After a series of attacks on Jewish religious sites (cemeteries and synagogues) in the U.S. American Muslims have offered to protect them in a sign of solidarity between the followers of Islam and Judaism. About it reports The Independent.
The publication cites the example of user messages social networks: for example, former U.S. marine from Arizona was Rashib the Tayyib (Tayyib Rashib) expressed dissatisfaction with the growth of anti-Semitism in society and said that he is willing to go to protect Jewish religious sites. “If your synagogue or Jewish cemetery needs to be protected, sign me up. This is required by Islam,” he wrote on Twitter. Rachiba statement quickly spread on social networks and spawned hundreds of similar proposals.
On February 22 it became known that the American Muslims gathered 55 thousand dollars to rebuild destroyed by the vandals of Jewish cemeteries.
“At least these crazy acts and filled our hearts with sorrow, we remember the precepts of unity, tolerance and mutual protection provided by the Constitution of Medina, a historic social contract between Jews of Medina and first Islamic community” — addressed to the employees of two Islamic organizations in Muslim States, and asked them to share money.
Medina Constitution — the Treaty 622 between the Muslim community of the prophet Muhammad and the people of Medina, regulating the relations of Muslims with non-Muslims of the Union.