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Can it be proven that King Solomon built the Masjid al Aqsa the Mosque in Jerusalem Palestine and not a Temple like the Jews/Judaism claims can it be proven that Jerusalem/Holy Land belongs to Muslims/Islam ?

The Ancient Kingdom of Israel (part 6 of 6): Kingship and Prophethood

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Published on 11 May 2009 - Last modified on 25 Aug 2009
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The Mosque in Jerusalem
Muslims believe that Masjid al Aqsa (the Holy Mosque in Jerusalem) was rebuilt or expanded by King Solomon. According to Islamic history, Prophet Jacob, built Masjid al Aqsa approximately 40 years after his grandfather Prophet Abraham built the House of God in Mecca. Islam totally rejects the notion that King Solomon built a temple on the Masjid al Aqsa site, and herein lays one of the basic differences between Jewish and Islamic belief. It is what causes some of the dilemmas that exist in the Holy Land today. Although a Prophet in all three monotheistic religions, small differences about the nature and history of Solomon have, over time, created great divides.

http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/2501/
 
Re: Jerusalem/Holy Land

Greetings and peace be with you truthseeker63;
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I think this is a place to search for God, rather than religion.
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In 2009 I had the privilege to go to Jerusalem, and stand by the Wailing Wall, which is a sacred place to the Jews. But when you look above the wall, you see the golden dome of ‘The Dome of the Rock Mosque, and the Al Aqsa sacred to Islam. As you queue up to go up to the mosque from the Jewish side, there is a sign that says – God is always present here.
Most of the Christian holy places are within the Muslim quarters of Jerusalem, this in turn is surrounded by the Jews.
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It is said in Judaism and Christianity, that God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son in the region of Mount Moriah. It is also said that God commanded Solomon to build the Temple Mount on Mount Moriah, this is a huge structure, a small part of it is what we know as the Wailing Wall, or Western Wall. On top of the Temple Mount, God commanded Solomon to build a Temple, that will house ‘The Ark of the Covenant’ better known for the Ten Commandments. Jesus prayed on the Temple Mount, and when he healed people he sent them to the Temple to give thanks.


The prophet pbuh ascended to heaven on this same site, associated with Abraham, Moses, Solomon, and Jesus.
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It seems that God has brought all three religions together in so many ways, and it seems to be a place to search for God rather than religion.
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In the spirit of searching for One God

Eric
 
Re: The Taliban did the right thing banning the Internet I agree with this article wh

it's wrong, lol, people can also learn from the internet, how about some women who reverted cause of Youtube, internet helps.....of course they can ban the anti-Islamic stuff but the again as said at top if people are educated about Islam then there are no problems...
 
Re: The Taliban did the right thing banning the Internet I agree with this article wh

The most important step in controlling how people think is controlling the media they have access to. First among "all those things that are wrong, obscene, immoral and against Islam", of course, would be anything criticizing the Taliban themselves.
 
Re: The Taliban did the right thing banning the Internet I agree with this article wh

Salaam,

I don't think this ban is going to work in the long-term.
 
Re: The Taliban did the right thing banning the Internet I agree with this article wh

Tragic Typos said:
Salaam,

I don't think this ban is going to work in the long-term.
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This is old news [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+3][SIZE=+1]Reuters, July 14, 2001 [/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT]and became obsolete when the USA invaded the country.

According to Wikipedia, "Afghanistan was given legal control of the ".afhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.af" domain in 2003, and the Afghanistan Network Information Center (AFGNIC) was established to administer domain names. As of 2010, there are at least 46 internet service providershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_service_provider (ISPs) in the country. Internet in Afghanistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Afghanistan is also at the peak with 1 million users in 2009.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_in_Afghanistan#cite_note-5 Work on the fiber optic project began in April 2007, the fibre optic network would connect all the country's provinces, districts and even villages to each other. Since 2011 Afghanistan has been connected to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Pakistan through fibre optics; the overall cost of the fiber optic project will cost $83 million. Implementation of this project will decrease internet prices in the country while the speed will increase.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_in_Afghanistan#cite_note-6 The project would serve as a bridge between the Central Asian countries and the Middle East, and Afghanistan would be linked to Europe and Asia through the network connection with Uzbekistan telecommunication service.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_in_Afghanistan#cite_note-7"
 
Re: The Taliban did the right thing banning the Internet I agree with this article wh

^ Salaam,

Thanks for pointing that out.
 
Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible ?

Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible ?
 
Re: Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible

truthseeker63 said:
Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible ?
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We are not under any censorship. However, we do consider it sinful for reading or doing anything without a constructive purpose. None of us will ever live long enough to read all there is to know about our faith. Idle reading of another raith would be wasted time that could have been used to learn more about our own faith. So on a personal note I suggest that non-Muslims avoid reading the scripture of any other faith, unless they have a need to do so. I do not know of any specific rulings that forbid us from reading the Bible, but we must be mindful is it can become a source of fitnah.
 
Re: Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible

So it's a sin to read literature? Or am I misinterpreting your message?
 
Re: Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible

Salaam,

I don't claim to be any kind of expert, but I don't see how it could do any harm. I think that people should have a chance to learn about other faiths so that they can respect others' beliefs.

Boaz said:
So it's a sin to read literature? Or am I misinterpreting your message?
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Salaam brother,

I think brother Woodrow is saying that a Muslim should not waste all of their time reading the Bible rather than reading about Islam unless, of course, they have a good reason. Perhaps it would be more permissible to read the Bible if you spent an equal or greater amount of time reading the Qur'an, but I'm not certain. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

Peace and blessings be with you all :)
 
Re: Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible

But aren't one of the articles of faith to believe in the revealed books?
 
Re: Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible

Boaz said:
But aren't one of the articles of faith to believe in the revealed books?
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Yes. But we can certainly read other books without necessarily believing in them. We should read the books of other faiths for the purposes of educating ourselves about other beliefs. That's my opinion, at least.

Peace
 
Re: Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible

Boaz said:
But aren't one of the articles of faith to believe in the revealed books?
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Bible is not one of the revealed books.
 
Re: Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible

Just_A_Girl13 said:
Yes. But we can certainly read other books without necessarily believing in them. We should read the books of other faiths for the purposes of educating ourselves about other beliefs. That's my opinion, at least. Peace
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:sl:

Bible is not a revealed book.
 
Re: Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible

The Gospel of Jesus was. The Torah was.
 
Re: Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible

Ramadhan said:
Bible is not a revealed book.
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Salaam,

Ah, I must have misinterpreted brother Boaz's question. Thank you for clarifying. I told you I wasn't an expert :p

Peace
 
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Re: Are Muslims allowed to read the Bible if not can Islamic Scholars read the Bible

Boaz said:
The Gospel of Jesus was. The Torah was.
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Yes, the gospel of Jesus and the Torah are revealed books.
Bible is not.
 
Re: The Taliban did the right thing banning the Internet I agree with this article wh

Trumble said:
The most important step in controlling how people think is controlling the media they have access to. First among "all those things that are wrong, obscene, immoral and against Islam", of course, would be anything criticizing the Taliban themselves.
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:sl:

Exactly. This is why I despise censorship of any kind.
 
I found this on Yahoo Answers I would like to ask as a white male myself with native

I found this on Yahoo Answers I would like to ask as a white male myself with native or american indian in me I would like to ask is this person right that white people who want to become Muslims are not taken seriously by the Muslim Community this hurts my feelings in a way to read this but I thought Islam did not care about skin color ?

Mels

Muslims don't take white converts seriously just as hindus don't take white converts seriously. It's just a fact, sorry.

Hindu and Muslim friends have told me so.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...NzzAVE7ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20110721181212AAVQ2bW
 

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