Why is Jerusalem a holy city in Christianity and Islam?

Answer 1

it is a hole site fr them because that is were they say there savior will come and for the Jew they say that there saivor ardy came and that they were there befor the musluilms and they say when they got there their was no one there so they calmed it for them self.

Answer 2

For Muslims, there is the Dome of Rock in Jerusalem, where Muhammad (saw) (our Prophet) made a nighttime journey to the heavens. It is the site where we Muslims believe our Prophet (saw) ascended into Heaven. It is where Muhammad (pbuh) rose to Paradise.
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Answer 3

Jerusalem is where Islam's Third Most Holy Site i.e. The Mosque of Al-Aqsa is located. Muslims pray facing in the Direction of Kaaba which is the Cube like structure in Mecca, however, prior to this they use to pray facing in the direction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

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Answer 4

Jerusalem is a holy city for the three Abrahamic religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam per Qur'an revelation to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Refer to related question below regarding the importance of Jerusalem in Judaism. The following concentrate on Jerusalem importance in Christianity and Islam.

Regarding Christians:

• Jerusalem's place in the life of Jesus gives it great importance, in addition to its place in the Old Testament. Jerusalem is the place where Jesus was brought as a child, to be "presented" at the Temple (Luke 2:22) and to attend festivals (Luke 2:41).
• According to the Gospels, Jesus preached and healed in Jerusalem, especially in the Temple courts. There is also an account of Jesus' "cleansing" of the Temple, chasing various traders out of the sacred precincts (Mark 11:15).
• At the end of each of the Gospels, there are accounts of Jesus' Last Supper in an "upper room" in Jerusalem, his arrest in Gethsemane, his trial, his crucifixion at Golgotha, his burial nearby and his resurrection and ascension.
• The earliest Christians were outcast and used the fish symbol to recognize one another to avoid being killed or reprimanded for being Christian by Roman rule.
• Christianity became more popular over time, but made a huge expansion when the Roman Emperor Constantine claimed Christianity as his religion and thus the religion of the Roman Empire.
• Jerusalem is mostly important to Christianity because that is where Jesus Christ; peace be upon him; was brought to occasionally as a child, preached to the poor in his adult life, crucified in the end of his life, and resurrected by God.
• The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is said to have been built over the location where Jesus was crucified and where the tomb was buried.
• In Christianity, the Jewish connection with the city is considered as the account of God's relationship with His chosen people-the original covenant-and the essential prelude to the events narrated in the New Testament, including both universal commandments (e.g. the Ten Commandments) and obsolete or Judaism-specific ones. In medieval times, Christians thought Jerusalem was the center of the world and was so represented in the so-called T and O maps. Byzantine hymns speak of the Cross being "planted in the center of the earth," and the imagery is tied to the concept of the Death and resurrection of Jesus being for the benefit of all mankind.

Regarding Muslims:

• Jerusalem is considered a sacred site in Islamic tradition, along with Makkah (or Mecca) and Almadinah (or Medina). Islamic tradition holds that previous prophets were associated with the city, and that the Islamic prophet Muhammad visited the city on a nocturnal journey. Due to such significance it was the first Qibla (direction of prayer) for Muslims and prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) designated the Al-Aqsa; in East Jerusalem; for pilgrimage.
• The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic sacred and holy mosque in Jerusalem, built on the Temple Mount. This is where Muhammad ascended into heaven and was given the 5 pillars of Islam from Allah (or God in English and same God worshiped in Judaism and Christianity), which is still adopted and practiced today.
• Prophet Muhammad; peace be upon him; had been taken by the miraculous steed Buraq to visit Jerusalem, where he prayed, and then to visit heaven, in a single night in the year 610. The Qur'anic verse (17:1) refers to this journey, with the term "the farthest Mosque" (that refers to al-masjid al-Aqsa or the Noble Sanctuary in Jerusalem, where the mosque stands. There prophet Muhammad; peace be upon him; met other prophets, Abraham, Moses and Jesus in particular.
• The Al-Aqsa Mosque is specified of being in Jerusalem as per numerous hadith. One of them says: "Then he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "When the people of Quraish did not believe me (i.e. the story of my Night Journey), I stood up in Al-Hijr and Allah displayed Jerusalem in front of me, and I began describing Jerusalem to them while I was looking at it." Sahih Bukhari: Volume 5, Book 58, Number 226.
• Another prophet saying is "No journey should be undertaken to visit any mosque but three: this mosque of mine, al-Masjid al-Haraam and Masjid al-Aqsa."
• The holiness of Jerusalem to Muslims derives from its strong association with Abraham, David, Solomon, and Jesus. They are all regarded as Prophets of Islam and their stories are mentioned in the Qur'an.
• In addition, Jerusalem served as the first qibla (direction of prayer) for Muslims. Whilst Muslims were in Mecca, and also for 17-18 months in Medina, Muslims prayed towards Jerusalem. Early mosques in Medina were built to face Jerusalem. In 625, The qibla was changed to the Kaaba in Mecca.
• After Muhammad death, many of his Companions lived in Jerusalem, and upon their death they were buried there.
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Answer 5

Yes.