Wednesday, July 04, 2007

BBC Has Got It Wrong

This blurb appears on the BBC website concerning the Temple Mount:

SACRED TO MUSLIMS: Site of Prophet Muhammad's first prayers and ascent into Heaven, home to al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock

SACRED TO JEWS: Site of first and second Temples and the rock on which Abraham offered his son as a sacrifice. Western Wall is the holiest site in Judaism



Questions:

1. What is meant by "first prayers"?

2. Is not the Temple Mount the holiest site whereas the Western Wall is secondary, being but the external support wall?
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1 comment:

  1. Suzanne PomeranzWed Jul 04, 05:00:00 PM

    Muhammed's "ascent into Heaven" was "in his dreams..." not the real thing. In fact, Muhammed NEVER came to Jerusalem.

    And let's make this clear: the son that Abraham took to the top of Mt. Moriah was not just any son, it was Yitzhak - ONLY Yitzhak.

    suzanne

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