Posted on 04/05/2020 7:01:53 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Right now, most of the pitched battles between Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem concerns Jews trying to pray in the vicinity of the spurious Al-Aqsa. I say spurious since any competent historian, with only the must rudimentary knowledge, could dismiss Muslim claims in five minutes or less.
The Muslims assert that Mohammed rode al-Buraq -- a mule with the face of a woman -- to Al Aqsa (the Furthest Mosque), in Jerusalem, where from thence, he ascended to heaven.
The ascent to heaven is called: al-Miraj, from where we get the word: mirage. A more ridiculous and fantabulous story could not be postulated.
The official histories of Islam note that, at that time, Mohammed was in the Hejaz -- the west coast of Saudi Arabia. The armies of Islam would not reach Jerusalem until five years after Mohammed’s death. Hence, there was no mosque in Jerusalem for Mohammed to visit in his lifetime. Offical Islamic histories undercut Islam’s ridiculous claims.
The whole story is an outright lie, and you probably read this in under five minutes. Al-Aqsa should be referred to as “The Southern Mosque,” in reference to its location on the Temple Mount. It does not merit the Islamic title.
There is an even more damaging theory, starting to bubble up in academic circles, that Islam actually came out of Petra, not Mecca, and that Mohammed is a quasi-historical figure, invented by the Caliph Abd al-Malik in order to create a mythology to legitimize his power base.
If so, Mohammed, of Petra, might conceivably have visited Jerusalem as a “tourist.” However, the rest of the whole history of Islam falls apart -- as Mecca would be shown to be a fraud; and hence, Islam itself would be demonstrably false at the core,
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
A flying “mule with the face of a woman.”
Is this a mainstream belief?
And if so, are we supposed to treat these people seriously?
Rebuild the Temple.
Hey, that mule's kinda cute. Must not have had goats yet
And this is the ONLY miracle of mad mo documented in the koran.
I wondered where Calip Baraq got his name....
Judging from some of the 'slime women I've seen, how would you know the difference?
Some would say AOC is a woman with the face of a mule, LOL.
As it reads in the Koran, it’s not particularly miraculous.
Islam is a fraud.
The largest delusion to have ever gripped a major portion of humanity for almost 1400 years that has killed hundreds of millions.
Yes I read about Petra previously
Yes I read about Petra previously
Doesn’t matter. As George Costanza said it’s not a lie if you believe it.
“A mule with the face of a woman...Are we supposed to take these people seriously?”
I don’t know. I’ve seen a woman with the face of a mule.
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Good Article! Thanks for the ping.
Well there’s the origin theory of the mule:
Q: How does an Arab find his mare horse stuck in the bushes?
A: very satisfying
Flying?
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