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Reader comment on item: Claiming Jerusalem is in the Koran
Submitted by Taj (United States), Apr 3, 2012 at 15:11
Of course Jerusalem is not mentioned by name in the Quran, hence the challenge to find it is insignificant. Who said is needs to be? That the city and it's religious sites are significant to Islam and Muslims does not hinge on whether a word is or isn't found in the Quran.
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| 1 | You have poor arguments [39 words] | mathieu | Jul 30, 2015 13:55 | 224494 | |
 Another victim of Arabian imperialism [100 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 18, 2015 12:54 | 224494 | ||
| On Jerusalem in the quran [10 words] | sara | Aug 23, 2013 14:51 | 209185 | ||
| 2 | Q17:1 is really about the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt [1126 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 21, 2013 11:00 | 209185 | |
| Reply to dhimmi no more [63 words] | Sara | Sep 23, 2013 04:52 | 209185 | ||
| 2 | Muslims taqiyya and more of the same [130 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 28, 2013 11:27 | 209185 | |
| Dhimmi from 'the mother's side of family' [78 words] | Prashant | Sep 29, 2013 14:20 | 209185 | ||
| query or two to dhimmi no more reg. soorat al isra' [287 words] | Shmuel Froman | Sep 13, 2015 13:54 | 209185 | ||
| 1 | You are editing! Not a good start [77 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 15, 2015 09:51 | 209185 | |
| I didnt skew your reading but rather simplified [58 words] | Shmuel Froman | Sep 18, 2015 12:34 | 209185 | ||
| Teaching Arabic to wannabe Arabs [320 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 18, 2015 17:32 | 209185 | ||
| Q17:1 is about the exodus of the Jews [214 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 19, 2015 07:54 | 209185 | ||
| Kalam Mukarrar and Variant Traditions [161 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 19, 2015 08:54 | 209185 | ||
| I don't see any mention of even al-Buraq in Q17:1 [656 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 19, 2015 10:11 | 209185 | ||
| 1 | Lisan al-Arab and teaching one tablighee at a time [338 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 19, 2015 12:57 | 209185 | |
| 1 | Reality check [267 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 22, 2015 17:47 | 209185 | |
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| I love this logic. [123 words] | crankyjoe | Sep 17, 2013 22:15 | 205090 | ||
| EClaiming Jerusalem is in the Koran [130 words] | abu-Maryama | Sep 19, 2013 10:20 | 205090 | ||
| 1 | Muslim logic at its best [511 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 21, 2013 09:52 | 205090 | |
| 1 | Aristotle and Muslims [314 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 21, 2013 10:39 | 205090 | |
| flawed logic [64 words] | GG | Oct 31, 2014 20:33 | 205090 | ||
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| 2 | A Muslim Perspective [68 words] | Ali | Jan 21, 2013 19:45 | 202716 | |
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| 4 | sura 17 [233 words] | David Reid Ross | Apr 4, 2012 23:39 | 194980 | |
| 2 | Psalm 2:6 - a Better Promise for Jerusalem than Sura 17 [145 words] | M. Tovey | Apr 9, 2012 15:37 | 194980 | |
| 1 |  Irrelevant [53 words] | Taj | Apr 3, 2012 15:11 | 194941 | |
| It's relevant [45 words] | GG | Oct 31, 2014 20:43 | 194941 | ||
| 8 | My Christian Bible says ALL of Israel is for the Jews. [51 words] | Phil Greend | Mar 9, 2012 17:22 | 194215 | |
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| Jews and Other Semetic people [135 words] | Hamad | Mar 13, 2012 06:24 | 194215 | ||
| Remembering Why Abraham's Promise Through Isaac and Jacob is Still in Effect [134 words] | M. Tovey | Mar 19, 2012 11:14 | 194215 | ||
| Crusades [58 words] | mo | May 6, 2012 15:38 | 194215 | ||
| 2 | Jerusalem Has Always Been the LORD's [482 words] | M. Tovey | Jun 7, 2012 11:19 | 194215 | |
| 1 | Long Muslim Rule? [46 words] | Scribe | Mar 8, 2012 20:57 | 194184 | |
| Here is something to look at [358 words] | jason | Mar 8, 2012 19:52 | 194181 | ||
| 1 | Jerusalem in the Qu'ran??? [121 words] | Susan H. Somerville | Mar 7, 2012 21:25 | 194126 | |
| 2 | THE QUR'AN ... [64 words] | Nicholas Voss | Mar 7, 2012 20:51 | 194125 | |
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| 2 | How can anyone take it seriously? [13 words] | Joe Spivack | Mar 7, 2012 13:05 | 194094 | |
| Jerusalem in the Koran? [7 words] | John | Mar 7, 2012 12:56 | 194091 | ||
| 5 | Deuteronomy 9:6 [183 words] | Abu Nudnik | Mar 7, 2012 10:55 | 194081 | |
| Abraham was a Hebrew to Whom Jerusalem was Promised in the Tanach - Not the Quran [214 words] | M. Tovey | Mar 7, 2012 19:29 | 194081 | ||
| 1 | Bible Translation [47 words] | Peter Herz | Mar 18, 2012 15:46 | 194081 | |
| 12 | Historical Jihad [142 words] | Dr. Richard Benkin | Mar 7, 2012 06:30 | 194071 | |
| 1 | Consequence of conquest [70 words] | Yechiel Shlipshon | Mar 24, 2012 17:42 | 194071 | |
| 2 | Is it justifiable for muslims to fight against non-muslims? [181 words] | ZUMA | Apr 20, 2012 22:24 | 194071 | |
| 1 | Fact that there are some non-muslims that are under the protection of Allah [139 words] | ZUMA | Apr 30, 2012 05:40 | 194071 | |
| 1 | Fantasy as historical revisionism [30 words] | gama | May 8, 2012 03:39 | 194071 | |
| 1 | lets just make up stuff... [149 words] | donvan | May 12, 2012 20:56 | 194071 | |
| Evidence from Quran that Allah calls us not to torment non-muslims [114 words] | ZUMA | May 15, 2012 21:22 | 194071 | ||
| Evidence from Quran that Allah did rescue non-muslims in the past [87 words] | ZUMA | May 15, 2012 21:28 | 194071 | ||
| 1 | say again?? [22 words] | donvan | May 16, 2012 21:35 | 194071 | |
| 1 | history.. [39 words] | donvan | May 16, 2012 21:42 | 194071 | |
| No Evidence of Islamic Torment? Need to Have a Better Explanation That Hamas Will Buy [115 words] | M. Tovey | May 17, 2012 18:45 | 194071 | ||
| 1 | Muslims have existed ever since the creation of Adam [122 words] | ZUMA | May 17, 2012 21:41 | 194071 | |
| 2 | Quran demands alternative way to treat non-muslims and that is doing good deeds & preaching to them [400 words] | zuma | May 18, 2012 08:47 | 194071 | |
| roots.... [108 words] | donvan | May 20, 2012 16:28 | 194071 | ||
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| 1 | Think [47 words] | Guy Macher | May 31, 2012 18:02 | 194071 | |
| Answer to Dr.Benkin [96 words] | Barkani | Mar 2, 2013 08:56 | 194071 | ||
| Still sounds like "convert or die" [23 words] | GG | Oct 31, 2014 20:40 | 194071 |
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