Who was St. George ??

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Anybody have any articles/information/links about who St. George was, and the crimes he committed against muslims ?
 
Talib-ul-Ilm said:
Anybody have any articles/information/links about who St. George was, and the crimes he committed against muslims?
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You know the Jewish joke about the Jewish scientist who produces a three volume set on the history of the Elephant? Volume 1 The Origins and Evolution of the Elephant, Volume 2 The Distribution and Threats to the Elephant, Volume 3 The Elephant and the Jewish Question.

St George, if he did commit crimes against Muslims, was awfully quick off the mark,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George

Saint George (c. 275/280–April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire and later became a Christian martyr.​

Are you at all interested in crimes Muslims might have commited against St George?
 
Talib-ul-Ilm said:
Anybody have any articles/information/links about who St. George was, and the crimes he committed against muslims ?
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St George was a Christian martyr in the Roman empire. He died in 303 AD - long before the beginning of Islam. So I don't think he committed any crimes against Muslims.

However, the St George's cross (red cross on white flag) was carried as a symbol in the crusades against Islam.
Perhaps that's the connection. :?

Peace.
 
I thougt the red cross on the white background had something to do with the Knights templars. After all it wasn't a 't' shaped cross. it was symmetrical wasn't it? :?
 
glo said:
St George was a Christian martyr in the Roman empire. He died in 303 AD - long before the beginning of Islam. So I don't think he committed any crimes against Muslims.

However, the St George's cross (red cross on white flag) was carried as a symbol in the crusades against Islam.
Perhaps that's the connection. :?

Peace.
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:sl:

Is this the same flag as the England one.
 
islam-truth said:
so did he take part in the cursades.
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perhaps you could read the date of his death in the post a few inches above and then check the dates of the crusades.

Hatred seems to come easily to Mulsims
 
People may be getting confused as the red cross (English flag) is called the Cross of St. George, which was flown during the Crusades.
 
Muezzin said:
People may be getting confused as the red cross (English flag) is called the Cross of St. George, which was flown during the Crusades.
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True. To try to turn this to something more productive, I noticed Wikipedia says,

In Islamic cultures, the figure of al-Khadr (or al-Khidr; according to the Qur'an a companion of the prophet Moses), is associated with St.George, who is also venerated under that name by Christians among mainly Muslim people, especially Palestinian people, and mainly around Jerusalem, where according to tradition he lived and often prayed near the Temple Mount, and is venerated as a protector in times of crisis. His main monument is the elongated mosque Qubbat al-Khadr ('The Dome of al-Khadr') which stands isolated from any close neighbors on the northwest corner of the Dome of the Rock terrace in Jerusalem.​

Is there such a mosque and what is the Quranic basis for a belief in al-Khadr? It looks, umm, odd to me.
 

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