Jerusalem in the Quran

[kay]

Hello to all the Believers:

Would like to hear some feedback: Many are saying or have said " There is NO mention of Jerusalem in the Quran. Even Daniel Pipes (a hater of Islam) has offered $1 million to anyone who can prove it. I love to hear feedback.

Thanks
Kay

[NOMAD]

salaam bro

I offer you 2 milion if you prove that is mentioned in Quran

Salaam take care

[kay]

Many non-believers state well if Muhammad is a real messenger or prophet why didn't he know about Jerusalem since it is mentioned in the Bible, etc.  Mostly comes from people of the Book.

Peace ,
Kay

[357]

I am probably missing something here;

Arn't all cities in the world made of stone, So why would one of them "need to be" mentioned in the quran which is only basicaly telling us that Righousness is the only way to salvation.

There are many cities older and newer then Jeru...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_time_of_continuous_habitation


 

[kay]

I agree with you. That is an argument people bring up to try to disprove the Quran.

Peace
Kay

[Pazuzu]

Arn't all cities in the world made of stone, So why would one of them "need to be" mentioned in the quran which is only basicaly telling us that Righousness is the only way to salvation.

The Quran does mention certain place names, notably:  Yahtrib,  Midian, Badr, Hunayn, Iram of the Pillars, Saba' (Sheba) and Umm'ul Qura (Mother of Towns).

So what? I don't see how that conflicts with the primary message of righteousness.

As far as Jerusalem goes, there is zero mention of PALESTINE as a whole in the Quran, nor is there any indication whatsoever that Abraham was there.

Peace...

[good logic]

Peace Kay.

Does Jerusalem mean The house of peace?  " Darussalam" in Arabic?

If it is , then there is  " They have -Darussalam" at their Lord..." as near as you can get to mentioning " Jerusalem" in the Koran

Just a thought. I hope others can clarify for you.
Peace.

[BornAgain]

Salaam,

I believe the *City* of Jerusalem is not mentioned in the Qur'aan, in the same light, that the Qur'aan does not mention any other cities. As far as I know, the Qur'aan only states the name of a tribe or a group (i.e. people of 'Ad, people of Yathrib etc).

Just because a certain city is not specifically named, it does not render it completely irrelevant.

One has to note, that a city name may be changed as time progresses. Before Palestine was occupied, the area now known as Jerusalem/Yerushalayim was previously named Al-Quds (and might be named differently 1400 years ago). Some with any other cities in the world. With different rulers/empires, city names would have undergone changes.

It is foolish that such and such names are not mentioned in the Qur'aan...

[GODsubmitter]

The book "Jerusalem in the Quran" by Imran Hosein:

http://www.imranhosein.org/books/37-jerusalem-in-the-quran.html

You can download it and read it here:

http://www.imranhosein.org/media/books/j_in_q.pdf

An interesting read.
i am surprised that people of this thread do not know about this book...