Thank you Muhammad for sharing this nice story.
Anyone familiar with modern political history finds it hard to believe, but it happens to be a fact. Not only that there is a vast cultural overlap between the two religions, more significantly, theologically, Judaism and Islam happen to be the two closest religions. Historically, the two peoples have had their best time together and lived in peace and in the spirit of cooperation for long stretches of time. Even when the Jews were persecuted in all Christian lands as “God killers” and “social parasites”, Muslims embraced them as the respected “people of the book”.
This story is only but a small testament to the veracity of that brotherly relationship. One can only hope and pray that the contemporary nasty fight between the two Semitic cousins, over a piece of real-estate, could be resolved amicably, though the current attitudes do not seem to be heading in that direction.
i love muslims they are just wonderful aswell as jews. all my frieand are of these 2 religons. i even believe jews and muslis will go to heaven but im not sure on christianity. They follow a corruupted book god is one not 3. peace
Thanks Pete for your comment; here’s my response, in the words of the Quran.
“VERILY, those who have attained to faith [in this Quran], as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians, and the Sabians – all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds – shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve.” (2:62)
“…thou wilt surely find that, of all people, they who say, “Behold, we are Christians,” come closest to feeling affection for those who believe [in this Quran]: this is so because there are priests and monks among them, and because these are not given to arrogance.” (5:82)
In other words, it’s not my place to judge who will, and who will not, go to heaven; I only worry and toil for my own end. A sincere truth-seeker cannot exclude any religion from one’s research, much less the largest of them.