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The relationship between the early Muslim community and the Jews was by no means entirely positive. It was instead characterized by numerous disputes, mutual accusations, skirmishes and expulsions. Hence, Islamic sources (and particularly the Hadith sources) exhibit negative aspects regarding Jews. Contemporary issues certainly have their origins in the central religious sources. It is therefore important to question the evolution of those sources, including the contexts in which they originated, and to articulate an adequate response concerning them. In this regard, this chapter examines: What relations among Muslims and Jews were like during the time of the Prophet Muhammad’s leadership in Medina; whether the theological attitude of the Prophetic promulgations towards all Jews was really one of condemnation; whether the Prophet of Islam really perceived Jews as enemies and what role the assessment of Jewish theology played in the Islamic sources.
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For instance, the Qur’an only negatively addresses those individuals who were responsible for certain reprehensible acts (Qur’an 6:164) and does not criticize Jews specifically as such, most people in contemporary history apparently do not distinguish between concrete and abstract references. The Qur’an generally does not mention Jews of a specific time or specific regions, the verses rather relate to certain qualifications and do not embody a general attitude.
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Karagedik, U. (2019). The Jews and the Hadith: A Contemporary Attempt at a Hermeneutic Interpretation. In: Aslan, E., Rausch, M. (eds) Jewish-Muslim Relations. Wiener Beiträge zur Islamforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26275-4_3
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