Questions # 3:

Questions # 3:
The Qur’an and hadith say a lot about Bani Isra’il and the Jewish communities at the time of revelation, the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (sall-Allah ‘alayhi wa-sallam). Both sources identify many of their negative characteristics. Looking at these Qur’anic verses some Jews accuse the Qur’an of being anti-Semitic. What is the purpose of these verses and hadiths? To create hatred or dislike? to learn lessons from their experiences and mistakes? to be aware of their tricks and plots? not to follow them in their actions? Can you explain?

Answer:
The stories recounting the rebellious nature of the Israelites are by no means unique to the Qur’an and hadiths. Rather, the sacred scriptures of the Jews themselves, and the historical records written by Jews themselves, report frequently and at great length their failings, including their defiance, persecution and even slaying of their prophets. By comparison, Islamic sources have far fewer stories, do not go into detail, and they do not use the fierce denunciatory language found in the Jews’ own scriptures. It is self-evident that, if it is appropriate at all to use the label ‘anti-Semitic’, it would be more appropriate for the Jews’ own source texts, not for the Islamic source texts.
The Qur’an and hadith did not recount stories about the Israelites just for the sake of it. Rather their purpose, as with everything in the Qur’an and the hadith, is to provide guidance for Muslims at the time of revelation and forever thereafter. The Qur’anic verses and hadiths mentioning those stories provide lessons for the Muslims. Notably, they teach us that Allah does not have any sort of blood relationship with any people, nor does he practice anything that might be likened to human favoritism. The Israelites were indeed favored by Allah, but when they wronged themselves, when they rebelled against Allah and the prophets He sent to guide them, they fell from the favor of their Lord. Similarly, if Muslims disobey God they will suffer as the Israelites suffered.

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