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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

The Error of the Jews

Being Cursed

First and foremost, to say that "all Jews are cursed" is totally
incompatible with the justice of God and the faith created by Him.
Firstly, Judaism is a true faith and was revealed to the Prophet Moses

(pbuh), who is also a prophet for Muslims. God speaks of Jews and
Judaism in the Qur'an. He praises sincere Jews. According to the
Qur'an, Muslims have a responsibility to love and protect the People
of the Book. Some verses of the Qur'an are directly addressed to the
Children of Israel and the People of the Book. This means that there
will be Jews and Christians who read – and heed – the Qur'an. Yet

according to the fanatics, it is unacceptable for a Jew even to hold the
Qur'an in his hand.

Second, everyone comes to this world to be tested. Their posi-
tions in the hereafter will be determined according to the results of
that test. God reveals that this world is a place of testing as follows:

He Who created death and life to test which of you is best in
action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving. (Qur'an, 67:2)

Therefore, a Muslim is subjected to the same test as a Jew. To
suggest that a child born to a Jewish family, totally unaware of the
world, is cursed is completely against the justice of God. The idea of
a cursed people en masse is a twisted concept peculiar to pagan
beliefs. To imagine that a child who has not yet been tested is irrev-

ocably cursed, and to expect such injustice from God (surely God is
beyond that), means that one has failed to understand His justice,
compassion and mercy. Those who claim that "the Jews are cursed"
are capable of using this perverse way of thinking against all Jews,

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