What do Muslims think of Jews' and Christians' beliefs?

Answer 1

Islam religion orders all muslems to protect all the citizens & properties of jews and christians, generally all mankind because this mankind is the creatures of allah. islam orders all muslems to love and petty all creatures of allah of mankind, animals, trees, mountains ...etc

Probably the easiest way to see what a group really thinks about another group is to see how they treat each other. Please see the Related Question to read about that.

Answer 2

They think they are all alike.

They are all children of holy books.

At the beginning and the end it comes down to how much good you do to those around you and how much you contribute to society and worship.

Probably the easiest way to see what a group really thinks about another group is to see how they treat each other. Please see the Related Question to read about that.

Answer 3

Well that depends on that Muslims personal beliefs, for example: the radical Muslim tends to think of Jews and Christians as infidels. I know that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) never rejected Christianity or Judaism, in fact he even tried to build up relationships between the Muslims and Jews because both religions deny the divinity of Christ, but again he didn't deny Christianity as a whole. If you are asking in terms of religious teachings, Islam teaches that Judaism and Christianity are the same as Islam, just earlier forms, and that Islam is the final revelation of God (Allah) to man, so that means Jesus, Moses, Abraham, Mary etc. were all Muslims, in fact Sufi Muslims view Jesus as the ideal Sufi because he preached a message of love and forgiveness. But again it really comes down to the specific Muslim and his/her views.
The basic beliefs of Judaism, Christianity and Islam are the same. They believe in the Oneness of Almighty God, Prophet-hood, Angels, the Day of Judgment, heaven , hell, and life hereafter. The Muslims believe in all the Prophets (May peace be upon them all), including Hazrat Abraham (AS), Hazrat Moses (AS), Hazrat Jesus Christ (AS).
In the Quran, Christians and Jews are often referred to as among the "People of the Book," i.e. people who have received and believed in previous revelation from God's prophets. There are verses that highlight the commonalities between Christians and Jews and Muslims, and other verses that warn Christians against sliding towards polytheism in their worship of Jesus Christ.

Commonalities:

"Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians -- whoever believes in God and the Last Day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord. And there will be no fear for them, nor shall they grieve" (2:62, 5:69, and many other verses).

"...and nearest among them in love to the believers will you find those who say, 'We are Christians,' because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant" (5:82).

"O you who believe! Be helpers of God -- as Jesus the son of Mary said to the Disciples, 'Who will be my helpers in (the work of) God?' Said the disciples, 'We are God's helpers!' Then a portion of the Children of Israel believed, and a portion disbelieved. But We gave power to those who believed, against their enemies, and they became the ones that prevailed" (61:14).

Warnings:

"If only they [i.e. Christians] had stood fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from every side. There is from among them a party on the right course, but many of them follow a course that is evil" (5:66).

"Oh People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion, nor say of God anything but the truth. Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, was (no more than) a messenger of God, and His Word which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him. So believe in God and His messengers. Say not, 'Trinity.' Desist! It will be better for you, for God is One God, Glory be to Him! (Far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is God as a Disposer of affairs" (4:171).

"The Jews call 'Uzair a son of God, and the Christians call Christ the son of God. That is but a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. God's curse be on them; how they are deluded away from the Truth! They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of God, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary. Yet they were commanded to worship but One God: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him! (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him)" (9:30-31).

Answer 4

Muslims truely believes on the prophets and the Holy books of both the Christians and the Jews. They beleive in Noah(peace be upon him) and Jesus(peace be upon him). They believe in their books. A muslim is not a muslim if he disbelieve in any of the prophet or the Holy book. Islam is just a modification of both of Christianity and the Jewish religion.

Answer 5

Muslims treat all people equally. As an Abrahamic faith, Islam has a lot in common with Judaism and Christianity. Muslims do not hate Jews and Christians. The Quran refers to Jews and Christians as "People of the Book" and demands that Muslims respect them.

Muslims don't hate anyone. And In the Koran, Muslims should believe for all God's Messengers and respect them From Adam to Mohammad.

Answer 6

The prophet Muhammad, along with his earliest followers, held the followers of both Abrahamic faiths in high esteem. They were seen as brethren, in their desire to follow God, Jehovah, or Allah; which are all names for the same deity. Jesus, for instance, is the most quoted prophet in the Qu'ran.

Answer 7

Islam generally holds that Judaism and Christianity are acceptable religions, even though Islam is preferred, since those two religions came out of the same Divine Revelations that form the core of Islam. As a result, Jews and Christians are accepted to a certain degree as "People of the Book". Most Muslims would argue that they respect Jews and Christians and treat them as fellow human beings. However, this rosy view of equality does not accord with reality. Muslim-majority societies have discriminated against and have continued to discriminate against Non-Muslim members of their society, including Jews and Christians.

As concerns the discrimination against Non-Muslims, the majority Muslims continue to refuse to listen to the claims of these minority religions that they are being discriminated against and that all they want is fair treatment under the law. They accuse these people of being Anti-Muslim and wishing to denigrate Islam without cause, even when nearly every Human Rights group agrees that the situation for these minorities is problematic or dire. Some Muslims have protested this treatment, but they have often been branded as traitors, secret Zionists, and crypto-Non-Muslims. Therefore, it must be assumed that most Muslims support this type of discrimination.

Anti-Semitism is especially common in Muslim communities and many (but not all) Muslims believe that the Jews are eternal enemies of Muslims, are descended from apes and pigs, kill Muslims for enjoyment, and many other commonplace Anti-Semitic rhetoric. There are numerous rallies where Muslims declare their unending support to the eradication of the Jewish people and will occasionally praise Hitler's "achievements" in this regard. There are some center-line Muslims (in addition to more liberal Muslims) who oppose this like Yusuf Hamza and Tariq Ramadan, but polls among Muslim communities show deeply-ingrained Anti-Semitic attitudes and a lack of knowledge about actual Jewish customs, beliefs, and history.

For a more complete discussion of Muslims' intolerance of Judaism and Christianity, please see the Related Question: Why are Muslims intolerant of other religions?

Answer 8

Obviously, not all Muslims feel one way, but in many cases, there is a lesser tolerance or acceptance of Jews and Christians among Muslims than the Muslims have for other Muslims and it is worthy of discussion.

While the Qur'an prescribes tolerance for Judaism and Christianity, Jews and Christians have not always been tolerated or when they have it is as second-class citizens. The notion of toleration for other religions is very different in Muslim-majority countries than it is in the West, namely that toleration in Islam is seen as an Islamic gift to others and Islam remains in charge whereas in the West toleration is based on the fact that no religion has the high-ground. Proselytization of non-Islamic faiths is prohibited in most Muslim countries whereas Proselytization of non-Christian faiths is permitted in most Western countries. Mosques can be built without issue in most Muslim countries, but existing churches and synagogues cannot even be repaired without executive decrees. There is much anti-Western rhetoric used in Muslim-majority countries as a response to the humiliation of colonialism or recent American Wars in the Middle East and some of that has also been given a religious tone. Finally, many Jews and Christians (especially in the United States) support the State of Israel and this has caused enmity with Muslims who support Palestinian independence if not complete control of that area. Zionist Muslims are beaten in many countries because they are believed to have been paid off by "evil Jews" and perhaps the the torture can "fix" their opinion.

Answer 9

Muslims see Jews and Christians as "people of the book" because they are holders of the holy books Torah and The Bible that Muslims believe in their divinity.