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April 9, 2026 - Because of this, modern Christian scholars have re-examined the Biblical narratives that inspired these atrocities by using philology, literary analysis, archaeology and historical evidence. Islamic commentators believe that the Amalekites were an ancient Arabian tribe.
Reddit
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r/AcademicQuran on Reddit: Questions on the Amalekites in Islamic tradition
April 18, 2024 -
So I've recently fallen down a rabbit hole studying various Islamic traditions concerning the amalekites. Does anyone know of any books or articles that discuss the development of the Islamic traditions surrounding the amalekites?
Also does anyone know of Islamic traditions which equate the Amalekites with the Hyksos? I do think I have come across a few traditions which mentioned the amalekites as ruling Egypt or even saying that Pharaoh and Haman themselves were amalekites.
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ICEJ
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Israel, Hamas and the Spirit of Amalek - ICEJ
October 27, 2023 - This bitter root of envy led to ... conversions, right up to the Holocaust. Like the Amalekites, many Christians went out of their way to persecute and kill the Jews – thinking they were doing the Lord’s work. Islam also has been infected with the Spirit of Amalek from ...
Ghanaian Times
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The ancient Amalekite: Tribe tracing their history from the Bible and Islamic sources (I) - Ghanaian Times
September 12, 2023 - His offsprings are therefore called the Amalekites . The following goes to their credit in Islamic history:”Amalek was the first to speak the Arabic language when they departed from Babylon “(Ibn Sa’d , Tabari).
The Times of Israel
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The Blogs: Dead People Can't Be Killed: The Amalek Lie | John B. Martyn | The Times of Israel
March 20, 2026 - Nachmanides (the Ramban) interpreted the Amalekite conflict as fundamentally a war against God Himself, since the Amalekites “did not fear God” and attacked the people of His covenant without provocation. (ICEJ) This was self-defense. Not an offensive approach. Surah 9:29, by contrast, commands offensive warfare against Jews and Christians who have not attacked Muslims at all. All they do is simply exist and maintain their own religions, yet the command is to attack them. Classical Islamic jurisprudence built the entire doctrine of offensive jihad on exactly this foundation: to expand Islamic rule over populations who pose no military threat.
Answering Islam
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What about God commanding the annihilation of the Amalekites?
Christians condemn the Quran and Islam for all the violence taught therein, but say nothing about all the OT brutalities such as God commanding the utter annihilation of the Amalekites, including women, children and animals.
Islamic Guru
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An Islamic Perspective on Amalekites - Islamic Guru
April 1, 2026 - The Amalekites are described as a nomadic tribe living in desert regions, moving across harsh landscapes and frequently engaging in battles with other groups. Because of their repeated confrontations, they came to symbolize resistance and struggle in many biblical narratives. The meaning of Amalek in Hebrew is often linked to themes of opposition, which has led to broader interpretations of their role in scripture. However, Islamic teachings approach such historical narratives with a different perspective, focusing less on labeling specific groups and more on the moral and spiritual lessons behind historical events.
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Rethinking Amalek in This 21st Century
September 18, 2017 - I can’t prove this genetically, but this is the behavior of Amalek.”3 When I asked Benzi Lieberman, the chairman of the council of settlements—the umbrella group of all settlements in the West Bank and Gaza—if he thought the Amalekites existed today, he said, “The Palestinians are Amalek!” Lieberman went on, “We will destroy them. We won’t kill them all. But we will destroy their ability to think as a nation. We will destroy Palestinian nationalism.” ... I cite these instances because one of the central functions of religious communities—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam included—is bringing the insights of their historical sacred texts into the contemporary moment.
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Who Were Amalek and the Amalekites? - Chabad.org
February 15, 2018 - The Amalekites, descendants of Amalek, were an ancient biblical nation living near the land of Canaan. They were the first nation to attack the Jewish people after the Exodus from Egypt, and they are seen as the archetypal enemy of the Jews.
Cleveland Jewish News
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Grievous wrong to regard all Arabs or Muslims as modern-day Amalekites | Find this article in the CJN archive | clevelandjewishnews.com
March 9, 2006 - It would be a grievous wrong, however, to regard all Arabs, all Palestinians, or all Muslims as Amalekites. Many, if not most, of them shrink from practicing terrorism and would make peace if they could. Moreover, moderate Muslim voices are beginning to teach a theology of tolerance.
Reddit
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r/MuslimLounge on Reddit: Why do Muslims say killing of Amalekites is wrong in the Bible when there is something similar in the Quran?
February 1, 2025 -
I see lots of videos in street dawah where Muslims bring this up to discredit the ethics of the Bible, however, something similar is in the Quran.
In Surah Kahf (18:74), Khidr is ordered by Allah to kill an innocent child. Musa (as) is upset by this obviously and is reminded that he should have been patient.
Then, in 18:80-81, Allah talks about the reason behind ordering the child to be killed and he would have overburdened his parents with transgression and disbelief.
MAIN POINT: If we as Muslims are okay with Allah ordering an innocent child to be killed because of what he may do in the future, then we should not have a problem with the Bible when God ordered the death of the Amalekites. Jews and Christians would say that God had a reason for ordering the death of the Amalekites just like he ordered Khidr to kill that innocent child
SIDE COMMENT: I’m not saying that what is in the Quran is immoral at all because if Allah ordered it, then it must be a good reason (and there was). All I’m saying is that we as Muslims should not have a double standard and call out something like this in the Bible when we have something similar in the Quran
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Actually , the reason given is different. In terms of the amelikites, it’s vengeance for what their ancestors did to the israelites when they left Egypt. With the case of Khidr , its to stop a future transgression.
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My understanding is that Khidjir is exception. Allah has given him special mojeja/karamah. Normal person doesn’t know the future, whether those parents will have another child in future.
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Ghana: The Ancient Amalekite - Tribe Tracing Their History From the Bible and Islamic Sources (I) - allAfrica.com
September 14, 2023 - His offsprings are therefore called the Amalekites . The following goes to their credit in Islamic history:"Amalek was the first to speak the Arabic language when they departed from Babylon "(Ibn Sa'd , Tabari).
Quran.com
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Tafsir Surah Al-Baqarah - 246 - Quran.com
And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of the wrongdoers. ... 1. Verse 246: إِذْ قَالُوا لِنَبِيٍّ لَّهُمُ ابْعَثْ لَنَا مَلِكًا نُّقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ (When they said to a prophet of theirs: "Send us a king so that we may fight in the way of Allah)." These people from the Bani Isra'il had abandoned the injunctions given by Allah Almighty. When the infidel Amalekites were made to rule over them, they began thinking about correcting the situation.
Quora
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Does the Quran mention the Amalekites? - Quora
Answer (1 of 4): وَجَاوَزۡنَا بِبَنِىۡۤ اِسۡرَاۤءِيۡلَ الۡبَحۡرَ فَاَ تَوۡا عَلٰى قَوۡمٍ يَّعۡكُفُوۡنَ عَلٰٓى اَصۡنَامٍ لَّهُمۡ ۚ قَالُوۡا يٰمُوۡسَى اجۡعَلْ لَّـنَاۤ اِلٰهًا كَمَا لَهُمۡ اٰلِهَةٌ ؕ قَالَ اِنَّكُمۡ قَوۡمٌ تَجۡهَلُوۡنَ (7:138) And We led the Children of Israel across the...
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December 8, 2024 - Amalikites or Amaliqah in Arabic are mentioned in Islamic tradition, particularly about their interactions with the Israelites and figures like Abraham, Joseph, and Moses (peace be upon all of them).
Oreate AI
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The Amalekites in Islamic Tradition: A Historical Perspective - Oreate AI Blog
January 8, 2026 - In Islam, while direct references to the Amalekites may be sparse compared to other groups like Pharaoh or Goliath, their legacy persists through discussions about moral conduct during warfare and justice against oppression.
Arabianprophets
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Amalekites & the Qataban Arabs | Arabian Prophets
The Amalekites, that the Bible describes were a clan of the Qataban Arabs who settled in Edom, which is why Amaleq is designated as Esau’s grandson from his concubine, Timna. It appears that the Amalekites were in the area as Shasu who were exploiting the copper mines and it seems that they named Timna after the Qataban capital in Yemen which was also named Timna.
Quran.com
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Tafsir Surah Al-Ma'idah - 25 - Quran.com
This Yusha‘ was one of the the two righteous Israelites who had previously advised their community to trust in God and enter the Amaliqa’s country. The Children of Israel had told Moses that if they invaded that country (of the Amalekites) they themselves would be defeated and their children would be treated as so much loot.
Muslim Skeptic
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"Destroy Amalek!" The Religious Origins of Zionist Genocide - Muslim Skeptic
May 6, 2023 - Well, it seems like it actually stems from the Bible and its rabbinical understanding. ... The Amalekites were a nation, or a collection of tribes, which fought the Israelites like many other surrounding pagan populations.
Answering Islam
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Revisiting Gods Command to Kill the Amalekites
The Quran recounts the story of the people of Israel asking the prophet Samuel for a king, Sauls appointment as a king, Sauls wars, and David killing Goliath (cf. 1 Samuel 8-17). What is interesting about all this is that even though the Quranic narration presupposes the biblical account of Gods commission to wipe out the Amalekites it nowhere condemns this Divine decree.