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To: kellynla

Secondly I thought that Islam’s holiest city (there are thousands of them it seems) is Mecca ... it’s where they bow to pray ... have they ever bowed towards Jerusalem to pray?


19 posted on 06/01/2008 3:55:20 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("I Believe In The Law Until It Interferes With Justice")
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To: SkyDancer
... have they ever bowed towards Jerusalem to pray?

Yes. Before Muhammad got into a fight with the Jews, all Muslims faced Jerusalem to pray.

21 posted on 06/01/2008 4:14:41 PM PDT by reg45
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Yes. It was changed when Muhammed conquered Makkah.


30 posted on 06/01/2008 4:28:29 PM PDT by forkinsocket
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