Antisemitism in Islam: Difference between revisions

'''Anti-Semitism''' is deeply rooted within Islamic scripture. According to Islamic theology, the Jews are one of the "[[Islam and the People of the Book|People of the Book]]", who were given the [[Taurat]] which was revealed by [[Allah]] to Musa (Moses). Initially Prophet [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] attitude towards the People of the Book, the Jews and the Christians, was a positive one. However, having encountered rejection from the Jewish scholars after his hijra (migration) to Medina, this positive view slowly began to fade. The Jews were skeptical of the compatibility between the Qur'an and their own scriptures, and while many in Medina converted to Islam, very few were from the large Jewish populations. This period marked the beginning of the long history of ridicule, persecution, and subjugation of Jews by the followers of Islam.