It's the Israeli government that controls access to the Temple Mount and prevents non-Muslims from praying there. Its for both security and religious reasons.
Actually I said Jews were not allowed to pray at the Temple Mount. Yes the Isreali government have denied their own people to pray at the Temple mount so as to keep the peace. They were willing to sacrifice their own rights for the sake of keeping the peace. I don't think the Muslims would even entertain such ideas of compromise especially to the Jews.
Jewish visitors are allowed to visit the Temple Mount during certain times, but are not permitted to pray there, in order to avoid provoking interreligious conflict.
The Temple Mount, known in Hebrew as “Har HaBayit,” located in the Old City of Jerusalem, is considered one of the holiest sites in Judaism and Islam, and is central to the Christian Gospels. It is also known as Haram al-Sharif in Islam, which means "The Noble Sanctuary." For decades it has been...
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Islam teaches that Muhammad, is currently in al Barzakh waiting on the day of ressurection.
“Verily, you [Muhammad] will certainly die, and they will die too.” (Az-Zumar:30)
“Barzakh is the grave. Its duration commences from the time of death until the Day of Judgement.” (al-Kāfi)
Ok so what about Christ. Is Christ also in the grave awaiting the day of judgement or does Islam teach that Christ sits with the Father and is the Judge of all those waiting in the graves including Muhummad.
Unlike Muhammad, Islam teaches that God raised Jesus up to heaven, body and soul, and until now he is still alive in the presence of God,
In the presence of God like Elijah but not seated at the right hand of God as God Himself. They relegate Christ as another prophet and not as God Himself.
I am not sure what you mean by "unlike Muhammad. Isn't the Koran and Islam inspired by Muhammad.
and he will return again on judgment day, where he will defeat the anti-Christ, die, and be raised up.
Yes raised up like everyone else including the great Phophets. But Christ has already been raised up when he was raised from the dead and will not only defeat the antichrist but will be the Judge of all.
This is the deception that Islam have conjured. They give Christ some special status as an ordinary man but not as God and switch the status from God to Holy man as a Prophet like the other Prophests. But then thats really no different to atheists admitting there was a great prophet and religious teacher in a man called Christ while denying His Godly status.
And for claiming that they killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the messenger of God. In fact, they never killed him, they never crucified him - they were made to think that they did. All factions who are disputing in this matter are full of doubt concerning this issue. They possess no knowledge; they only conjecture. For certain, they never killed him. (Qur’an 4:157)
Of course they are going to say this. The aim is to denounce Jesus status as the Son of God who was raised from the dead, to defeat death and sin. This is the core of Christian belief and central to Gods promise and prophesy to send a saviour, Messiah from the line of Kind David who would be slaughtered like a lamb in sacrifice but would then rise again 3 days later.
By denying this status they have to also create a narrative that Christ was not killed. Otherwise if He was killed he could not be taken up to Heaven as the Koran says. If He was killed and then rose again this would confirm His status as Christians have witnessed at that time.
In other words they are not only denying Christs status they also have to deny the New Testament and Gospels as liars and frauds. That is why many islamist as passionately against acknowledging Christs status as its a direct threat to their own teachings.
When Jesus descends, his spirit and his breath will cause every unbeliever it finds to die. His breath will reach the distance of his sight, so his breath will reach the Dajjāl [the anti-Christ] at the distance of a span from the gate of Lydda. (Kitab al-fitan)
Jesus son of Mary will catch the Dajjāl after he flees from him, so when his descend reaches him, he will catch him at the eastern gate of Lydda and kill him. (Abū Umāma al-Bāhilī)
"Peace is upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the Day I get resurrected alive.” That is Jesus son of Mary; the Word of truth about which they doubt. (Qur'an 19:33-34)
Yes they acknowledge Christ but they deny the most central and powerful point about Christ. That is the problem. No amount of attributing greatness to Christ as an ordinary man (son of Mary) will substitute for denting CHrist status as (Son of God). Thats why they keep repeating the phrase "son of Mary" to create the narrative he was just son of humans and not the Son of God.
And while denying the the deity of Jesus and him being the son of God, he is described in many other ways that Muhammad is not.
Thats good because Muhammad was not an ideal person to be compared to even for a holy man. But like I said the whole point was to deny Christs status. They had no choice but to acknowledge Christ as a great man because of the influence He had on people around the world at that time and the stories of His life were still strong in the narratives told.
So they substituted this by making out Christ was great but not so great that they deny the most important part of His Status because that conflicted with their own narrative that there is only one God Allah and he has no son.
The many platitudes they give Christ don't make up for the denial of the central importance of Christ being the Son of God who died and rose again for our sins. That Christ is the Word and that all things, all Creation, everything was made through Him and nothing would exist if not through Christ.
The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, is the Messenger of God, and His Word that He conveyed to Mary, and a Spirit from Him. (Qur'an 4:171)
We gave Jesus, son of Mary, profound miracles and supported him with the Holy Spirit. Had God willed, their followers would not have fought with each other, after the clear proofs had come to them. Instead, they disputed among themselves; some of them believed, and some disbelieved. (Qur’an 2:253)
And who is the Holy Spirit but Christs spirit, Gods spirit who came to us after Christs ressurrection and accended into Heaven. We can only have the Holy Spirit if Christ was crucified and rose again from the grave
John 14:15-18.
“'These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. '”
And what was the Holy Spirit but the bearer and witness of Christs truth as being the way, truth and life and that no one comes to the Father except through Christ. That you must believe and accept Christ as Lord and saviour to be Born again of the spirit. Islam also denies the Trinity of God in that God, Christ and the Holy Spirit are one and the same God.
Islam is more or less plagiarizing the Bible, Christs own words and then changing it to suit the creation of their own religion.
Acts 2:33
Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.
Ironically Islam and the Koran also teaches that what the Bible says is true and that Christian should abide by what God has sent to them.
“Let the people of the Gospel judge by what God has sent down in it” (Qur'an 5:47).
and Verse 6:115
The word of your Lord is perfect, no one can change His words and He is the hearing and Knowing.
Verse (5:47)
and the followers of the Injeel (Gospels) should have judged by what Allah revealed in it; and whoever did not judge by what Allah revealed, those are they that are the transgressors.
So even the Koran says Christs words are Truth and should be followed otherwise Christians are sinners. Muslims should be supporting the Bible not denouncing and changing it.
