What is the origin of the complete anymosity between Islam and Judaism?

Question

'Animosity' for all you spell-checkers...

Answer 1

To put it succinctly, it's "God likes me best."

Answer 2

When Mohammed first began to proselytize his new religion, he told people they had to pray facing Jerusalem. When he first found Jews, he proclaimed, "We believe what you believe."

Since the Jews were already strict monotheists who followed the Law of Moses, they did not really need a new prophet, and saw no real reason to switch to this new religion, since they already had what it offered.

Later, Mohammed got into some internecine squabbles with his Quraish tribe. The Jews took the other side, and he ended up throwing them out of Mecca.

Still, Jews were Ahl-ul Qitab (People of the Book) and were tolerated. When the muslims conquered Jerusalem, they were more tolerant of Jews than the Byzantine Christians who had been there. There was no great animosity between Jews and Muslims as long as the Jews acknowledged themselves as "Dhimmis" (a subjected lower class.) Indeed, as a lesser people, the Jews thrived in Muslim Andalusia.

It wasn't really until the Jews began working toward retaking their ancestral land as a homeland in the late 19th century that the Arabs (and not so much 'muslims' per se) began to get upset. There were no real religious reasons for it (the Quran, after all, even alludes to the covenant - so there's a strong case to make that Islam theologically supports the establishment of Israel.)

No Arab objections to the Balfour declaration and the 1948 establishment of Israel were by and large garden variety racism.

Answer 3

The 'supposed' complete animosity.

Both people still live harmoniously.



As for the so called big conflict Ishmael and Isaac.

Look, if there's a big conflict between Ishmael and Isaac, the Old Testament would have recorded it. The only record I see is Ishmael's little baby brother outcasted by Sarah, he is often mistaken as Ishmael despite the Old Testament never mentioned Ishmael was the outcast.

Besides, most of the world are descendants of the Ishmael-Isaac line.

Answer 4

Jews and Muslims were living side-by-side peacefully all over the Middle East until the Israelies started stealing land from and murdering Palestinians.

Arab countries kicked out a lot of their Jews, who fled to Israel.

Israel has a horrific record of human rights abuses, mainly against Muslims in and near it. Murder, imprisonment without cause or trial, torture, collective punishment of entire populations, the fence, preventing Arabs from working, and on an on.

Most of the current animosity stems from all this, as does a lot of the hostility toward Israel's sole supporter, the US (until we gave Muslim's even more reason to hate us by destroying Iraq for no good reason).

Mohamed had great respect for, and preached respect for both Jews and Christians.

But after WWII, Israeli Jews became greedy and brutal.

Answer 5

Genesis sets the stag, particularly chapter 21. It goes back to Hagar and Ishmael, the second wife of Abraham and the first born son of Isaac. What both religions both Jews and Islam, fail to recognize is that this is a spiritual message about the first born son of God and the second born. There is a long drawn out story behind salvation that ties into this and if you are interested about it email be. But basically the animosity is wrongly accused because the bible should most definitely be read as allegory in this particular part and not as history. The second born basically represent the Christ being born in you. Whereas the first born represents our physical self that has to be again born of God (born again).
Here are some other scriptures to explain a little more as well as Wikipedia’s website that explain Islam's relationship to Hagar and Ishmael. But remember the Jews believe the second born, Isaac was to gain all the inheritance and Ishmael was "cast out". Where as Islam believe something else about the first born. The Bible as hidden meaning throughout it about the difference between the first and second born.

Gal.4
[19] My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

John.3
[3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.


Basically you have to become a second born son.

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Additions: The Jews believe Isaac to be the father of the chosen linage as people of God, whereas the Islamic people do not necessarily believe this.

Answer 6

The mess created by the British mandate! For much of the last 2000 years, Jews and Muslims were better friends than Jews and Christians. The Catholic Church and the Christian gospels teach hatred toward Jews -- it's a miracle any Jews survive to this day!
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Answer 7

Goes back to the wars between the Roman empire and Turks then the crusades, when each religion was adopted by a government It put its own spin on who's right and wrong. Good things times have changed...right?

Answer 8

If I've been told correctly, I believe it has to do with Abraham's sons. Abraham had a son with Hagar, his wife's handmaid, out of God's will--Ishmael, and then He had Isaac, the father of the Jews with his wife Sarah. After Ishmael was born, Sarah became jealous because Hagar began to disrespect Sarah. After she fled, Hagar fled to the wilderness and God heard her cry and made a promise to her about Ishmael. It's interestig because the promise God made about Ishmael very much describes the attitude of many Muslims. The conflict is over who is God's true chosen people.

Gen 16:5 And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be upon you. I have given my slave woman into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and you.
Gen 16:6 But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, your slave woman is in your hand. Do to her as it pleases you. And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.
Gen 16:7 And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Gen 16:9 And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to your mistress and submit yourself under her hands.
Gen 16:10 And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, I will multiply your seed exceedingly, so that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Gen 16:11 And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son. And you shall call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah has heard your affliction.
Gen 16:12 And he will be a wild man. His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him. And he shall live in the presence of all his brothers.

Answer 9

One day Jesus and Allah were playing volleyball. Jesus being taller he smacked the ball and Allah got his nose broken. When one mullah saw the blood pouring out from Allah's nose and rolling down all over the court, he bribed his Jew friend who got Jesus imprisoned and eventually crucified. From that day the animosity between Islam and Judaism began. I read this in a magazine at a super market.

Answer 10

I think I heard my dad(he's a certified minister) say it had something to do with the lineage of Cain and Able. Or something like that.