Quit avoiding the question. hog_waller says that you are a genius on matters of religion. This question should be a chip shot for you.
While Jesus is considered a holy man and the PURE one and Mary is revered, they do not as far as I know believe that Jesus was crucified. They think that Judas was crucified because Jesus was too pure and without blemish to have suffered such a fate.
Mohammed's message from the beginning was that he was the messenger to get the Arabs to return to their original beliefs and give up all the small idols that had crept into their original monothesism.
The Kaaba is thought to be the alter built by Adma and Eve after they fled Eden (Dilmun) and reubilt by Noah after the flood and rebuilt again by Abraham. Jiddah is believed to be the burial place of mother Eve.
I would "guess" that this may be related to the way the Najran Christians believed.
What does Islam teach should be done to Muslims who proclaim that Jesus Christ is God, and who confess their faith in the belief that he was put to death on the cross and was resurrected three days later?Sorry, I had to run somewhere and now that I'm back I notice how you're thinking that I am avoiding you.