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I already know the reasons on why Jerusalem is important for the Jews and Christians. Other than the giant gold-mosque, what historic reference do Islam have to the holy city?

 

Just curious.

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"Some men see things as they are and say why?"
"I dream things that never were and say why not?"
- George Bernard Shaw

"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."
- Friedrich Nietzsche

 

"The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it."

- Some guy 

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I think both christianity and islam have their roots in judaism so from that it becomes their holy city as well.

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Islam recognizes all the prophets and their birthplaces and as the above have said, has its roots in Judaism and Christianity. However, Islam also teaches the notion that all the prophets were inheritently Muslim, not Jewish.

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All I know that the reconquest of Jerusalem was somekind of a new beginning for Islam, some cleric wrote it when he described Saladin's victories...anyways in Quran if I remember correctly Jerusalem is being refered as the 'Furthest Mosque' and that Jerusalem was the starting point of Mohammed's visit to Heaven. And don't forget one of the most famous mosque - the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, or is it the outskirts of Jerusalem? :(

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The historical reason is that Palestine was, with a few exceptions like the crusades, under Arab/Muslim rule from about 635 AD up until when the Ottoman empire gave it up to the Brittish in 1922.

 

 

 

Thats it right there.

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http://www.american.edu/ted/hpages/jeruselum/muslim.htm

 

For the jews it's the place where Isac was spared sacrifice and the muslims recon it's where mohamed accended.

 

But they basically nicked it off the Holy Roman Empire (or what was left of it).

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Glass Desert. Radioactive Glass Desert.

 

 

Enough said.

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Darque's sig is having an orgasm.

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The UN needs to take the city over, and make it neutral ground for all 3 religions.

 

Yep, why just annoy one group when you can annoy all three.

 

Historically though it looks like the Jews were there first.

I have to agree with Volourn.  Bioware is pretty much dead now.  Deals like this kills development studios.

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The UN needs to take the city over, and make it neutral ground for all 3 religions.

 

Yep, why just annoy one group when you can annoy all three.

 

Historically though it looks like the Jews were there first.

I'm with Darque. No offense to the religions...but **** them. There's been enough death and bloodshed over one damned city for far too long.

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and I don't know these men I kill

but we all wind up on the same side

'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will.

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I'm with Darque. No offense to the religions...but **** them. There's been enough death and bloodshed over one damned city for far too long.

 

Be ironic if it united them so they could kick your arse wouldnt it :lol:

I have to agree with Volourn.  Bioware is pretty much dead now.  Deals like this kills development studios.

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Historically though it looks like the Jews were there first.

 

With that philosophy you can start a 1000 new wars worldwide.

 

It could be fun. WW3 wouldn

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it's just a trend .. someone label a city as holy and in a matter of decades suddenly everyone think it's holy and wanna have it .. damn pop-icons and their effect on the masses!

 

I give it another century and they'll pick a new city .. my money is on Helsinki!

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it's just a trend .. someone label a city as holy and in a matter of decades suddenly everyone think it's holy and wanna have it .. damn pop-icons and their effect on the masses!

 

I give it another century and they'll pick a new city .. my money is on Helsinki!

 

I'll take that bet.

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it's just a trend .. someone label a city as holy and in a matter of decades suddenly everyone think it's holy and wanna have it .. damn pop-icons and their effect on the masses!

 

I give it another century and they'll pick a new city .. my money is on Helsinki!

I'll try my best.

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