Why do Muslim stated that Jerusalem belong to them. Do they really read the history of Jurusalem?

Question

it was center for Christianity, with the construction of sites such as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. uslim forces in 638, Jews were banned from Jerusalem. From that point, the rights of the non-Muslims under Islamic territory were governed by the Pact of Umar,

Answer 1

They stole it from the Christians, who stole it from the Jews.

No; they do not read history.

Answer 2

jerusalem is held to be islamic due to the muslims having had control since saladin and the crusaders agreed to a peace in the region. when the jews returned after 1945 to create a new israeli nation, the muslims left the area at the insistance of the arab leadership who wanted to destroy the jewish state. once they had abandoned the region, the new governm,ent resisted all attempts by the former arab population to return and reclaim their property. additionally, no arab nation at the time would accept the refugees as citizens of the islamic nations, isolating them as non-citizens and thus people without a country. the israelis would have taken them in, but they wanted to eliminate the new country and not live under it.
religion played no part in the conflict, but was the excuse to not accept the new state. under the muslims, it was governed by europeans for centuries and never was worth much because the muslims did nothing to improve their region.

Answer 3

It was the center of the Jews years and years before Jesus was born - It's been the spiritual center of Judiasm since 10th century BCE! If anyone has the claim to Jerusalem it's the Jews.

Answer 4

Jerusalem originally belonged to the Jews, then they were forced out, then came Muslim rule, then came the Crusades where Chrstians took it over, now Jews rightfully rule it again.

The Muslims state that Jerusalem belongs to them because evidently, the Crusades never happened and the Jews pushed them out in 1948, or something equally silly as that.

Answer 5

You're right. Jerusalem does not belong to Muslims. If anything it belongs to Christians and Jews! But if they insist on saying that it belongs to them, at least the should live in it peacefully, without terrorising others....

Where I come from there's an old saying that goes "If they break the Sabbath, next they'll break the Sunday..."

Which means that if Muslims finish with Jews, next they'll be after Christians. The Muslim community should be apologizing for what it has done to Christians over the past centuries. They should live in Jerusalem peacefully. As for being upset about the whole Masjed Aqsa thing… Well since the Jews have the right to the remains of their real temple, I say leave them alone. At least Judaism is a real religion from god, not the Monk Bahira…


And you mentioned the pack of Omar.. Just for all those who rongly believe it was fair to christians... Check out the actual text.

ARTICLES OF THE PACT OF UMAR

We Christians:

1 - We shall not build, in our cities or in their neighborhood, new monasteries,

2 - churches,

3 - convents,

4 - or monks' cells,

5 - nor shall we repair, by day or by night, such of them as fall in ruins

6 - or are situated in the quarters of the Muslims. . . .

7- We shall not give shelter in our churches or in our dwellings to any spy,

8 - nor hide him from the Muslims. We shall not teach the Quran to our children.

9 - We shall not manifest our religion publicly

10 - nor convert anyone to it.

11 - We shall not prevent any of our kin from entering Islam if they wish it.

12 - We shall show respect toward the Muslims, and

13 - we shall rise from our seats if they wish to sit.

14 - We shall not seek to resemble the Muslims by imitating any of their garments, the headgear, the turban, footwear, or the parting of the hair.

15 - We shall not speak as they do,

16 - nor shall we adopt their honorific names.

17 - We shall not mount on saddles,

18- nor shall we gird swords nor bear any kind of arms nor carry them on our persons.

19 - We shall not engrave Arabic inscriptions on our seals.

20 - We shall not sell fermented drinks. (i.e. Alcohol)

21 - We shall not display our crosses or our books in the roads or markets of the Muslims.

22 - We shall only use clappers in our churches very softly.

23 - We shall not raise our voices in our church services or in the presence of Muslims,

24 - nor shall we raise our voices when following our dead.

25 - We shall not show lights on any of the roads of the Muslims or in their markets.

26 - We shall not bury our dead near the Muslims.

27 - We shall not take slave who have been allotted to the Muslims.

28 - We shall not build houses over-topping the houses of the Muslims.


Is that fair...?

Answer 6

I look at this metaphorically. The Hebrews and the Muslims are the grandchildren of Abraham. And just like their fathers, they are in a sibling rivalry over the peices of their common ancestor's estate. Their mother's should have smacked their bottoms a long time ago and told them both to behave.

Answer 7

yes sir
we read the history of Jerusalem, it is first Arabic land , second Jerusalem belongs to all religions Jewish , Christians and Islam, but not only for the Jewish . we Muslims respect Jerusalem but the Jewish forbid Muslims to pray in their mosque ,many times Jewish killed Muslims when they were praying

Answer 8

Jerusalem is a holy sight for many religions honey. Noone actually owns the land-it belongs to God.

Answer 9

Jerusalem has been the capitol of Israel for thousands of years.
I Cr 13;8a. Doesn't matter what anyone else says.

Answer 10

Jerusalem came under Islamic rule during the reign of the second Caliph Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in the year 638. It was a peaceful conquest. The ruling patriarch of the city, whose name was Sophronius, offered the keys of the city to the Caliph himself.


Upon entering the blessed city, the Caliph asked about the location of the mosque of David (al-Masjid al-Aqsa) and the blessed Rock from where the Prophet went in Miraj.

The site was a desolate place at that time. Romans had destroyed the so-called Second Temple in the year 70 CE and no non-Christian or Christian ruler of that city after that ever tried to build any place of worship there.

According to historians, it was a garbage dump, a dunghill for the people of Jerusalem. Umar, upon learning this was the site of the Masjid of Jerusalem and the place from where the Miraj took place, cleaned the place with his own hands and put his forehead in payer on that ground.

The Masjid al-Aqsa was later built in that area.

In 691 CE the Dome of Rock and a more elaborate mosque were constructed. Those were, perhaps, the first most expensive and expansive sacred monuments built in the history of Islam.

Jerusalem was always held in great esteem by Muslims. The Prophet said, "Journeys should not be taken (with the intention of worship) except to three mosques: the Sacred Mosque in Makkah, my Mosque in Madinah and Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem."

On the basis of this Hadith, Muslims always considered it as a religious deed to visit the city of Jerusalem, its mosque and its sacred and blessed precincts. Often pilgrims made it a point to visit Jerusalem on their way to Makkah and Madinah.

Muslim rulers and philanthropists built many hospitals, schools, and religious centers in and around the city. They purchased land in and around the city and dedicated it as a Waqf (endowment) for religious purposes. The whole city is virtually Waqf land that is non-salable and nontransferable.

Many Muslim scholars also migrated and settled in the city. The Al-Aqsa Masjid was a great seat of learning. Thousands of pious people and scholars included provisions in their wills to be buried in Jerusalem. There are thousands, perhaps millions of Muslims' graves in the city of Jerusalem.

Muslims also recognized the rights of Christians and Jews who hold the city dear to their hearts and sacred in their faiths.

Under Islamic rule they were given permission to settle there. When the Caliph Umar made the treaty with the Christian Patriarch Sophronius it was agreed, at the request of the Christian patriarch, that "No Jews will live with them in Aelia (Jerusalem)."

But later, due to Muslim tolerance, this rule was relaxed and Jews were allowed to come and settle in the city.

After the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Salahuddin in the time of the Crusades, Jews were again permitted by Muslims to come back and live in the city. The Crusaders during their 90-year rule (1099 - 1187) had banned both Jews and Muslims from that city.



Conclusion

The city of Jerusalem is very important to Muslims. Muslims have a right to this city religiously, historically and legally. I have mentioned only the religious aspects in this paper. There are three important points to remember about Islam and the city of Jerusalem:

1. In the whole history of Jerusalem, form the time of Prophet David until now, the longest rule of this city belonged to Muslims.

2. Muslims maintained the sacredness of this city in the full sense of the word.

3. Muslims established and practiced the most tolerant multi-religious and multi-faith character of Jerusalem.