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Great point and link. Thanks.

Yes, in fact Solomon (Suleiman), Moses (Musa), Aaron (Harun) and the Torah (Towraat), along with Jesus (Isa) and the virgin Mary (Maryam) are all mentioned in the Koran (Quran). And, moslems do accept & honour them, though as "prophets" (except for Mary who is viewed as a holy person but not a prophet). In Islamic tradition Solomon is known as a divinely-appointed King.

But, they see them as "Islamic" prophets (that's what I meant when saying the moslems Islamicize everything), because they are descended from Adam thru to Abraham. The division occurs thereafter with Ishmael (for Mohamad) and Isaac (for Moses, Jesus and Mary).

In making such statements, Sabri and Arafat not only blatantly denied history, archeology, and the teachings of the Bible, but they also denied the words of the Quran. From the time of the Revelation of the Noble Quran until recently, all Muslims unanimously accepted that the Haram as-Sharif, or Holy Esplanade, on which the Dome of the Rock today stands is the same place where Solomon’s and Zorobabel’s Temples once stood. As a matter of fact, Haram as-Sharif, the Sacred Area of Temple Mount, includes a place called Solomon’s Standpoint, or Maqam Sulayman—according to the Muslim tradition, Solomon used to sit there and supplicate while Hiram’s masons were engaged in building the Temple.

Mr Jihad's view along w/ those of others such as Arafart is naturally a political one, not a historical reality.

My personal view is that the Koran was not a divine revelation to Mohamad by Archangel Gabriel (as moslems would like to believe). Nor was it written by Mo. Rather, its content, in parts, draws upon previous holy books. Just as many Islamic traditions, beliefs & practices do. Also, Mohamad had many companions, including Zoroastrian, Jewish and Christian priests, before deciding to declare himself the final "prophet or messenger" of God.