Islamic–Jewish relations
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Islamic–Jewish relations comprise the human and diplomatic relations between Jewish people and Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula, Northern Africa, the Middle East, and their surrounding regions. Jewish–Islamic relations may also refer to the shared and disputed ideals between Judaism and Islam, which began roughly in the 7th century CE with the origin and spread of Islam in the Arabian peninsula. The two religions share similar values, guidelines, and principles.
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History of the Jews under Muslim rule
Jewish communities have existed across the Middle East and North Africa since Antiquity. By the time of the Muslim conquests of the 7th century, these ancient communities had been ruled by various empires and included the Babylonian, Persian, Carthaginian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Yemenite Jews.
Jews under Islamic rule were given the status of dhimmi, along with certain other pre-Islamic religious groups. Though second-class citizens, these non-Muslim groups were nevertheless accorded certain rights and protections as "people of the book". During waves of persecution in Medieval Europe, many Jews found refuge in Muslim lands. For instance, Jews expelled from the Iberian Peninsula were invited to settle in various parts of the Ottoman Empire, where they would often form a prosperous model minority of merchants acting as intermediaries for their Muslim rulers.
Today, Jews residing in Muslim countries have been reduced to a small fraction of their former sizes, with Iran and Turkey being home to the largest remaining Jewish populations.
History
- Al-Andalus
- History of Islam
- History of Judaism
- History of the Jews under Muslim rule
- Jewish tribes of Arabia
Culture
- Arab Jews
- Sephardi Jews
- Mizrahi Jews
- The Hebrews
- Semitic peoples
- People of the Book
- Joint Jewish and Islamic philosophies
- Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement
Issues
- Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Islam and antisemitism
- Persecution of Jews
- Projects working for peace among Israelis and Arabs
- Muslim Zionism
- Uzair
Comparative religion