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Why was Jerusalem so important to the Muslims in the crusades?
Jerusalem was important to Muslims during the Crusades because it held great religious significance as the location of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque, two of Islam's holiest sites. It was also a symbol of political power and authority, representing the heart of the Islamic world. Losing control of Jerusalem to Christian crusaders was seen as a threat to the Muslim faith and territory.
What is so special about the rock in the Dome of the Rock Mosque?
As much as I know, it is the mosque that Isa ( alahissalam) will descend ( on the roof of) before Day of judgement!!!
Do Muslims worship at the dome of the rock?
The mosque itself resides on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.It's the distinctive golden dome that's featured prominently in virtually every photograph that includes the Old City of Jerusalem. As I write this, there's a beautiful photo of it displayed right here, at the top of this web-page on Answers.com .
Why is the Dome of the Rock important?
This is amazing archaeological building.People do not pray there or use this place for special things, this building is part of the Muslims mosque - El Aqza that very important to them .The reason this building is so popular because this is the symbol of the Palestinian nationality.
How is the Mosque important to the Muslims?
How is the Church important to the christians?
Why is Jerusalem so important to Christianity?
Jerusalem is important because a number of major events that shaped Christianity took place there. It is in Jerusalem that Jesus Christ was crucified and where He arose from.
What were crusades?
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns during the time of Medieval England against the Muslims of the Middle East. In 1076, the Muslims had captured Jerusalem - the most holy of holy places for Christians. Jesus had been born in nearby Bethlehem and Jesus had spent most of his life in Jerusalem. He was crucified on Calvary Hill, also in Jerusalem. There was no more important place on Earth than Jerusalem for a true Christian which is why Christians called Jerusalem the "City of God".However, Jerusalem was also extremely important for the Muslims as Muhammad, the founder of the Muslim faith, had been there and there was great joy in the Muslim world when Jerusalem was captured. A beautiful dome - called the Dome of the Rock - was built on the rock where Muhammad was said to have sat and prayed and it was so holy that no Muslim was allowed to tread on the rock or touch it when visiting the Dome.Therefore the Christian fought to get Jerusalem back while the Muslims fought to keep Jerusalem. These wars were to last nearly 200 years
What were the crusades and what effect did they have?
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns during the time of Medieval Engalnd against the Muslims of the Middle East. In 1076, the Muslims had captured Jerusalem - the most holy of holy places for Christians. Jesus had been born in nearby Bethlehem and Jesus had spent most of his life in Jerusalem. He was crucified on Calvary Hill, also in Jerusalem. There was no more important place on Earth than Jerusalem for a true Christian which is why Christians called Jerusalem the "City of God".However, Jerusalem was also extremely important for the Muslims as Muhammad, the founder of the Muslim faith, had been there and there was great joy in the Muslim world when Jerusalem was captured. A beautiful dome - called the Dome of the Rock - was built on the rock where Muhammad was said to have sat and prayed and it was so holy that no Muslim was allowed to tread on the rock or touch it when visiting the Dome.Therefore the Christian fought to get Jerusalem back while the Muslims fought to keep Jerusalem. These wars were to last nearly 200 years
Why is religion so important in Jerusalem?
because of Abraham and its what they live by
What do Islam mosque?
A mosque or masjid is made up of many things. First, every mosque has an Imam, or Islamic priest who leads the prayers and/or Islamic kutbahs (discussions). A mosque also has a dome shaped roof, some do and some don't. Inside the mosque are bathrooms, a main prayer hall, a women's section for prayers, a small kitchenette, and a small book room for Islamic teachings. Some mosques are bigger than others, so there are more rooms, and some are smaller so there is only those components I mentioned above.
Where is Jerusalem and why was it so important in the crusades?
Jerusalem is in the heart of the modern State of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. It was important during the Crusades due to the religious significance that the city of Jerusalem has in Christianity, especially as concerns the events of the crucifixion.
Why was the al aqsa mosque built?
As any mosque, it was built for God (Allah in Arabic) worship. It was built on zero ground land where prophet Muhammad prayed there during his miraculous journey from Makkah (Mecca) to Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Answer2. Al Aqsa is a mosque caliph Omar built in Jerusalem after conquering it in 638. Before that, there was not any mosque in Jerusalem- as there was not a single Muslim there. Omar needed some "legal ground" for declaring Jerusalem and Palestine, traditionally Jewish and Christian land, "the land of Islam", and in that time, when the people were extremely religious, the best proof was "the Divine Reason". So, Omar took a Kuranic sura( it was The Night Journey, extremely vague and unclear story about how muhammad, in his night dream, travelled from the "Sacred Mosque" to some "furthest mosque" on the back of some mysterious creature, half mule and half dragon, called AlBurak - and used it as a legal claim. Glory be to He Who carried His servant by night, from the Holy Mosque to the Furthest Mosque, the precincts of which We have blessed. so that We might show him some of Our signs. Surely He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. ------------------Sura al-Isra' ------------------Qur'an 17:1 Find me a single word in this nonsense of the Night Journey that this "furthest mosque" was in Jerusalem. And of course anyone who would move such a " legal ground" as a night dream of someone flying on the back of a dragon as the legal claim on some territory would be just laughed over. However, there were over 30,000 horsemen behind Omar´s story, which made laughing over it somewhat risky. But Omar wanted to look not a savage and barbarian but a just and fair- although strict- ruler, and in order to look this he strived to make this insane story about flying dragons minimally credible. In that time people could believe whatever - but they could not believe the story about the mosque standing in Jerusalem if they saw with their own eyes that there was not any mosque . Omar was known for being a resolute man who took the decisions fast. There was not a single mosque in Jerusalem to support Omar´s claim? So, it must be built. And Omar in record time erected in Jerusalem, on the remnants of the Solomon Temple, a primitive wooden structure and said it was that same Al Aqsa - the Furthest mosque- of the Koran. Would you dare to call a liar someone by whose only word 30,000 horsemen would raise to the saddle? In 685AD the Umayyad Khalif, 'Abdul Malik ibn Marwan, reconstructed AlAqsa. Now it was of stone, not of wood. Where was the stone taken from ? From the Christian Church of Our Lady. So, the muslim mosque was built of the stone of the Chrstian Church and built on the place of the Jewish Temple. A wonderful proof to the frequently repeated by Muslims statement that "islam treats with respect all religions ".
