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The Holy Qura'an and the
Sunna; the two most important sources in Islam is the way to
understand the meaning
of this Holy city (Jerusalem).
Jerusalem is considered
to be a holy and a blessed place for Muslims. It was the first
Kiblah (direction) to
pray before god ordered Muslims to pray toward the Holy Shrine of
Mecca. It is said that
the prayers in Jerusalem specially in Al Aqsa Mosque are equal to
500 prayers.
During the era of
Prophet Mohammad, many people went to Jerusalem because of its
sacred meaning and
connection to the hearts of Muslims; fiqh scholars, caliphas,
prophet
Mohammad's companions
and friends and many others.
Jerusalem is
very precious to every Muslim because they believe that Jerusalem
and
the surrounding areas is
a holy land not to be given to anyone because its part of the
slamic faith.
Walking through
the streets of Jerusalem gives you a pure feeling entering inside
you
when you see all these
holy sites and thinking of how people from all over the world cross
thousands of miles so as
to come and visit this incredible and fascinating city in the entire
world.
By referring to
the Holy Qura'an we find many verses about Islam and Muslims who
are considered to be the
most honorable genre and who spread threw centuries the
message of Islam. But
the subject does not stop here, on the contrary it develops many
inquiries. One of these
of course is the most common one Jews are they titled or allowed
or have the right to
defend Jerusalem? In the Holy Qura'an Jews are considered to be
cursed and condemned
people, who changed and forged many times throughout the
history many things to
achieve their goal and their purpose. For them they are the beloved
people chosen by god and
no one in this entire universe is like them on the contrary the
others in their
opinion are cursed.
So the
inquiry continues, and of course the role of Islam and Muslims as
responsible
to protect the legacy
and the heritage of Jerusalem. That's why it is the duty of every
Muslim as said in the
Holy Qura'an to defend religious places and to fight any attempt of
deforming and forgering
the truth and facts we all know.
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