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The Names of God
God created our nation with all the gifts we would need to grow and prosper! He didn’t have one nation in mind. The head of John the Baptist, revered in Islam as the prophet Yahya, is believed to be in a shrine inside the mosque, which also houses one of only four authorized original copies of the Quran. According to the Islamic tradition it was first built by the first prophet Adam, after Noah’s Flood the flood of the prophet Nūḥ (Noah), it was then rebuilt by Abraham (ʾIbrāhīm) and his son Ishmael (Ismāʿīl), it has been rebuilt several times. The Umayyad Mosque is also the place where Muslims believe the prophet Isa (Jesus) will return at the end of times, atop the “Minaret of Isa” of the mosque, during the time of a Fajr prayer. The Kaaba or Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, is the most sacred holy place of Islam and a Qibla of the Muslims, contains al-Bayt ul-Ma’mur spiritually above the Kaaba, contains the Maqam Ibrahim, Hateem, and the Al-Hajar-ul-Aswad which belonged in Jannah to Adam and Eve (Adam and Hawa).
The mosque also holds special importance to Shia Muslims since it contains shrines commemorating Husayn ibn Ali and the Ahl al-Bayt, made to walk there from Iraq, after the Battle of Karbala. According to Shia belief, the tomb also contains the remains of the prophets Adam and Noah. The city of Hebron in Palestine, which contains the Ibrahimi Mosque, is also considered by some to be the fourth holiest site in Islam. Masjid an-Nabawi or The Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, contains the grave of Muhammad. Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is located in Medina, making the city the second-holiest site in Islam, after Mecca. The Kaaba is the holiest site, followed by the al-Masjid an-Nabawi (The Prophet’s Mosque), al-Aqsa Mosque compound, and other sites mentioned in the Hadith, as well Umayyad Mosque, Ibrahimi Mosque. They may well have prevented as much material poverty as Mother Teresa and her saints have reduced the spiritual suffering caused by existing poverty. Mask dances are held immediately after the death of a person and sometimes long after they have passed on to the next life. One of the great things about life and living is that people are defined by diversity. Many people have become accustomed to saying “bless you” or “gesundheit” when someone sneezes.
In Sunni Islam, all sites which have been mentioned in the Hadith are holy to Sunni Muslims. Similar to Sunni Islam and other sects, the Holiest sites in Shia Islam are Mecca, followed by Medina and then Al Aqsa. Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq, is the holiest site for Shia Muslims after the Holy Sites in Mecca and Medina. The shrine’s significance in Shia Islam is profound. Various other cites and mosques across the Islamic world are claimed to be fourth holiest site in Islam or among the holiest. The city of Kairouan, Tunisia, is considered by some to be the fourth holiest city in Islam after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound (Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa) in Jerusalem is the third holiest site in Islam. Local tradition holds that seven pilgrimages to the Great Mosque of Kairouan equals one pilgrimage to Mecca. Islam, one of the world’s great monotheistic religions, has Saudi Arabia as its heartland.
2. If B becomes as great as A at t2, then B changes. Imam Ali is revered by all Muslims but by Shia in particular as a paragon of justice, knowledge, and piety. His burial site has thus become a symbol of Shia identity and faith. Within the city lies the Sanctuary of Abraham, the traditional burial site of the biblical Patriarchs and Matriarchs, and the Ibrahimi Mosque, built on top of the tomb to honor Abraham, is also often considered to be the fourth holiest in Islam. The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus is often considered the fourth holiest site in Islam. The city of Harar in Ethiopia is considered by some to be the fourth holiest city in Islam. The town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, whose libraries contain many ancient manuscripts, is claimed by some to be the seventh holiest city in Islam. How can an understanding of Islam help us to tackle the pressing problems in the world today, especially violence?