I read the Koran years ago and I remember reading in it that if a Believer found himself in the lands of non-Believers (potentially oppressors) he could adapt the rules of the Believers to blend in and Allah would forgive him. I skimmed through and couldn't find it. When I try searching online or using AI it tells me that's not true but I'm 99% sure I read that in the book. Anyone know the quotes?
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BlueDrache on scored.co
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> What is the jewish concept similar to the Islamic "Tiqyya"?
If you mean "concealing or misrepresenting one's religious beliefs to avoid persecution," then Judaism has no exact equivalent to the Islamic concept of taqiyya.
The closest ideas are:
Pikuach nefesh: The principle that preserving human life overrides almost every commandment. This can justify hiding one's Jewish identity or fleeing persecution to save one's life.
Anusim ("the coerced"): Jews who were forced to convert or publicly practice another religion under threat of death, such as many during the Spanish Inquisition. Jewish law generally regarded them as still Jewish if they were acting under coercion.
Marranos (a historical, often pejorative term) or "crypto-Jews": Jews who outwardly appeared Christian while secretly practicing Judaism. This was a historical circumstance rather than a theological doctrine.
There is, however, an important distinction from taqiyya as it is often portrayed:
In Judaism, concealing one's identity is generally treated as an exceptional measure under duress, grounded in the duty to preserve life.
Jewish law also teaches that there are three sins one must not commit even to save one's life: idolatry, murder, and certain prohibited sexual relations. This means there are limits to what may be done under coercion.
It's also worth noting that taqiyya itself is frequently misunderstood. In mainstream Islamic jurisprudence, it is primarily a doctrine permitting concealment of one's faith under persecution, especially associated historically with Shi'a Muslims who faced oppression. It is not a general license to deceive non-Muslims, despite how it is sometimes described in polemical literature.
So the closest Jewish analogue would be the combination of pikuach nefesh (saving life) and the legal status of anusim, rather than a single doctrine directly equivalent to taqiyya.
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It's a jewish A.I. bot, so take that with a grain of salt, but I can't find much else.
The word that seems closer to what I'm thinking from the link is
Muruna not Tiqyya.
I was nearly certain, I read somewhere that supported the idea of drinking in a non-Islam land to fit in, in order to better promote Islam and "beat" the non-believers who are "oppressing" the Muslims.
> What is the jewish concept similar to the Islamic "Tiqyya"?
If you mean "concealing or misrepresenting one's religious beliefs to avoid persecution," then Judaism has no exact equivalent to the Islamic concept of taqiyya.
The closest ideas are:
Pikuach nefesh: The principle that preserving human life overrides almost every commandment. This can justify hiding one's Jewish identity or fleeing persecution to save one's life.
Anusim ("the coerced"): Jews who were forced to convert or publicly practice another religion under threat of death, such as many during the Spanish Inquisition. Jewish law generally regarded them as still Jewish if they were acting under coercion.
Marranos (a historical, often pejorative term) or "crypto-Jews": Jews who outwardly appeared Christian while secretly practicing Judaism. This was a historical circumstance rather than a theological doctrine.
There is, however, an important distinction from taqiyya as it is often portrayed:
In Judaism, concealing one's identity is generally treated as an exceptional measure under duress, grounded in the duty to preserve life.
Jewish law also teaches that there are three sins one must not commit even to save one's life: idolatry, murder, and certain prohibited sexual relations. This means there are limits to what may be done under coercion.
It's also worth noting that taqiyya itself is frequently misunderstood. In mainstream Islamic jurisprudence, it is primarily a doctrine permitting concealment of one's faith under persecution, especially associated historically with Shi'a Muslims who faced oppression. It is not a general license to deceive non-Muslims, despite how it is sometimes described in polemical literature.
So the closest Jewish analogue would be the combination of pikuach nefesh (saving life) and the legal status of anusim, rather than a single doctrine directly equivalent to taqiyya.
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It's a jewish A.I. bot, so take that with a grain of salt, but I can't find much else.
The word that seems closer to what I'm thinking from the link is
Muruna not Tiqyya.
I was nearly certain, I read somewhere that supported the idea of drinking in a non-Islam land to fit in, in order to better promote Islam and "beat" the non-believers who are "oppressing" the Muslims.