The relationship between
Nazi Germany (1933–1945) and the leadership of the
Arab world encompassed contempt,
[1] propaganda,
collaboration, and in some instances emulation.
[2][3][4][5] Cooperative political and military relationships were founded on shared hostilities toward common enemies, such as the
United Kingdom[4][5] and the
French Third Republic,
[2][4] along with
communism, and
Zionism.
[2][4][5] Another key foundation of this collaboration was the
anti-Semitism of the Nazis and their hostility towards the United Kingdom and France, which was admired by some Arab and Muslim leaders, most notably the
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem,
Amin al-Husseini[4] (see
Anti-Semitism in Islam).In public and private,
Adolf Hitler and
Heinrich Himmler made warm statements about Islam as a religion and political ideology, describing it as a more disciplined, militaristic, political, and practical form of religion than
Christianity, and commending what they perceived to be
Muhammad's skill in politics and military leadership.