| dib8rman said:
However the gesture was disingenuous as he refused to do it again when the Hebrews refused to accept Islam, mind you this was before a Muslim fighting Army would be strong enough to cease Jerusilem and build the Dome of Rock. However the term Dome of Rock as the foundation rock is misleading as the original foundation rock is found in Mecca, the confusion here has me wondering if the whole story was just made up or not. Fact is they seem to have 3 old places of worship in Israel but it seems moot as Qu' ranic verses make very clear that the only Holy Place is in Arabia as in the whole of Arabia, that none of it should ever fall claim to any one that is not a follower of Islam. That was the context I remember from those verses. In that drawing of a line, no line was drawn around Jerusilem placing it in Arabia, instead it only says that Muhmmad looked towards Jerusilem when praying. My point is if I didn't make it clear is that the prophet prayed toward Mecca and the black stone not Jerusilem and the prophets and that it is custom to erect mosque's in conquered lands. |
Well Mecca is the holiest site in Islam, the Dome of the Rock is much less important to them than Mecca. Doesn't stop it being a very important site to them.
Apparently the Muslims believe that Muhammad stepped upon the foundation stone and then ascended to heaven, it's meant to be at the 'farthest mosque' which is mentioned in the Quran.
