Quran prohibition on non-muslim friendship?

What would have to happen for a Muslim to violate this prohibition...would it be some expression that he thinks non-muslims are human and equal to muslims?

Answer 1

Epistle Of Saint James

Chapter 4


1 From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members? 2 You covet, and have not: you kill, and envy, and can not obtain. You contend and war, and you have not, because you ask not. 3 You ask, and receive not; because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences. 4 Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world, becometh an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?

6 But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 7 Be subject therefore to God, but resist the devil, and he will fly from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners: and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow. 10 Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

11 Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12 There is one lawgiver, and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver. 13 But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain. 14 Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow. 15 For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and if we shall live, we will do this or that.

16 But now you rejoice in your arrogancies. All such rejoicing is wicked. 17 To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.

Answer 2

The word in question is auliya which is better translated as protectors and helpers than friends.
Allah instructs us Muslims to go to out Muslim brothers and sisters for help since they are like us. If we go to a Jew or Christian then how can we know that they would have our best interests at heart?
This makes perfect sense of course. Especially in today's world when the latters would most definitely try to backstab the former.

As for what happens to the Muslim who does make friends with the jews and christians: well if you had finished reading the verse and not just jumped the ship at the first sign of that which you seek, you wold have found,
"... and if any amongst you takes them, then surely, he is one of them. Verily, Allah guides not those people who are zalimun"
Al-Ma'idah 51

Ohhh... as for how Allah would know???
That is such a silly question. We're talking about GOD. The Creator of everything around us. Don't you think He'd know?

Answer 3

Now you have practically each and every Muslim right here calling you a liar; some are announcing that it is the 1st actual time they heard this. from time to time i ponder whether Muslims do study the Quran. Sura 5:fifty one... O you who have faith, do not take specific Jews and Christians as allies; those are allies of the different. those between you who best chum themselves with those belong with them. GOD does not instruction manual the transgressors." are you able to people study?

Answer 4

Actually, it says not to choose the Ahul kitab as closer friends than righteous fellow Muslims. Try reading with understanding. You will be amazed.

Answer 5

i think they get a zit for every jew or christian friend they make.