who has the greater claim to that sacred space. --- not an American concern. the jews think that everything they've ever owned and lost should be returned. "To the victor belong the spoils". - Senator William Learned Marcy (1786-1857) of New York.
let the animals in the middle east continue to kill each other without US weapons and support. On Friday, August 16, 2013 5:36:35 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > August 15, 2013 **** > Muslim History 101**** > > *By* *Mike Konrad* <http://www.americanthinker.com/mike_konrad/>**** > > This is what the fight is all about: In the center of Jerusalem is the > sacred structure which the Jews label as the Temple Mount, and the Arabs > refer to as the *Haram al-Sharif* <http://www.noblesanctuary.com/>(the > noble sanctuary) and *Al-Aqsa* > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Mosque>(the farthest Mosque). A > mere 35 acres; yet touch it, and the Ummah [the Islamic homeland] will go > to war.**** > > So who has the better claim? **** > > Ignoring the issue of political sovereignty, let us focus solely on which > religion has the greater claim to that sacred space.**** > > According to the Quran, at one time all of mankind was Muslim; and all men > had apostasized into error.**** > > Surah 42:13 <http://quran.com/42/13>... He enjoined upon Noah and that > which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what We enjoined upon > Abraham and Moses and Jesus **** > > However, mankind corrupted the message of Islam; and so Allah raised up > one last messenger. Allah sent Jibreel (Gabriel) to a man named Mohammed to > restore the original truth to the Arabs, which they were to bring to the > world through jihad.**** > > Quran 66:9 <http://www.wvinter.net/~haught/Koran.html> Prophet! Make war > on the unbelievers ...**** > > According to Islam, since mankind was originally Muslim, all places of > true worship must have originally been a mosque.**** > > This is the reason that Muslim Arabs claim justification in taking the > sacred areas of whatever lands they seize, and restoring the buildings to > what they perceive as their original service to Allah. The "Temple Area" in > Jerusalem became the Al-Aqsa (farthest) Mosque, in the city, now renamed *Al > Quds*. Constantinople's Christian Hagia Sofia was defaced and dedicated > to Islam. The Hindu Temple of Rama in Ayohya, India destroyed and rebuilt > as the Babri Mosque <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babri_Mosque>. [The > Hindus finally seized it back in > 1992<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition_of_Babri_Masjid#Aftermath>] > One can only begin to imagine what may soon happen to Notre Dame in Paris. > **** > > Against the myths of Islam, Jewish claims are based on history, first > person accounts, archeology, and the Bible. The Jews have an embarrassment > of riches from which to make their claim to the Mount.**** > > [image: http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/assets/Temple%20Mount.png]One > could note the Bible, which mentions the temple over a hundred times, and > Jerusalem over 800 times; yet never once mentions Allah or Al-Quds. But the > Bible was corrupted by the Jews -- according to the Quran -- and ignored as > unreliable by Muslims.**** > > Josephus mentions the Temple Mount in his first-century *Wars of the > Jews<http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/josephus/war-pref.htm> > *, six centuries before Mohammed. Apparently Jospehus was not aware that > Moses, Solomon, and Jesus were Muslim, even though he was a contemporary of > the Apostles.**** > > Then there is the Arch of Titus in Rome with its frieze of a menorah > stolen by the Romans from the Temple in Jerusalem. Don't be fooled by > corrupt labeling! **** > > That cannot be a menorah; it must actually be three Islamic crescents.**** > > The 2000-year-old Dead Sea scrolls -- which predate Mohammed by at least > seven centuries -- are ignored. How the Muslim scholars deny that is beyond > belief; but they do.**** > > [image: http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/assets/Roman%20Coin.png]Roman > coins bearing the words IVDEA CAPTA (Judea captive) commemorating the > destruction of Israel from the First Jewish War were struck for 25 years in > many denominations.**** > > [A]t least 48 different types > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaea_Capta_coinage>are known.**** > > Somehow, Muslims ignore this, and claim the Jews are not native to the > area; but are instead Europeans.**** > > Most amazing is how Muslims ignore that Mohammed died four years before > the forces of Islam even arrived at the gates of Jerusalem in 636 AD. The > city would not capitulate until 637 AD. There were no mosques in Jerusalem > during Mohammed's lifetime. So what mosque could Mohammed have even visited > during his night journey?**** > > The Muslims ignore all this and rename Jerusalem Al Quds as if it were > always Muslim.**** > > They even ignore their own history by the biographer of Mohammed, > al-Waqidi, which states that the farthest mosque was in al-Gi'irranah, a > village outside Mecca.**** > > "Islamic tradition tells us that al-Aqsa mosque is near Mecca on the > Arabian Peninsula. This was unequivocally stated in "Kitab al-Maghazi," a > book by the Muslim historian and geographer > al-Waqidi<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Waqidi>," > Dr. Kedar writes. "According to al-Waqidi, there were two "masjeds" (places > of prayer) in al-Gi'irranah, a village between Mecca and Ta'if - one was > "the closer mosque" (al-masjid al-adna) and the other was "the further > mosque" (al-masjid al-aqsa,) and Muhammad would pray there when he went out > of town." -- The Times of > Israel<http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-a-tale-of-one-city-part-ii/> > **** > > NOTE: The original paper by Dr. Kedar can be found: (Click > Here<http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/8069#.UgnBGozD-pc> > )**** > > In fact, the Arabic name *al Quds*, is a corruption of the Hebrew *Qadosh. > * *Qadosh* is Hebrew for holy. *Al Quds* simply means, "the Holy Place," > but in no way does that holiness derive from Islam. It derives from a > corruption of Hebrew.**** > > Finally, there is the insult -- not merely to Jews, but to the heritage of > the world -- that was allowed when the Muslims were permitted to use > bulldozers to dig out space for the new Al-Marwani > mosque<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dxMGxv8wGY>, > constructed underneath the Al Aqsa (Southern) Mosque in the Temple area > known as Solomon's > Stables<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Archaeology/templemountgarbage.html>. > > Solomon's Stables is an archeological treasure which should have been > excavated by nothing bigger than a dental pick. The Muslims trucked the > debris to a Kidron Valley > dump<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Mount_Sifting_Project> > .**** > > The Waqf authorities claim that the Temple Mount was an ancient mosque > dating from the time of Adam and Eve ... Jewish Virtual > Library<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Archaeology/templemountgarbage.html> > **** > > Already volunteers, affiliated with Bar Ilan University, sifting through > what the Muslims have dumped as trash have discovered artifacts which prove > a Jewish priority to the area. This is sacrilege > <http://www.jcpa.org/jl/vp483.htm>of the first rank, not merely to the > Jewish religion, but to secular history -- and few in the media have ever > mentioned this criminal archeological atrocity which shows the utter > contempt Muslims hold for the history of others.**** > > Ironically, incompetent engineering of the excavation has weakened > <http://www.bibleplaces.com/templemountbulge.htm>the Southern Wall, and > endangers the structural integrity > <http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q60nAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J9AEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6466,4087608&dq=southern+wall+weakened+temple+bulge&hl=en>of > > the southern end of the Temple area, which may result in the destruction of > the Muslim structures should a major earthquake strike.**** > > Already, the Muslims have blamed the Jews > <http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2013/07/turkey-takes-up-temple-mount-dig.html#.UgnR_4zD-pc>for > > this.**** > > Muslim claims are not merely false, but outrageous lies. They are easily > refuted by anyone who has common sense.**** > > Whatever the political claims on the city, Islam has absolutely no valid > religious claim to the Temple Mount at all. Islamic claims are bald-faced > lies, and Muslim academics must surely know this.**** > > Why Muslim academics do not speak up could be a subject for another > article.**** > > *Mike Konrad is the pen name of an American who is neither Jewish, Latin, > nor Arab. He runs a website, > **http://latinarabia.com/*<http://latinarabia.com/> > *, where he discusses the subculture of Arabs in Latin America. He wishes > his Spanish were better.***** > > > *Page Printed from: > http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/../2013/08/muslim_history_101.html > * at August 15, 2013 - 05:17:26 PM CDT**** > > > __._,_.___ > > > > > > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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