Page 51 - Bigotry: The Dark Danger

Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

the time of our Prophet (pbuh) were against the Jews. Some peo-
ple who read those sources then go on to look for anti-Semitism in
the Qur'an, claiming that the verses revealed for specific battles in the
Qur'an are generally directed against the Jews. That is a grave error,
however.

It was the pagans who engaged in that persecution against our
Prophet (pbuh) and Muslims. A great many of these were idol-wor-

shipers. Their aim was to prevent any harm from coming to their idols
and perverse beliefs. Some were hypocrites and polytheists who had
come out of Jewish communities but it would be very wrong to refer
to these as Jews. In the same way that it would be very wrong to
regard a polytheist or hypocrite who emerged from a Muslim commu-
nity as a "Muslim," it is equally wrong to regard polytheists and hyp-

ocrites who emerged from among Jews and began spreading violence
as "Jews." It is impossible for a true Jew to start fighting and take the
lives of believers.

The Qur'an condemns anti-Semitism. For that reason, those who
look for expressions of enmity toward the Jews in the Qur'an return
empty-handed. A great majority of people who interpret the verses in
question as referring to fighting against the Jews are not aware of an

important historical fact: Our Prophet (pbuh) always enjoyed good
relations with Jewish people. He treated them with respect and affec-
tion, and true, devout Jews treated our Prophet (pbuh) with that same
respect and affection.

Information concerning our Prophet's (pbuh) affectionate attitude
toward Jews, the Torah and Judaism will be examined in detail in the

chapter on the People of the Book.

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