From Using Quran to Justify Hating Jews and Israel, Now UAE Says Those Who Oppose Peace with Israel Are the Ones Who Are Not Following the Quran
By
Elder of Ziyon
September
6, 2020
Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat (centre left) elbow
bumps with an Emirati official as he leaves Abu Dhabi, Arab Emirates, Sept. 1,
2020. (AP/Nir Elias)
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For years, I’ve been reading articles in the Arabic media where the Koran is often used to justify hating Jews and Israel.
Suddenly,
articles are originating from the UAE that say the opposite — they are using
the Quran to justify making peace with Israel.
This week,
Al Bayan had an article by Ahmed Mohammed Al Shehhi where he methodically goes
through the arguments against peace with Israel and uses the Koran to demolish
them:
“Among
their arguments is the claim that reconciliation with Israel is a breach of
belief, and this is a false claim that is contained in the texts of the Qur’an
and the Sunnah that say that reconciliation with non-Muslims is permissible,
and that this comes under the heading of dealings entrusted to the guardians of
the matter.
Another
argument against Jews [distorts] the verses from what they want, such as their
inference by the Almighty saying: “So that you find the most hostile people to
those who believe the Jews.” This inference is invalid. The Quraysh were among
the most hostile people to Muslims, and they were idol worshipers, and despite
that the Prophet, peace be upon him, favoured them out of consideration for
public interests. Therefore, the scholars deduced from this that reconciliation
with the Jews is permissible, for they are the People of the Book. …
They argue
that there are no private interests of states under the pretext of taking into
account the interests of the entire Ummah. This is a false understanding of
legitimate policy. Sheikh Ibn Baz said: “Every state considers its own
interest, and if it sees that it is in the interest of Muslims in its country
to reconcile with the Jews in exchanging ambassadors, buying and selling, and
other transactions. That which is permitted by the purified law of God, there
is nothing wrong with that.”
Those who
reject peace among those who oppose peace have no argument. Rather, they are
far from the spirit of Sharia and the light of reason. “
There are a
few other arguments that I don’t quite understand, but the upshot is that the
UAE is going on the offensive and saying that those who oppose peace with
Israel are in fact the ones who are not following the Koran.
This is
truly remarkable. For decades, there was only one narrative in the Arab Muslim
world about Israel, and any other side was hushed up. Now the other side is
being trumpeted, and this is what is truly upsetting to the Palestinians and
their terrorist-supporting allies.
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Elder of
Ziyon has been blogging about Israel and the Arab world for a really long time
now. He also controls the world, but deep down, you already knew that.
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