IN 614 CE, the Sasanians take possession of Palestine and Jerusalem. As a result Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem after being banished by Hadrian in 135 CE. Later in 628 CE, Emperor retakes Jerusalem and allows the massacre of Jews. However, ten years later, Muslim Caliph Umar takes Jerusalem. Under Muslim rule, Jews were not allowed to settle in agreement with Christian demands. However, they were later allowed to resettle later.
In Islam, Jerusalem becomes a sacred place because of the construction of the Dome of the Rock and the construction of the Al-Aqsa mosque which is regarded as "the Farthest" mosque. The Dome of the Rock also had an inscription that showed they accepted Jews and Christians but took issue with viewing God as a Trinity as proclaimed by Christians. Muslims always have to pray toward a particular direction. At the core of Islam are the Five Pillars of Islam which dictate practices of their beliefs which include praying daily, making a pilgrimage to Mecca, and giving to the needy. When a person is making a pilgrimage called Hajj, they decorate their doors to ward off people that may steal from them for it they did they would receive 3x the sin for stealing.
The Al-aqsa mosque was created as an alternative place of worship because the journey from Damascus to Saudi Arabia was very long. The building has no graven images but does have lots of geometric designs.Under Islamic rule, Christians and Jews were tolerated because they were people of the book who worshiped the same God as Muslims. Later the Crusaders retook Jerusalem in 1099.
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