Antisemitism
For more than two thousand years anti-Semitism has plagued the Jews, however, the term has only been around for about thirty years (Strack 594). Due to the hateful accusations and of those who did not understand their religion, Jews, as a scorned people, gradually became more exclusive and intolerant of other religions. Because of Judaism's strict adherence to their own beliefs and unwillingness to consider any alternatives, Muslims and Christians have scorned and persecuted Jews. First, the Muslim's basis for anti-Judaism rests primarily on religious beliefs. Islam teaches that Allah, the Muslim god, requires that a good Muslim pray a ritual prayer five times per day, give a token of their income to charity, and if possible a pilgrimage to Mecca, their Holy City ("The Rise and Spread of Islam..."). "Muhammad himself was hostile to the Jews" (Rivkin 25) because he believed Allah to be the one true God and saw the Jewish Doctrine of the Trinity to be polytheistic. The Jews, however, rejected all divine worship except their own. Also, Jews had certain laws and customs concerning food and circumcision which further segregated them from the Muslims. All these differences gave rise to mutual rejection between these two groups.
As Christians, it is our duty to refrain from slander and false accusations of Jews. The conversion of a Muslim to any other religion wa!s strictly forbidden and punishable by death. undertook an active role in the expanding international trade and finance" (Rivkin 25) because they needed a means of making money in order to survive. Because of this prejudice, the Jews were blamed for causing the troubles of society (Levanon 559). The Jews, as in the Muslim culture, were forced the resort to money lending and, consequently, charging interest in order to make a living. T!o conclude, Muslims rejected the Jews for their religious beliefs and rejection of Islam, but, further, they hated them for their roles in the merchant world.
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