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To: Thibodeaux

There is no such thing as a holy mosque.


15 posted on 11/26/2017 8:19:53 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
There is no such thing as a holy mosque.

Correct. It's a mosk.

18 posted on 11/26/2017 8:25:12 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, RINOs...same thing)
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To: BenLurkin
Actually there are and have been for hundreds of years. For your enlightenment....... Wiki Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (Arabic: خادم الحرمين الشريفين‎ Khādim al-Ḥaramayn aš-Šarīfayn; Turkish: İki Kutsal Cami'nin Hizmetkârı), sometimes translated as Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries or Protector of the Two Holy Cities, is a royal style that has been used by many Islamic rulers including the Ayyubids, the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt, the Ottoman Sultans, and the modern Saudi kings.[1] The title refers to the ruler taking the responsibility of guarding and maintaining the two holiest mosques in Islam, Al-Masjid al-Haram (the Sacred Mosque) in Mecca and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque) in Medina.[1][2] History[edit] Saladin The inaugural holder of the title Selim I Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia It is believed that the first person to use the title was Saladin.[3] After defeating the Mamluks and gaining control of the two Muslim holy cities, Mecca and Medina in 1517, the Ottoman Sultan Selim I adopted the title. Rather than style himself the Ḥākimü'l-Ḥaremeyn (as The Ruler of The Two Holy Cities), he accepted the more pious title Ḫādimü'l-Ḥaremeyn (as The Servant of The Two Holy Cities).[4][5][6] This title was used by all subsequent Ottoman Caliph Sultans until Mehmed VI, the last. The first King of Saudi Arabia to assume the title was Fahd bin Abdul Aziz in 1986.[1] He replaced the term "His Majesty" with "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques". The reigning king, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, took the same title after the death of King Abdullah, his half brother, on 23 January 2015.[2]
19 posted on 11/26/2017 8:26:13 AM PST by Thibodeaux (whites seem to actually be supreme)
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