According to the laws of Islam;can Muslims be friends with Jews or Christians?

Answer 1

no they dont want to (which is sad) ! as they believe that every Jew must be killed before the "last day" can come. Look what their leaders say in the past & future:

Yasser Arafrat April 2002 " I call for millions of martyrs to march to Jerusalem, this is our destiny"

Palestine refugees conference 1957 "Any discussion aimed at to a solution of the Palestine problem, which will not be based on ensuring the refugees, right to annihilate Israel will be regarded as a desecration of the Arab people."

Saleh ed-Din (former minister to Egypt) 1949 "In demanding the restoration of the refugees to palestine the Arabs intend that they shall return as masters of the homeland, & not as slaves. More explicity, they intend to annihilate the state of Israel."

Zawahiri said.In a video in late September, he lashed out at US President George W. Bush and Pope Benedict XVI. In a previous one, marking the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Zawahiri warned that the Gulf and Israel would be Al-Qaeda's next targets.

Also they are taught in the hadith "In that day allah will give a voice to the rocks & the trees & they will cry out, O'muslim, O'abdullah, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come & kill him !"
they are also taught from a very young are to hate:

Hatred in Palestine text books Our Arabic language for 5th grade text book #542 pg 67 "We must fight the Jews & chase them from our country, there will be a jihad & our country will be liberated; In your left hand, the Koran & in your right hand the Arab sword, without blood not a centeimeter will be liberated; Remember the final, an inevitable result will be the victory of the Muslims over the Jews."

Answer 2

Yeah of course we can, why not?

take many Islamic countries as an example, Jews and Christians live together along with Muslims; no problem

Answer 3

In the laws of Islam, nothing forbids a muslim to have non-muslim friends , a muslim can acctually get married to a cristian or a jew woman.
Even in the early history of islam, an arab cristian helped his muslim army against romans (as i remember in the battle for jerusalem with Saladin)

nothing forbids

Answer 4

i'm a Muslim i used to study in the Latin school in Jordan..most of my friends are Christians...

i think religions didn't put restrictions on friendships but they care that you choose a good friend..

Islam says that men can merry christians jews girls (because these religions are god creation)....(if islam allow to merry from christians and jews this imply friendship is ok ;) )
and no need for them to convert to islam...because islam don't force people to be muslims ;)

Answer 5

I'm not a Muslim, but the Koran tells muslim's not to be friends with non muslims, if a Muslim marryies a non muslim they must convert to Islam, but muslims choose for themselves I think

Answer 6

I don't think Muslims in Iran can be friends with Jews because Israel's military is practicing to drop two atomic bombs on Iran.

Answer 7

yea i don't think there is a problem with that. I am muslim and most of my friends are non muslims. infact my best friend is a jew.

Answer 8

They CAN - if they WANT TO be! We are Christians and have good friends who are Muslim.

Answer 9

Many people critique Islam by saying that it does not tolerate other religions when it clearly states in the Qur’an: “[…] and He does not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with anyone who has not fought you for your faith or driven you out of your homes: God loves the just.” 60:8 Perhaps the qur’anic verse they rely on the most is verse 5:51 which says: “You who believe, do not take the Jews and Christians as allies: they are allies only to each other. Anyone who takes them as an ally becomes one of them – God does not guide such wrongdoers.” However, the Jews and Christians talked about here are clearly just the ones who are against the Muslim camp, as is clear from the following verses up to 5:59 : “You who believe, do not take as allies those who ridicule your religion and make fun of it – whether people who were given the Scripture before you, or disbelievers – and be mindful of God if you are true believers. When you make the call to prayer, they ridicule it and make fun of it: this is because they are people who do not reason. Say [Prophet], ‘People of the Book, do you resent us for any reason other than the fact that we believe in God, in what was sent down to us, and in what was sent before us, while most of you are disobedient?’ ”

Non-Muslims who want to show how Islam is intolerant of others also use the following qur’anic verse: “He that chooses a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted of him and in the world to come, he will be one of the lost.” 3:85 However, the word ‘Islam’ in the Arabic of the Qur’an means complete devotion/submission to God, unmixed with worship of any other. All earlier prophets are thus described by the Qur’an as Muslims. Those who read this word ‘Islam’ in the sense of the religion of prophet Muhammad PBUH will illegitimately set up a barrier between Islam and other monotheistic religions.

Further proof that Islam does not oppose peoples’ different beliefs can be seen in the following qur’anic verses: “The [Muslim] believers, the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabians – all those who believe in God and the Last Day and do good – will have their rewards with their Lord. No fear for them, nor will they grieve”; 2:62 “Some of the People of the Book believe in God, in what has been sent down to you and in what was sent down to them: humbling themselves before God, they would never sell God’s revelation for a small price. These people will have their rewards with their Lord: God is swift in reckoning”; 3:199 “You [Prophet] are sure to find that the most hostile to the believers are the Jews and those who associate other deities with God*; you are sure to find that the closest in affection towards the believers are those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ for there are among them people devoted to learning and ascetics. These people are not given to arrogance, and when they listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger, you will see their eyes overflowing with tears because they recognize the truth [in it]. They say, ‘Our Lord, we believe, so count us amongst the witnesses. Why should we not believe in God and in the truth that has come down to us when we long for our Lord to include us in the company of the righteous?’ For saying this, God has rewarded them with Gardens graced with flowing streams, and there they will stay: that is the reward of those who do good.” 5:82-85

*Although this may sound as a generalization, it proved to be ultimately true during the life of the Prophet PBUH – and even today (e.g. Israel/Palestine conflict)

Hence, the verse “He that chooses a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted of him and in the world to come, he will be one of the lost” cannot be interpreted as shunning off any person who is not a Muslim. The Qur’an simply underlines the fact that there are differences between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity which sets them apart – depending on what the followers of each religion believe. “We have assigned a law and a path to each of you. If God had so willed, He would have made you one community, but He wanted to test you through that which He has given you, so race to do good: you will all return to God and He will make clear to you the matters you differed about.” 5:48

The Qur’an clearly defines its relationship with earlier scriptures by saying: “He has sent the Scripture down to you [Prophet] with the Truth, confirming what went before: He sent down the Torah and the Gospel earlier as a guide for people.” 3:3-4 In ‘Consultation’, it says, “In matters of faith, He has laid down for you [people] the same commandment that He gave Noah, which We have revealed to you [Muhammad] and which We enjoined on Abraham and Moses and Jesus: ‘Uphold the faith and do not divide into factions within it’ – what you [Prophet] call upon the idolaters to do is hard for them; God chooses whoever He pleases for Himself and guides towards Himself those who turn to Him. They divided, out of rivalry, only after knowledge had come to them […]. Those after them, who inherited the Scripture, are in disquieting doubt about it. So [Prophet] call people to that faith and follow the straight path as you have been commanded. Do not go by what they desire, but say, ‘I believe in whatever Scripture God has sent down. I am commanded to bring justice between you. God is our Lord and your Lord – to us our deeds and to you yours, so let there be no argument between us and you – God will gather us together, and to Him we shall return.’ ” 42:13-14/15 The Qur’an forbids arguing with the People of the Book except in the best way and urges the Muslims to say, “We believe in what was revealed to us and in what was revealed to you; our God and your God are one [and the same].” 29:46 And in another verse, it says, “Say, ‘People of the Book, let us arrive at a statement that is common to us all: we worship God alone, we ascribe no partner to Him, and none of us takes others beside God as Lords.’ ” 3:64

Peace be with you

Answer 10

yes.