Does Islam downlook Jews and Christians?

Question

Many modern Muslim scholars claim that Islam is the religion of tolerance. Meanwhile, there is a prophetic statement told by prophet Muhammed where he orders Muslism not to salute a Jew or a Christian (or even say "HELLO") until the other one does it first. And it also orders Muslims to force Jews and Christians to walk at the narrower part of the road and leave the better part of the road for Muslims (the statement is in Sahih Muslim Vol. 2 No. 4030).

Also in the Quran, there is a verse [5:51] that orders Muslims not to befriend a Jew or a Christian

My question is that if Muslims treat Jews and Christians with tolerance, are not they violating what their prophet order them?

Answer 1

This is my regular reply to your questions

"Waiting for someone to post an answer saying it did not happen before you post the link RIGHT? The same childish tactic.

Then you post a link in Arabic and claim that it is saying whatever you WANT it to say."

BUT WAIT. this time you changed the tactic completely and instead you DID NOT GIVE ANY REFERENCE to the “not say hello thing” since you have used a lot of references before from Islamic web site care to give a reference for this one? I doubt you will find any.
I was waiting for that question from you to show you from your usual reference in ARABIC what did Prophet Muhhamed do

Here is a Hadith from Prophet Muhammed PUH honoring the funeral of a dead Jew, which was passing by him, by standing up and saying it is a soul to honor.

http://hadith.al-islam.com/Display/Display.asp?hnum=22722&doc=6

the verses that you are quoting AS USUAL are twisted by you. they only apply for the Jews and the Christians who fight Muslims

Answer 2

Aren't you aware of the historical circumstances during which the Quran was sent? The muslims didn't have very friendly relations with the jews because they had betrayed them more than once. It says not to trust them and not exactly not to ever befriend them. I have Christian friends and I dont feel as though I am violating islam in anyway by that. Dont you notice all the other verses that tell you to have peaceful relations?! Also why would marriages be allowed with christians and jews if you weren't even allowed to befriend them? You have to see the Quran as a whole before you find one statement to judge. There are countless hadith and verses from the Quran that say otherwise, but when you find one that looks bad that is the one you focus on! I know it is tiring when everyone says "read in context" but it really is important to read in not just the context of the Quran but also understand the historical context.

Answer 3

They believe it's tolerance. Just like (in Koran) that a Christian or Jew have got to be humbled once they provide the additional tax. They must be smacked at the the part of the pinnacle so they're humbled. Muslims are believe to be best puppy in Islam. Also, if Christians & Jews do not pay the additional tax they might be taken to courtroom & get the demise penalty. Right now in Iran, they're asking for (require) Christians to put on a colour coded badges & Jews to put on a further colour coded badges so Muslims realize who they're. Government finances can rebuild broken mosques however no longer church buildings or synagogues. Sometimes they simply cannot be repaired in any respect. This is what the prophet ordered. It is within the Koran or the opposite Islamic books. I am so blessed through the Beautiful Woman muslim. I realize she is taking a well verse out of the Koran. Too dangerous no longer all are well. God calls this girl lovely. I suppose God desired me to put in writing this.

Answer 4

The word used in the Qur'an is "wali" which means protector not necessarily friend.
Muslims can only TRULY trust fellow Muslims and can only take protectors from Muslims. That is why we call each other brothers and sisters.

As for saying hello, you should really read more than an out of context hadith. LIke how Muhammad (s) commanded everyone to give respect to the Jewish funeral line. How he made alliances with the jews. How the Christian Kingdom of Ehtiopia was praised by Muhammad (s). And when the Muslims were persecuted, they went to Ethiopia for safety.

If you take things out of context or just read one line, you can say anything about anyone.

Answer 5

LOL !! yet again the fabrication !! umm do you have some coourage dude ? Okay !! then read the following verses which tells how Allah has honourd jews and christains .......and if you want more.i would provide you ......and these are better than your source as these are taken from the Quran and not from crap sites !

2:62 Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the sabians,- any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve

"This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book, revealed before your time,- when ye give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good). (The Noble Quran, 5:5)"

"And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book [Jews and Christians], those who believe in God, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to God: They will not sell the Signs of God for a miserable gain! For them is a reward with their Lord, and God is swift in account. (The Noble Quran, 3:199)"

Now what next??

Answer 6

I am not a Muslim, but I have many Muslim friends. They have always said hello to me. I don't know where some of this nonsense comes from.

I am certainly not an Islamic scholar, but I am speaking from my experiences with Muslims. They have always been friendly towards me. I wonder why people keep repeating these things that someone else told them, or that they read somewhere.

Answer 7

you seem to be asking the muslims,silly questions all the time.

better then wasting your time,if you love your religion so much,then talk about it.explain yourself and stop looking at others!

Answer 8

My Reversion to Islam

By Yousef al Khattab



I was born to a Secular Jewish family, and at the age of 18 years old decided to look "deeper" into belief in God. Like most people, I looked at religion from a view point that was closer to me. Being that my family was Jewish and I was raised to attend Jewish schools I looked into Rabbinical "Orthodox Judaism".

In the year 1988 I entered a Yeshiva and started my journey into the Orthodox Rabbinical racist cult. In 1991 I wed my 1st wife (then) Luna Mellul now Qamar al Khattab. She was from the Moroccan town named Tetouan and was attending the racist Orthodox Jewish girl’s seminary known as Breuers or Sampson Raphael Hirsh Bet Yaakov aka Bais Yakov.

1992 bought us the birth of my 1st child Abdel Rahman (formally Rachamim Cohen). Alhumdulilah he was then as he is now my pride and joy. Upon the birth of Abdel Rahman we were living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the Satmar Hasidic community. I used to see all the lying and cheating, government scams and money laundering using the Synagogue and Yeshiva bank accounts and the poor hygiene of these folk, and was nervous for my new born son not to grow up like these folk. We tried broadening our horizons and moved to the Ocean Parkway area of Brooklyn, later that year.

1994 till 1998 bought us the birth of 3 more wonderful children alhumdulilah. Hesibeh, Abdel Aziz (formally Ezra),and Abdullah (formally Ovadia) during these years I tried to convince myself that Judaism was a true path and I just didn’t understand it because I never read the entire set of Talmud and it 3 different ways of understanding it including the "hidden level". You see this is the trick in the rabbinical cult, you will not EVER finish learning all the rabbinic text thus u are subservient to the Rabbis (aka Elders of Zion) who will interpret Judaism for you. During this time frame the Rabbis saw that we doubted there beliefs thus constantly followed our family contacting all new friends and employers etc. The Rabbis MUST ALWAYS know where you move to and who are your friends. The Rabbis were starting to be a big nuisance as were the Rabbinical Jews so seeking a better future elsewhere we loaded up the family and moved to Palestine. (then like most westerners we were brainwashed to refer to the Jew entity as Israel).

September,1998 we now arrived in Ghaza or what the Jewish squatters refer to as Gush Qatif. Quickly my wife was turned off by the lies of the folk there and my son Abdel Rahman came running home from school one day saying "Daddy, my teacher doesn’t cover her hair properly, her dress is to short, they don't learn Torah here and all they do is play"!! Maashaallah, my son was very correct so with no possessions or money we set off to find a home in the nearby Jew settlement of Netivot in occupied 1948 Palestine. Shas, a "religious political party" immediately helped us by providing a home and their private school system and my kids went from knowing NO Hebrew to being tops in there class alhumdulilah. During our stay in Netivot I met a Muslim from UAE and we had conversations for about 2 years where he would ask me questions about Jewish Aqeedah or Jewish creed, and then compare it to Tawheed al Elohiya a part of Islamic Monotheism. I would then go and ask major Rabbis questions about the Jewish creed and always got 60000 different answers. The Jews can't even tell you where there God is based on text; rather they say God is everywhere! (authubilah) One day I decided to go to the Arab souk and buy a translation of the meaning of the Holy Quran in the English language. Subahanallah!!!!! I could not put it down!! Every problem I had with Jews and Judaism was being addressed by Allah the Most High, in the 1st 3 chapters of the Quran Allah swt answered most of my doubts about Judaism. The Quran is firm with the Jews and invites them to a just truth (Islam) to save them from the hellfire their ancestors are currently in.

When I finished reading the entire Quran,I could no longer associate with Jews any longer, thus I was obliged to tell my wife I am a Muslim. Alhumdulilah within 2 weeks my wife decided to read the Quran and became a Muslimah!!! Then the kids after her alhumdulilah.

Today 2006 alhumdulilah I live in Morocco with my wife Qamar and kids. My kids no longer remember Hebrew and there 1st language is Arqbic. All the kids are learning in Islamic Arabic Schools alhumdulilah we thank Allah subhana w tala for blessing us with islam.

Answer 9

No, Islam respects people of all faiths

Answer 10

Absolutely.