Are Arabs and Israelis relatives?
- If yes, why do they kill their relatives?
Dear Brother / Sister,
Not only Arabs and Israelis, but all human beings are relatives. The Quran states that all human beings were created from a man and a woman (Adam and Eve). (see al-Hujurat, 49/13)
Thus, all of them are siblings in terms of lineage. Under this higher lineage, different tribes and nations were created. (see the same verse)
At this level, the Arabs and the Israelis are cousins. Ishmael (Ismail) is the father of the Arabs and Isaac (Ishaq) is the father of the Israelis. Both of them are the children of Abraham (Ibrahim) and are siblings.
However, unfortunately, this brotherhood cannot prevent war.
There are hundreds of thousands of cases all over the world, of brothers killing their brothers, children killing their fathers and mothers, fathers killing their children, husbands killing their wives for various reasons.
They are very bad incidents, but sadly, they are real.
Questions on Islam
- Could you give some information on nationalism and racism? Is it religiously permissible if I love my nation better than other nations?
- Will you give information about the sustenance of children?
- What are the harms of racism?
- What is the criterion of superiority in the sight of Allah (SWT)? Is there any particular race or nation that Allah (SWT) favors?
- Does the hadith "Arabism exists neither in your father nor in your mother; it is only a name" deny nations?
- Is it halal (permissible) to marry a half-sister?
- Is the statement "The right of an older child over his younger sibling is like the right of the father" a hadith? Will you explain it?
- If two people are milk siblings, are their own siblings regarded as milk siblings with their milk sibling’s siblings; and is hijab fard in their presence?
- Foreword (About Racism)
- Will you explain the basic values that Islam orders to be protected?
