tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198579165229695971.post1344048332095631588..comments2024-03-25T08:13:40.361+01:00Comments on Frustrated Arab's Diary مذكرات عربي محبط: The Chronology of HistoryRaja Chemayelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366976901389444032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198579165229695971.post-56955787028399809382009-10-31T22:57:06.611+01:002009-10-31T22:57:06.611+01:00If by chance this hill (or Mont) were the same spo...<i>If by chance this hill (or Mont) were the same spot where <br />the Temple of Salomon were accidentally to have been, <br />that spot of land was empty and abandoned<br />since 550 years , before the Muslims ever came in .</i><br /><br />Did you meant that the Muslim mosque was built accidentally on top of the ruins of the Jewish Temples?<br /><br />The Muslim Supreme Council and Waqf <a href="http://www.templeinstitute.org/1925-wakf-temple-mount-guide.pdf" rel="nofollow">published a book in 1925</a>, acknolwedging the pre-Muslim sanctity and holiness of the site, specifically quoting from the book of Samuel in the Bible.<br /><br /><i>"The site is one of the oldest in the world. Its sanctity dates from the earliest (perhaps from pre-historic) times. Its identity with the site of Solomon's Temple is beyond dispute. This, too, is the spot, according to universal belief, on which David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings." (A subsequent footnote refers the reader to 2 Samuel 26:25)</i><br /><br />Like it or not, the Jewish connection to the Temple Mount far predates any Islamic connection.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.com