JEWISH-MUSLIM RELATIONSHIP

Compete and Grow Competition creates challenge, challenge results in motivation, and motivation leads to reaching new heights of success. In this sense, a better saying than ‘compete or perish’ is, ‘compete and grow’. There is a misunderstanding in this regard that must be removed. Some verses in the Quran tell us that Jews are enemies of Muslims. But these verses are neither general nor absolute. These Quranic verses are related only to some contemporary Jews of the Prophet’s time and have nothing to do with the Jewish community as such. Looking at the Palestinian problem, there is a clear direction in the Quran which says, “As-sulh khair” (4: 128). This means that reconciliation is the best solution. This is the wisdom for managing differences. Muslims must follow this Quranic guidance of peaceful conciliation rather than violent confrontation. Another relevant teaching of the Prophet of Islam is recorded in Sahih Muslim. It says that God grants to non-violence what He does not grant to violence. This makes it clear that the peaceful method is far more effective than the violent one. In the light of this, we can safely say that the so called Jewish-Muslim enmity is not advisable; rather it is an artificial state of affairs. By following the true teachings of the Prophet of Islam, we can establish peace between the two communities as well as in the Land of Israel and Palestine. o Muslims must follow the Quranic guidance of peaceful conciliation rather than violent confrontation.