What does the Quran say about the state of Israel?
Quran 5:21. Go into the holy land which Allah hath ordained for you.
In the holy Quran, the land of Israel is promised to the Jews - discussion
The Koran says Israel is for the jews.
In the Quran, chapters 5:20 and 17:104, it seems to support the idea that Allah gave the promised land to the Jews.
As an agnostic humanist, I am disturbed by the Arab-Israeli conflict and Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. Especially considering the similarities in the faiths and the fact that they lived together in peace for hundreds of years.
It seems you can come down on this issue in different ways. You could support them theologically but oppose Israel politically because of their human rights abuses.
So, what are your thoughts on this difficult and painful issue? Does the Quran guarantee a Jewish state? Why do some Muslims violently oppose Israel, while others believe Allah has given it to them?
The Quran says that the land of Israel belongs to the Judaic peoples.
When the Quran speaks of Israel's inheritance, it simply refers to the land which God gave them.
Quran 5:21. “O my people, enter the Holy Land which God has assigned for you, and do not turn back, lest you return as losers.”
Quran 5:21. O my people! Go into the holy land which Allah hath ordained for you.
Traditional commentators of the Quran, from the eighth and ninth century onward, have uniformly interpreted the Quran to say explicitly, that Israel has been given by God to the Jewish people as a perpetual covenant. There is no Islamic counterclaim to the Land of Israel.
I personally don't believe in religious justifications for modern day situations, and I'm also not a Muslim.
This idea is getting somewhat popular within right wing Israelis, and was even posted on MK Naftali Bennett's Facebook page. I would love to hear peoples' opinions and takes on this, Muslims and non-muslims alike.
I couldn't find the original but here's a copy of the post, translated (by me):
"Quotes from the Quran that show that the land (of Israel) belongs to the people of israel...
Beforehand, it should be mentioned that Jerusalem, "el-quds", isn't mentioned in the Quran once... Masjid "el-aqsa" = "the Extreme", the furthest away. Muslim scholars believe this place to be in the heavens and not on earth Also the word Palestine doesn't appear once in the Quran el kareem (originaly written like this)
And now for the quotes: 5:21 - Moses: "oh my people, enter this holy land which Allah has assigned for you" (https://quran.com/5/21-31) 10:93 - "And We had certainty settled the Children of Israel in an agreeable settlement and provided them with good things" (https://quran.com/10/93-103 17:104 - "And We said after Pharaoh to the Children of Israel, "Dwell in the land, and when there comes the promise of the Hereafter, We will bring you forth in [one] gathering" (https://quran.com/17/104)
And now in Hebrew (I'll skip this part, same but in hebrew)
Muslim scholars who know these verses, and other verses that show that the land of Israel belongs to the Jews, are relying on the fact that most Muslims don't read the Quran.
More surprises in the Quran that show that (the land of) Israel belongs to the children of Israel - on the matter of "el-aqsa" = "the most furthest away", notice the interpretation of Ibn Kathir in the "tafsir". He says that el-aqsa, that was mentioned in the Mohammed's nightly voyage, is a place in the heavens and not on earth. Aisha, Mohammed's wife, swore that all night Mohammed didn't leave his bed.
Another proof that it (el-aqsa) isn't Jerusalem, aside from not being mentioned in the Quran once, is that when the Quran was written, Jerusalem wasn't under Islamic rule."
Sorry for any mistakes in translation. Controversial title I know, hope this won't create a shitstorm. Would love to hear your thoughts about this. Will add in a second a photo of the original post.
Edit: the post in Hebrew https://ibb.co/hBnRz8L Edit2: the --- on the top and bottom
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Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:20-21): “And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, ‘O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you possessors and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds. O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah’s cause] and [thus] become losers.’”
2. Surah Al-A’raf (7:137): “And We caused the people who had been oppressed to inherit the eastern regions of the land and the western ones, which We had blessed. And the good word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed [all] that Pharaoh and his people were producing and what they had been building.”
3. Surah Al-Isra (17:104): “And We said after Pharaoh to the Children of Israel, ‘Dwell in the land, and when there comes the promise of the Hereafter, We will bring you forth in [one] gathering.’”