Posted on 07/19/2020 1:25:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during Muslim prayers, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday, as work to prepare the building for use as a mosque continues.
Hagia Sophia dates back to the sixth century and has a history as both a church and a mosque before it was turned into a museum.
In an interview with broadcaster NTV, Kalin said some mosaics of Mary and Gabriel that are positioned in the direction of Qiblah, where Muslims face during prayer, would be covered with curtains.
He said other mosaics of Jesus and other Christian figures did not pose an obstacle for Muslim prayers because they are not located in the direction of Qiblah. But he did not say whether they would remain uncovered at all times.
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Who thinks that covering the mosaics over will satisfy the Mohamedans?
Pertinent point.
The mosaics reveal that the building was a cathedral long before the Muslims conquered Turkey.
The mosaics reveal the true owners of the cathedral.
They also reveal what has been true of Islam for over 1400 years. They see, they attack, they conquer, they destroy, they dominate, they seize churches and turn them into mosques.
If not, Muslims will probably deface or obliterate the images as sacrilege within their mosque.
The curtains will only hide the crime. So yes, the curtains will stay up.
I want Constantinople back.
I’m ready to sign up for a Crusade.
Any Muslim crossing my property must be saran-wrapped and covered by a curtain.
Political islam on its never ending march. No different than the barbary pirates of old.
JoMa
Muslims have no interest in coexistence...
Curtains is somewhat better than the plaster that covered the mosaics for centuries.
I remember touring St. Sophia in 1953. The mosaics had not long been uncovered then. They had been plastered over by the Ottomans when the building was converted for use as a mosque. They were uncovered and Sophia repurposed as a museum when Turkiye was looking for tourist income.
I want the whole Byzantine Empire back...Emperor included!
The Talibanned continue to cover up and destroy historical truths around the globe.
I bet they get mad after the Dome of the Rock is turned into a Synagogue.
So what’s your point?
You can advocate for taking it back. But they took it in 1453.
It’s admirable that they defend their faith. Why don’t Christians do the same?
“I want Constantinople back”
First, you should want Christians to burn with righteous indignation and band together to reverse the Muslim conquests.
If you don’t get that, Notre Dame and Westminster Abbey will be mosques before Hagia Sophia is a cathedral.
“Muslims have no interest in coexistence.”
And why should they? Their devotion to their faith is admirable.
But their disdain for the infidel is reprehensible.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. John 18:36
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