[1875. This Arab “holy site” – originally two Jewish Temples, then a church - only became holy when the Jews arrived in Israel in growing numbers. Up ‘til then the Muslims let it go to seed. A pattern of triumphalism repeated throughout the Muslim world wherever Islam has encountered infidels’ religious structures or other symbols in land they occupy. Even today this “Mosque” is used more for Arab kids’ soccer games and Muslim riots than for Islamic prayers. df]
It is emulated by around 1.6 billion Muslims around the world today.
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