"Peace is Possible Between Ishmael and
Israel According to the Qur'an and the
Tanakh (The Hebrew Bible)" by Sheikh
Professor Abdul Hadi Palazzi
Muslims must develop a new attitude
towards Jews and Israel. Arab Muslims have
been defeated in war after war against Israel.
Would Allah have permitted this if their cause
was just?
Arab and Muslim political leaders and some
of the Ulema (clergy) misled their own
people when they taught that Islam
prohibited them from recognizing the State
of Israel or having peaceful relations with it.
The authentic teachings of the Qur'an are
quite different.
In "The Cow" Allah says that Jews and
Muslims have their own special directions of
prayer (Jerusalem for Jews and Mecca for
Muslims) [1].
Allah Himself is saying that Jerusalem is as
important to Jews as Mecca is to Muslims.
Nevertheless, most Muslim leaders
continue to claim that Islam prohibits
Muslims from recognizing the right of the
Jewish People to the Land of Israel. It is our
duty to stop this false propaganda.
We must follow the example of the martyr
Anwar Sadat, the noble leader, who showed
us how to look to the future with a positive
attitude and learn from past mistakes. May
Allah have Mercy upon him!
Muslims and Jews must recognize each
other as brothers, descendants of Abraham,
the messenger to the world of ethical
monotheism. To do this we must be
prepared to forgive past faults and
understand that those who follow the ways of
peace and forgiveness walk in the shadow of
Allah. We must remember Joseph's forgiving
attitude to his brothers, the children of
Jacob/Israel, and follow his example by
telling our Muslim brothers:
"This day let not reproach be cast on you,
Allah will forgive you, since He is the Most
Merciful of those who show mercy" [2].
Salaam from Rome,
Prof. Abdul Hadi Palazzi
Secretary General, Italian Muslim Association
Director, Cultural Institute, Italian Islamic
Community
Israel According to the Qur'an and the
Tanakh (The Hebrew Bible)" by Sheikh
Professor Abdul Hadi Palazzi
Muslims must develop a new attitude
towards Jews and Israel. Arab Muslims have
been defeated in war after war against Israel.
Would Allah have permitted this if their cause
was just?
Arab and Muslim political leaders and some
of the Ulema (clergy) misled their own
people when they taught that Islam
prohibited them from recognizing the State
of Israel or having peaceful relations with it.
The authentic teachings of the Qur'an are
quite different.
In "The Cow" Allah says that Jews and
Muslims have their own special directions of
prayer (Jerusalem for Jews and Mecca for
Muslims) [1].
Allah Himself is saying that Jerusalem is as
important to Jews as Mecca is to Muslims.
Nevertheless, most Muslim leaders
continue to claim that Islam prohibits
Muslims from recognizing the right of the
Jewish People to the Land of Israel. It is our
duty to stop this false propaganda.
We must follow the example of the martyr
Anwar Sadat, the noble leader, who showed
us how to look to the future with a positive
attitude and learn from past mistakes. May
Allah have Mercy upon him!
Muslims and Jews must recognize each
other as brothers, descendants of Abraham,
the messenger to the world of ethical
monotheism. To do this we must be
prepared to forgive past faults and
understand that those who follow the ways of
peace and forgiveness walk in the shadow of
Allah. We must remember Joseph's forgiving
attitude to his brothers, the children of
Jacob/Israel, and follow his example by
telling our Muslim brothers:
"This day let not reproach be cast on you,
Allah will forgive you, since He is the Most
Merciful of those who show mercy" [2].
Salaam from Rome,
Prof. Abdul Hadi Palazzi
Secretary General, Italian Muslim Association
Director, Cultural Institute, Italian Islamic
Community
"New York Sun" March 29, 2005
...A textbook used at the Islamic Saudi Academy of
Alexandria, Va., in 2004, authored and published by
the Saudi Ministry of Education, teaches first
graders that "all religions, other than Islam, are
false, including that of the Jews [and] Christians."
An ISA class valedictorian, Ahmed Omar Abu Ali,
was recently indicted for plotting to assassinate
President Bush.
... An investigation by the New York Daily News in
2003 found that books used in the city's Muslim
schools "are rife with inaccuracies, sweeping
condemnations of Jews and Christians, and
triumphalist declarations of Islam's supremacy."
... Nor are schools the exception among Islamic
institutions in North America. A recent study by
Freedom House found a parallel problem of
venomous anti-Jewish and anti-Christian materials
in U.S. mosques. The most prominent American
Muslim organizations, especially the Council on
American-Islamic Relations, spew antisemitism
and host a neo-Nazi. The same applies in Canada,
where the head of the Canadian Islamic Congress,
Mohamed Elmasry, publicly endorsed the murder of
all Israelis over the age of eighteen.
...A textbook used at the Islamic Saudi Academy of
Alexandria, Va., in 2004, authored and published by
the Saudi Ministry of Education, teaches first
graders that "all religions, other than Islam, are
false, including that of the Jews [and] Christians."
An ISA class valedictorian, Ahmed Omar Abu Ali,
was recently indicted for plotting to assassinate
President Bush.
... An investigation by the New York Daily News in
2003 found that books used in the city's Muslim
schools "are rife with inaccuracies, sweeping
condemnations of Jews and Christians, and
triumphalist declarations of Islam's supremacy."
... Nor are schools the exception among Islamic
institutions in North America. A recent study by
Freedom House found a parallel problem of
venomous anti-Jewish and anti-Christian materials
in U.S. mosques. The most prominent American
Muslim organizations, especially the Council on
American-Islamic Relations, spew antisemitism
and host a neo-Nazi. The same applies in Canada,
where the head of the Canadian Islamic Congress,
Mohamed Elmasry, publicly endorsed the murder of
all Israelis over the age of eighteen.
(The) Quran tells Muslims to kill the disbelievers
wherever they find them (2:191), murder them and
treat them harshly (9:123), slay them (9:5), fight with
them (8:65 ), strive against them with great
endeavor (25:52), be stern with them because they
belong to hell (66:9) and strike off their heads;
then after making a “wide slaughter among them,
carefully tie up the remaining captives” for ransom ;
47:4).
This is how the pagans are to be treated. As for the
Christians and the Jews, the order is to subdue
them and impose on them a penalty tax, after
humiliating them (9:29) and if they resist, kill them.
wherever they find them (2:191), murder them and
treat them harshly (9:123), slay them (9:5), fight with
them (8:65 ), strive against them with great
endeavor (25:52), be stern with them because they
belong to hell (66:9) and strike off their heads;
then after making a “wide slaughter among them,
carefully tie up the remaining captives” for ransom ;
47:4).
This is how the pagans are to be treated. As for the
Christians and the Jews, the order is to subdue
them and impose on them a penalty tax, after
humiliating them (9:29) and if they resist, kill them.
Today, in the West, we are witnessing the Islamic
stage of weakness, but the stage of violent jihad is
coming sooner or later. The reality is exactly the
opposite of what multiculturalists claim, who think
clashes with Muslims will diminish in time as we
“get used to” each other. They won’t. They will
become more dangerous, as Muslims grow
bolder and work to silence the media and
moderates while supporting terrorism. If we fail to
understand this, the War against political Islam in
2020 won’t be in Tehran, Riyadh or Baghdad. It will
be in Paris, London and Amsterdam, and maybe
in Montreal, Sydney, Detroit and New Jersey, too.
stage of weakness, but the stage of violent jihad is
coming sooner or later. The reality is exactly the
opposite of what multiculturalists claim, who think
clashes with Muslims will diminish in time as we
“get used to” each other. They won’t. They will
become more dangerous, as Muslims grow
bolder and work to silence the media and
moderates while supporting terrorism. If we fail to
understand this, the War against political Islam in
2020 won’t be in Tehran, Riyadh or Baghdad. It will
be in Paris, London and Amsterdam, and maybe
in Montreal, Sydney, Detroit and New Jersey, too.
Educational Resources. For Redemption.
"Peace Treaties between Israel and Arab
Nations" Dr. Asher Eder
It would be a grave mistake to restrict peace treaties
to such "practical" questions as military security, safe
borders, trade, and resettlement of refugees.
Islamic misconceptions about the People and Land
of Israel remain the primary cause for Arab
rejection of Israel as an independent nation. A
fundamental change in these conceptions should be
part of any peace treaty.
Islamic concepts that ought to be changed include
Omar's Rules on the "dhimmi" status of Jews (and
Christians). Jews during the period of the ordained
exile may have been expatriates to be submitted to
such rules. Now, after Israel's return, Omar's Rules
reducing Jews/Israelis to "dhimmi" status contradict
the letter and the spirit of the Qur'an.
It does not matter whether these rules were
promulgated by Omar the Caliph or Omar the
Ummayad king. As a political decree issued by the
Islamic state of that time, Omar's Rules need have no
religious authority for Muslims of today.
A peace treaty between Muslims and Jews that does
not formally annul Omar's rules implicitly
acknowledges them as valid, and a Palestinian state,
if it should come about, could impose them on Jews
living there. Moreover, Omar's Rules could provide the
grounds for Islamic fundamentalists to instigate new
wars against Israel. They could also be used to
constrict or harm Jewish and Israeli travelers in
Muslim countries.
The State of Israel is not only a refuge for Jews fleeing
persecution. It is obligated to protect all Jews
throughout the world, including those in Muslim
countries.
The State of Israel cannot interfere with religious
teachings in Islamic lands, but it can insist that
governments with which it signs peace treaties
prevent teaching these Rules; refrain from putting
them into effect; and instead further impart knowledge
of the Qur'an positive teachings about Jews.
Jews living in and visiting Arab countries must enjoy
the same rights that Israel extends to its Arab citizens
and visitors.
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