The Consecration of Islamic Jerusalem during the Umayyad Period (accounts of omars visit to jerusalem)

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The Consecration of Islamic Jerusalem during the Umayyad Period

Muslims have always had very strong religious linkages with Jerusalem city . Muslims have governed Jerusalem for more than 1000 years . Prophet Muhammad is alleged to have ascended to the heavens from Jerusalem . The city houses the most sacred shrine of the Muslim world , called the Dome of the Rock

No world city can boast of having Universalist principles and a history as rich as Jerusalem 's . A lot of such universalism is due to

Muslim governance for in 13-century period whereby Jerusalem never misplaced its spiritual co-existence and tolerance reputation . Jerusalem 's extraordinary religious mix raised its position past the restrictions of strategic and economic considerations (Talhami , 2000

The Umayyad Caliphate was among the 4 Muslim caliphates set up after Prophet Muhammad died . The4 Umayyad dynasty governed the caliphate for 661 AD to 750 AD . The Ummayads , under Abu Sufyan 's leadership , were mainly a business family from the Quraysh clan based in Mecca . Initially , they had opposed Islam , and did not convert until AD 627 . However , the afterwards turned to be famous officers governed by Muhammad plus his immediate heirs . During the initial Muslim battle (fitnah 656 -661 , the son of Abu Sufyan , Muawiyah who was at that time Syrian governor , defeated Ali , the fourth caliph and a son-in-law to Muhammad . Muawiyah subsequently installed himself to be the initial Umayyad caliph ( HYPERLINK "http /wsu .edu dee /ISLAM /UMAY .HTM " http /wsu .edu dee /ISLAM /UMAY...