For all my illiterate brothers and sisters please read about Muslims in Israel .... Before you say there are no Muslims in Israel . Fact from Wikipedia Islam is a major religion in both Israel and the Palestinian territories. Muslims, mostly Arab citizens of Israel, constitute 17% of the Israeli population,[1] making them the second largest religious group in Israel after Israeli Jews. Islam is the religion of the majority of the Palestinian population residing in the Palestinian territories, with Muslims comprising 75% of the population of the West Bank,[2] and 99% of the population of the Gaza Strip, ahead of believers of Judaism and Christianity.[3] Jerusalem is Islams third holiest city after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.[4] The Haram al Sharif (Temple Mount) of Jerusalem is believed by Muslims to be the location from which Muhammad ascended to Jannah (paradise). Jerusalem indirectly mentioned by name in the Quran. This widely accepted Islamic belief raises the religious and spiritual importance to them of the Dome of the Rock and the adjacent al-Aqsa Mosque. Only Muslims are allowed to pray on the Temple Mount which is managed day to day by the Islamic Waqf, an administrative body taking responsibility for the conduct of Islamic affairs in the region of the Temple Mount.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:27:00 +0000
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