Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture

Jewish Under Islamic Rule in the Middle Ages
Hussam Abdullah Almujalli

Abstract
Jews were welcome most time to live there under Islamic rule. The Prophet Muhammad gives Jews the political and cultural exactly as Muslims. They are also granted their freedom of religion. Thereafter, ‘Umar gives non-Muslim, including Jews their safety. The status of the Jews under Muslim rule is better than Goths during the Medieval Period. In Iberia, Muslims respect Jews. Abd al-Rahman III hired a Jewish man, Hasadai Ibn Shabrot. Samuel ibn Naghrillah is the most politically influential Jew in Muslims land in al-Andalus.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jisc.v2n4a4