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You're a fucking idiot!Nope; only 2.
In fact, I challenge you to find ONE EXPLICIT reference to Jerusalem in the Quaran...One.
And if you think the Arabs are going to allow Christians free reign to their Holy Sites, well, they DIDN'T for several centuries.
Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem...
Care to make any other dumbass statements?Jerusalem is considered a sacred site in Sunni Islamic tradition, along with Mecca and Medina.
The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic sacred shrine in Jerusalem, built on the Temple Mount.
Jerusalem is not directly mentioned by name in the Qur'an nor is it mentioned by its Arabic translation, "Al Quds". However the Qur'anic verse (17:1) is interpreted by Islamic tafsirs (commentaries) as referring to this journey, with the term "the farthest Mosque" (al-masjid al-Aqsa) referring to the Noble Sanctuary in Jerusalem, where the mosque stands. There he meets other prophets, Abraham, Moses and Jesus in particular.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque is specified of being in Jerusalem as per numerous hadith:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: "Then he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "When the people of Quraish did not believe me (i.e. the story of my Night Journey), I stood up in Al-Hijr and Allah displayed Jerusalem in front of me, and I began describing Jerusalem to them while I was looking at it." Sahih Bukhari: Volume 5, Book 58, Number 226.Part of Jerusalem's significance and holiness to Muslims derives from its strong association with Abraham, David, Solomon, and Jesus. They are all regarded as Prophets of Islam and their stories are mentioned in the Qur'an.
Un hem...an EXPLICIT reference in Islamic canon will do just fine.
Oh! You can't find one!
The references you have as Jerusalem are IMPLIED in the writings WAY PAST the closing of the Suras of the Koran.
Next!