Hanukah is for Muslim Jews because Hanukah (Hebrew for
Dedication) refers both to the rededication of the ancient
Temple in Jerusalem after it was profaned in 168 BCE by an idol
installed in it by the Syrian Greek king Antiochus IV; and
Hanukah also refers to the dedication and valor of the Maccabees
and all those who joined them in their resistance to the attempt
by the ruling powers to force the Jews to abandon their God
given religion, and conform to Greek forms of worship and
culture (abandoning circumcision for example). Those who
resisted were Muslims (Arabic for faithful follows of God's
will) and their dedication eventually led to religious freedom
and national independence for the Jews living in the Land of
Israel. The Syrian Greek king's suppression of Judaism was the
first known attempt at religious oppression, but not the last.
Other well known attempts were the three century long Roman
persecution of Christianity, and the persecution of Muhammad and
his followers by the majority of pagan Arabs in