{"id":3116,"date":"2023-12-23T15:32:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T15:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/belief-in-the-chosen-people-and-superior-race-in-judaism\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:23:16","slug":"belief-in-the-chosen-people-and-superior-race-in-judaism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/belief-in-the-chosen-people-and-superior-race-in-judaism\/","title":{"rendered":"Belief in the Chosen People and Superior Race in Judaism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Jews determine the boundaries of religion with national elements and, based on their holy books, see themselves as God&#8217;s chosen superior people.  In their understanding of election, being descended from the prophets, God&#8217;s love for them and the covenant he made with them are among the most important themes.  The importance of lineage and the privilege of being the firstborn is expressed more clearly in sections such as Leviticus and Kohen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hz of the Quran  His knowledge of the prophet Jacob (Israel) and his sons shows that he confirms the previous scriptures and at the same time has a different perspective.  The Quran accepts Judaism as a religion that started with the revelation of the Torah and criticizes it.<strong> Hz.  Jacob <\/strong>descendants of the prophet <strong>Israelites<\/strong> defines it as .  Even though the Jews in the Arabian Peninsula have lost their identity according to the conditions of the region, they carry the traces of the idea of \u200b\u200belection.<\/p>\n<p>The Quran states that the Children of Israel were made superior and were given blessings that were not given to others.  However, Islamic scholars do not accept absolute superiority for the Israelites.  The privileges given to the Children of Israel,<strong>God&#8217;s nation<\/strong>Although it may be thought to be suitable for the characterization of &#8220;&#8221;, there are important differences between the superiority expressed in the Quran and the understanding of election in Judaism.  The privileges brought by the concept of election are not given even to prophets, who are a distinguished group in the Islamic faith.<\/p>\n<p>The Quran characterizes the Jews&#8217; claims of closeness to God and their demands for privilege in the afterlife as errors.  The curse of the Jews stems from their failure to fulfill the mission for which they were chosen.  In today&#8217;s understanding, in the Quran &#8220;<strong>Jewish Question<\/strong>&#8221; expression is not found.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/yahudilikte-secilmis-irk-inanci1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11042\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-allah-ile-hz-musa-arasindaki-antlasma\"><strong>Allah and Hz.  Covenant Between Moses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Jews, Allah and Prophet Muhammad.  They see themselves as a special nation because of the covenant between Moses.  This belief creates a sense of solidarity within the group.  This perception helped the Jews to protect their religious and national identities against all kinds of pressure and coercion and separated them from other communities. <strong>Verse 47 of Surah Baqara,<\/strong> expresses this distinction:<em><strong>  \u201cO Children of Israel!  Remember the blessing I bestowed upon you and that I favored you over all the worlds.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is important to understand why the Israelites were chosen.  Jews generally explain this superiority in terms of ancestry.  However, according to Islamic sources, <strong>The superiority of the Israelites<\/strong>;  They adopted the religion of Allah against the societies that lived in denial and perversion in their time, and Hz.  It is about the descendants of Abraham and the emergence of many prophets from among them.<\/p>\n<p>When Jews are reminded that they must abide by the religion revealed by Allah and its religious practices (Baqara, 2:170), the Jews&#8217; statement that they will adhere to the religion of their ancestors is a typical example of group identity.  Because individuals who feel like they belong to a group generally tend to adopt the rules, values \u200b\u200band beliefs of the group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10335\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/yahudiler-1024x683.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/yahudiler-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10335\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Problems Caused by the Jews&#8217; Concept of Being Selected<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Jews have constantly caused controversy within humanity because they see themselves in a different and superior position from others and believe that they are in a chosen and dominant position.  This <strong>election and superiority <\/strong>This understanding has caused both Jews and other people to be exposed to hostilities and great disasters throughout history.<\/p>\n<p>Jews base their claims of superiority and election on the fact that they distorted the sacred texts.  Them, <strong>Jehovah<\/strong>the special god of the Jews and <strong>Torah<\/strong>They saw it as a book only for Jews, and they emphasized race beyond belief.  This can be clearly seen in the modified Torah texts.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou are a holy people of the Lord.  \u201cThe Lord has chosen you among all the nations on earth to be His special people.\u201d  (Deuteronomy 7\/6) \u201cI will make you very fruitful.  Nations will arise from your descendants, kings will emerge.  I will establish my covenant between you and your descendants throughout all generations forever.  I will be the God of your descendants after you.  I will give the borders of the land of Canaan to you and your descendants forever;  I will be their God.\u201d  (Genesis 17\/6-8)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11043\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/yahudilikte-secilmis-irk-inanci2-1024x670.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/yahudilikte-secilmis-irk-inanci2-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11043\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Israel <\/strong>A clear distinction between people and other nations exists in other geographies as well as in the holy lands.  This distinction recognizes the land of Israel, located at the heart of the earth, as a region where God&#8217;s holiness and sovereignty are directly visible.  Jerusalem, the center of this region, and especially <strong>Mount Zion<\/strong> And <strong>temple area<\/strong>, this represents the pinnacle of holiness.  According to Jews, physical<strong> Jerusalem<\/strong>is the reflection of the heavenly Jerusalem on earth.  Therefore, Jerusalem and the temple precinct are the gateway to the heavenly Jerusalem.  There are provisions stated in the Talmud regarding the sale or lease of these lands to foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>When we look at the conflicting texts in which Judaism is defined not as a religion but as a race, the origins of the terror and violence perpetrated by all of Israel can be clearly seen. <strong>Judaization of Jerusalem<\/strong> And <strong>Palestine<\/strong> The step-by-step occupation of its lands constitutes Israel&#8217;s basic policy.  This is the theological-politics of Israel.  Since this understanding, based on the sanctity of race and land, forms the basis of education systems, Jewish youth are raised with this idea.  This situation creates a separation and difference, predetermined by whether or not they are Jewish, in which every Israeli sees himself as different and superior to others.<\/p>\n<p>In Yunus&#8217; words, while we love the created because of the Creator, they only love their own god, Yahweh, and themselves, their distinguished creations.  They emerge through various practices in which they see themselves as different from others.  According to their beliefs, a Jew cannot testify against another Jew or lend money with interest, but they can charge interest to others.  Injustice done to a Jew is considered as if done to God.  Such beliefs and understandings form the basis of all problems.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11044\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/yahudilikte-secilmis-irk-inanci3-1024x579.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/yahudilikte-secilmis-irk-inanci3-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11044\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Books in which Jews Believe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 39 books that Jews believe in are the Tanakh, which consists of three main parts:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Torah (Law\/Doctrine): <\/strong>It consists of five books that God gave to Moses and forms the basis of the Jewish faith.  These books are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nev&#8217;im (Prophets):<\/strong> This section includes the historical books (Jehoshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings) and the books of the prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Jehezkel).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ketuvim (Writings): <\/strong>This section includes poetic and philosophical books (Mismor \u2013 Psalms, Mishle \u2013 Proverbs, Iyyov \u2013 Book of Job) and other texts (Ruth, Song of Songs \u2013 Song of Songs, Kohelet \u2013 Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Divre Hayyamim \u2013 Chronicles).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jewry,<\/strong> While we call all these books Tanakh, <strong>Christians <\/strong>these texts <strong>Old Testament <\/strong>They remember it as and accept it as the word of God.  Additionally, there are 9 other books that are outside the Tanakh but are considered sacred.  These texts are the foundational texts of Jewish thought and theology and are considered sacred by some Jewish sects.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"336\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11045\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/yahudilikte-secilmis-irk-inanci4.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/yahudilikte-secilmis-irk-inanci4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11045\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Responsibility Given to the Israelites<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When you read the Tanakh, you can easily see that the responsibility given to the Israelites is related to the purpose of their existence and the construction of a virtuous society.  Speaking in the Tanakh or Old Testament, Jehovah or God loves the Israelites if they are virtuous in the service of universal morality and sees his covenant as legitimate on this basis.<\/p>\n<p>In many places in Tanakh, God&#8217;s harsh and warning attitude is seen against the Israelites who acted against virtue and misperceived this as an inherited election.  Tanakh draws attention to the importance of not only establishing Israel but also living on legitimate foundations.  It clearly states that an Israel without legitimate foundations will be destroyed even by God.  This is presented as a threat.  Moreover, <strong>Tanakh<\/strong>It is not right to separate the violent sections from the book from its integrity and use it as a counter argument.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, passages describing the destruction of a tribe (e.g., Babylon) cannot be used as a reference to the act of committing massacre.  Such passages concern the description of a particular historical event or situation and are often specific to the conditions of a particular period.  These sections cannot be interpreted as a general instruction to commit an act of violence.<\/p>\n<p>The Tanakh text clearly describes the relationship between Moses and the Israelites.  He linked it to the relations between Noah and humanity and discussed this relationship in continuity.  Hz.  The fundamental covenant between Noah and humanity is detailed in the Talmud.  These 7 basic principles in the Torah are, &#8221;<strong>Noah&#8217;s Universal Laws<\/strong>It is described in the name &#8221;.  Accordingly, Noah&#8217;s Universal Laws are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1- Not to commit shirk.<br \/>2- To bless the name of God and not to curse with this name and not to abuse religion.<br \/>3- Not to commit murder.<br \/>4- Not to engage in sexual immorality.<br \/>5- Not to steal.<br \/>6- To create a fair judicial system and to comply with this system.<br \/>7- Not to cut and eat the meat of a living animal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These principles are in the Jewish faith <strong>basic agreement <\/strong>It is believed that everyone who follows these principles will go to heaven, regardless of their religion.  However, for Jews, going to heaven is not possible only by complying with these 7 articles.  Being a Jew is a situation that requires a heavy responsibility, and simply complying with these principles is not enough.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, \u201c<strong>Israel<\/strong>The word &#8220;does not refer to an occupation state where only one tribe will rule.  On the contrary, <em>\u201cA land of peace and prosperity in fertile lands where only Allah is worshiped\u201d <\/em>It means.  This is not just a geographical concept, it has a spiritual and moral meaning and expresses peace and well-being within the framework of moral principles, not just the sovereignty of a particular ethnic group.<\/p>\n<p>The Quran also refers to this fact in the following verses: The LORD made the Children of Israel superior in piety and they became distinguished;<\/p>\n<p>O Children of Israel, remember the favor I bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over other nations (make your own criticism) 2\/122<\/p>\n<p>(Think about it), We have given them priority over human groups based on knowledge.  44\/32.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed (think about it), We gave the Children of Israel the Book, sovereignty, wisdom and prophethood.  We provided them with halal and special blessings and gave them priority over other people.  45\/16<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the Quran, Hz.  Covenant with Noah Hz.  He continued with Moses, Hz.  He rode with Jesus;  Hz.  It was crowned with Muhammad.<\/p>\n<p>According to Islamic belief, all these covenants consist of repetition of the same principles.<\/p>\n<p><h5>Share<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jews determine the boundaries of religion with national elements and, based on their holy books, see themselves as God&#8217;s chosen superior people. In their understanding of election, being descended from the prophets, God&#8217;s love for them and the covenant he made with them are among the most important themes. 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