[Publius6961]

But I doubt the mosque guardians would ever permit anyone to challenge their assertion that a caliph built the mosque; or that anyone was ever there before muslims...,p>The muslims, not being big on logic, fail to cite the biggest mystery of all...

The site of al-aqsa was originally a small prayer house built by caliph Umar, who was born in 581, when mohammed was 11.

When mohammed in his drug-induced stupor dreamed that he was taken to heaven (and returned) in a single night, no mosque yet existed in Jerusalem!

Pretty good trick!

[Mmogamer]

If the prophet was only 11 when it was built, who was it a prayer house to? The guy couldn’t have been a caliph then?
Or does caliph predate islam?