Antisemitism in Islam

Antisemitism in Islam concerns debates about Muslim attitudes toward Jews, Islamic teachings on Jews and Judaism, and the treatment of Jews in Islamic societies. Islamic literary sources have included both negative descriptions of Jewish groups and calls for their acceptance. Under Islamic polities, Jews' circumstances varied across periods, ranging from tolerance to persecution. Some Islamic discourse has also contained the accusation that Jews were “killers of prophets.”

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Classification

Subclass of antisemitism

Historical variation

Jewish life under Muslim rule ranged from tolerance to persecution.

Antisemitic trope

Some discourse accuses Jews of being “killers of prophets.”