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The Israeli-Palestinian ConflictThe Israeli-Palestinian ConflictAn Islamic PerspectiveAn Islamic Perspective

Shaker Elsayed

Secretary General

Muslim American Society

(MAS)

www.masnet.org

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Noah

Shem(Sam)

Ham

Japheth

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Shem(Sam)

Elam

Aram

LudAsshur

Arphaxad

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Mizraim

Ham

CanaanCush

Put

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Japheth

Gomer

MadaiMagog

Tiras

Javan

Tubal Meshech

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The First Two Houses of The First Two Houses of WorshipWorship

Qur’an 3:96 “The First House of worship ever built for people is that of Bakkah (Makkah), blessed and guidance for Mankind”

“What was the first house of worship ever built Oh Prophet? Makkah’s Sacred Mosque, built by Adam. What was the next one? The Farthest Mosque, built by Adam after forty years”

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The Islamic Golden RuleThe Islamic Golden Rule

Qur’an 60:8 “Allah forbids you not from being kind and fair to those who did not fight you in religion nor did they drive you out of your homeland, Allah loves the just ones”

Qur’an 60:9 “Allah, instead, forbids you from giving allegiance to those who fought you in religion and drove you out of your homeland, and/or conspired to drive you out..”

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Noah’s Shem & Noah’s Shem & The Abrahamic LinkThe Abrahamic Link

Both Arabs and Jews are SemitesAbraham: Father for Ishmael and IsaacIshmael is the the older son & “only son”.Ishmael is Muhammad’s great grandfather Isaac is the Father of JacobJacob is “Israel”“Israel” is the father of the Israelite Prophets

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Ishmael and Isaac Ishmael and Isaac One Father, Two Mothers!One Father, Two Mothers!

SARAH IS WIFE [Gen. 11:29]

ISAAC IS SON [Gen. 21:2]

ISAAC: BLESSED [Gen. 17:19]

CIRCUMCISED [Gen. 21:4]

HAGAR IS WIFE [Gen. HAGAR IS WIFE [Gen. 16:3]16:3]

ISHMAEL IS SON ISHMAEL IS SON [Gen. 16:15, 25:9][Gen. 16:15, 25:9]

ISHMAEL: BLESSED ISHMAEL: BLESSED [Gen. 17:20, 21:18][Gen. 17:20, 21:18]

CIRCUMCISED CIRCUMCISED [Gen. 17:25][Gen. 17:25]

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Ishmael Or Isaac Ishmael Or Isaac Who Was the Only Son?Who Was the Only Son?

• Abraham was 86 years old when Ishmael was born [Gen. 16:16];

•Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born [Gen. 21:5]

ABRAHAM PROMISED BLESSINGSABRAHAM PROMISED BLESSINGSBeforeBefore having having any childrenany children [Gen. 12:2-3] [Gen. 12:2-3]After birth of After birth of IshmaelIshmael & before the birth & before the birth

of Isaac [Gen. 17:4-8]of Isaac [Gen. 17:4-8]AfterAfter the birth of Isaac [Gen. 22:17-18] the birth of Isaac [Gen. 22:17-18]

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The First Qiblah for MuslimsThe First Qiblah for Muslims

• Qur’an 2:144 “We see your face turning up to heaven, We will direct you to a direction that pleases you. Direct your face to the Sacred Mosque..”

Qur’an 17:1 “Praised is the One who ascended His Servant from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque around which we have blessed, to show him (some) of our signs.”

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Jacob’s WillJacob’s Will

Qur’an 2:133 “Were ye witnesses when death appeared before Jacob? Behold, he said to his sons: "What will ye worship after me?" They said: "We shall worship Thy God and the God of thy fathers, of Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac,- the One (True) God. To Him we are Muslims (submitting in Islam)"

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One Faith for All: IslamOne Faith for All: Islam

2.136 “Say ye: ‘We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between any of them: And we submit to Him (Allah), (in Islam)’."

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Faith of Abraham & IsraelitesFaith of Abraham & Israelites

2.140 “Or do ye say that Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes were Jews or Christians? Say: Do ye know better than Allah. Ah! who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah. But Allah is not unmindful of what ye do!”

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Muslims Believe in All Prophets Muslims Believe in All Prophets

4.163 “We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Prophets after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the Zabour/Psalms.”

6.84 “We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) We

guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good”

Psalms is not the Zabour. It also was subject to human changesPsalms is not the Zabour. It also was subject to human changes

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Ishmael’s Birth: Ishmael’s Birth: A Divine MiracleA Divine Miracle

12.38 "And I follow the ways of my fathers,- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and never could we attribute any partners whatever to Allah: that (comes) of the grace of Allah to us and to mankind: yet most men are not grateful.

14.39 "Praise be to Allah, Who hath granted unto me in old age Ishmael and Isaac: for truly my Lord is He, the Hearer of Prayer”

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Isaac’s Birth:Isaac’s Birth:A Divine MiracleA Divine Miracle

11.71 “And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed: But We gave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after him, of Jacob.”

12.6 "Thus will thy Lord choose thee and teach thee the interpretation of stories (and events) and perfect His favor to thee and to the posterity of Jacob - even as He perfected it to thy fathers Abraham and Isaac aforetime! for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom."

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Abraham in Philistine/PalestineAbraham in Philistine/Palestine

(Gen 21:32 NIV) After the treaty had been made at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his forces returned to the land of the Philistines.

(Gen 21:33 NIV) Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.

(Gen 21:34 NIV) And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.

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. (Gen 23:1 NIV) Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 

• (Gen 23:2 NIV) She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.

• (Gen 23:3 NIV) Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said:

•(Gen 23:4 NIV) "I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead."

Abraham Asks!

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•(Gen 23:6 NIV) "Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.“

•(Gen 23:19 NIV) Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.”

The Hittites Obliged!

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• (Gen 35:27 NRSV) Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had resided as aliens.

•  (Gen 35:28 NRSV) Now the days of Isaac were one hundred eighty years.

•  (Gen 35:29 NRSV) And Isaac breathed his last; he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Isaac Died as an Alien!

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• (Gen 35:6 NRSV) Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

• (Gen 35:7 NRSV) and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.

Jacob in The Land of Canaan

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• (Gen 37:1 NRSV) Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan.

Jacob Settles Temporarily..

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• (Gen 36:2 NRSV) Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah son of Zibeon the Hivite,

• (Gen 36:3 NRSV) and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

• (Gen 36:4 NRSV) Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau; Basemath bore Reuel;

Esau Marries from the Canaanites

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• (Gen 36:6 NRSV) Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his cattle, all his livestock, and all the property he had acquired in the land of Canaan; and he moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob.

• (Gen 36:7 NRSV) For their possessions were too great for them to live together; the land where they were staying could not support them because of their livestock.

Esau Departs from the Land of Canaan

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• (Gen 46:3 NRSV) Then he said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

• (Gen 46:4 NRSV) I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again; and Joseph's own hand shall close your eyes. 

• (Gen 46:5 NRSV) Then Jacob set out from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

Jacob & his Family Move to live in Egypt

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• (Gen 46:27 NRSV) The children of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two; all the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy. 

• (Gen 47:3 NRSV) Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, as our ancestors were." 

• (Gen 47:4 NRSV) They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to reside as aliens in the land; for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, we ask you, let your servants settle in the land of Goshen."

Jacob’s Children Aliens in Egypt

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• (Gen 47:6 NRSV) The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land; let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know that there are capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.

• (Gen 47:28 NRSV) Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.

Pharaoh Welcomes Jacob & His family

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• (Gen 47:29 NRSV) When the time of Israel's death drew near, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If I have found favor with you, put your hand under my thigh and promise to deal loyally and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt.

• (Gen 50:13 NRSV) They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah, the field near Mamre, which Abraham bought as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite.

Jacob (Israel) Buried in Land of Canaan

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God’s Covenant for All God’s Covenant for All Abraham’s ChildrenAbraham’s Children

(Gen 17:8 NIV) The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God."

(Gen 17:9 NIV) Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.

(Gen 17:10 NIV) This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.

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Conditions of The Covenant-1Conditions of The Covenant-1 (Gen 18:17 NRSV) The LORD said, "Shall I hide

from Abraham what I am about to do, (Gen 18:18 NRSV) seeing that Abraham shall

become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

(Gen 18:19 NRSV) No, for I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice; so that the LORD may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."

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Conditions of the Covenant-2Conditions of the Covenant-2

. (Ezek 13:8 NIV) "'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because of your false words and lying visions, I am against you, declares the Sovereign LORD.

(Ezek 13:9 NRSV) My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations; they shall not be in the council of my people, nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

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Conditions of the Covenant-3Conditions of the Covenant-3

(Ezek 20:38 NRSV) I will purge out the rebels among you, and those who transgress against me; I will bring them out of the land where they reside as aliens, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.

(Ezek 20:39 NRSV) As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord GOD: Go serve your idols, everyone of you now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.

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Solomon’s Temple or Solomon’s Temple or Muhammad’s Mosque?Muhammad’s Mosque?

Possibly the same????Both are ProphetsBuilt by Adam for worship of GodAll are Muslims (Submitted to God)Denying submission is Rejecting GodDestroying a Mosque to build a Temple!!Chosen, for what?

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God Refutes Peace ClaimsGod Refutes Peace Claims

(Ezek 13:10 NRSV) Because, in truth, because they have misled my people, saying, "Peace,"

when there is no peace; and because, when the people build a wall, these prophets smear whitewash on it.

Emphasis from scripture itselfEmphasis from scripture itself

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God’s Wrath on ViolatorsGod’s Wrath on Violators

(Ezek 12:19 NIV) Say to the people of the land: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: They will eat their food in anxiety and drink their water in despair, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who live there.’

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ConclusionsConclusionsAbrahim is father for allAbraham and his children lives as aliensIsaac and Jacob lived and died as aliensThe covenant with Ibrahim is conditionalPalestine belongs to his “true followers”Ishmael has been blessed as promisedCO Israel violated the covenantThe Jews of today are not the “children of

Israel”