Jerusalem in Muhammad’s Strategy: The Role of the Prophet Muhammad in the Conquest of Jerusalem

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Title: Jerusalem in Muhammad’s Strategy: The Role of the Prophet Muhammad in the Conquest of Jerusalem
Description: This book is the first to study the detailed political relationship between the Prophet Muhammad and Jerusalem in a number of Muslim sources.Usually, the study of this relationship in Muslim sources has always been limited to the oral traditions of the Prophet Muhammad on the virtues of Jerusalem, the Holy Land and al-Aqsa Mosque, in addition to Muhammad's famous Night Journey. This book takes this issue in a new direction, revealing that the Prophet Muhammad was, in fact, the true planner of the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem that took place five years after his death. This conquest marked a major shift in the history of the Holy Land and changed the face of that region. This book opens the gate for understanding the way in which the Prophet Muhammad shaped the image of Jerusalem and built its status in the Muslim mind.
Authors: Abdallah Ma’rouf Omar, Author
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Sieges--Jerusalem
Categories: HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, RELIGION / Islam / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:This book is the first to study the detailed political relationship between the Prophet Muhammad and Jerusalem in a number of Muslim sources.Usually, the study of this relationship in Muslim sources has always been limited to the oral traditions of the Prophet Muhammad on the virtues of Jerusalem, the Holy Land and al-Aqsa Mosque, in addition to Muhammad's famous Night Journey. This book takes this issue in a new direction, revealing that the Prophet Muhammad was, in fact, the true planner of the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem that took place five years after his death. This conquest marked a major shift in the history of the Holy Land and changed the face of that region. This book opens the gate for understanding the way in which the Prophet Muhammad shaped the image of Jerusalem and built its status in the Muslim mind.
ISBN:9781527535817
9781527537354