End-Times Hadith About Fighting Jews Removed From Curriculum
Saudi Arabia has removed several hadith references concerning Jews, Judaism and other religions from revised school textbooks.
The changes are part of continuing revisions to the kingdom’s educational curriculum.
Among the material removed is a hadith relating to events associated with the end times.
The narration describes Muslims fighting and killing Jews.
It had previously appeared in Saudi educational material but is no longer included in the revised curriculum.
The removal represents a significant change in how sensitive religious material concerning Jewish people is presented to Saudi students.
Saudi Arabia has carried out extensive textbook revisions in recent years, affecting religious, historical and social content across several grade levels.
Grade 7 Textbook Drops Hadith Linked to Jews and Hell
Another change has been identified in a Grade 7 Social Studies textbook.
An earlier edition contained a hadith that had been interpreted as suggesting that Jews were destined for Hell.
The latest version no longer includes that narration.
Its removal adds to a series of changes involving references to Judaism and Jewish communities in Saudi educational material.
The revised content signals a shift away from some religious passages that could be interpreted as condemning entire religious communities.
The changes come alongside broader curriculum reforms that have removed or altered other material dealing with different faiths.
References to Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism Also Revised
Saudi Arabia has also changed material included in a Grade 7 Life and Family Skills textbook.
The previous edition cited a hadith that was presented in connection with Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism as false religions.
That hadith has now been removed from the revised textbook.
The change therefore goes beyond material concerning Jews alone.
It also affects references involving Christians and Zoroastrians.
Taken together, the revisions show that Saudi education authorities are removing a number of religious passages concerning other faith communities from school textbooks.
The latest changes follow wider curriculum reforms introduced across Saudi Arabia in recent years.
Authorities have revised material dealing with religion, society, tolerance and relations with other communities as part of the kingdom’s broader education reforms.
The removal of these hadith references does not mean the narrations themselves have been altered or erased from Islamic religious literature.
Rather, the changes concern whether those specific narrations are included in government-approved school textbooks.
The revisions are expected to draw attention because religious education has traditionally played an important role in Saudi Arabia’s school system.
Further curriculum updates may continue as authorities review educational material across different subjects and grade levels.
