Proof that Islamic civilisation was considerably more tolerant and civilised than the horrendous mess we see in Palestine today. We have the West to thank for that.
Proof that Islamic civilisation was considerably more tolerant and civilised than the horrendous mess we see in Palestine today. We have the West to thank for that.
Let’s not forget that when the Christians controlled Jerusalem before the coming of Islam, they did not allow the Jews to settle there. When Umar captured the city, he allowed 70 Jewish families to settle there, becoming the first ruler to do so since the Romans had expelled the Jews.
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Indeed. Christianity traditionally had been extremely anti-Semitic. We see that in the gospels too ironically.
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