A Genuine Shocker for Palestinians
Jerusalem – The Great Non- Koran
City
How Often Does its Name Occur in the Koran
Since it is the Most Holy Book of the Islamic Faith
June 8, 2008
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The specific name “Jerusalem” appears countless numbers of times in the both the Old and New Testaments.
Having read the Koran, I can attest the specific name “Jerusalem” does not appear in it.
Do not let it bother you that the Islamic Book of Worship is presented as the Koran, Qoran, Quran, and Kuran. And, for that matter, don’t be surprised at the many different English spellings for the Shiite terrorist army in southern Lebanon, namely, Hizbullah, Hizbollah, Hezbullah, etc. It is quite common to find journalists of differing nationalities in a wildly varying maze of spelling bees when translating or transliterating Arabic into English.
However, the Arabic specific word for “Jerusalem” doesn’t appear in the Koran. One would think a city, which now seems the only one the Palestinians think they must designate as their Capitol, should at least appear once by its proper name in Arabic in
their most Holy Book.
The actual formal specific name “Jerusalem” does not appear in the Old Testament until the Book of Joshua. However, it is quite likely the site was first settled by the descendants of Noah’s son Shem, and was called Salem, with Shem being the High Priest of God on earth in Salem when Abram recovered Lot from his captors. Shem was the oldest man alive on the earth when he met with Abraham in Genesis 14:18-20 and, as such, was the Patriarch of his Tribe, Abraham being in his direct lineage. As such, the greater, Shem, would have blessed the lesser, and Abraham, as the lesser, would have paid tithes to Shem, the king of Salem (later Jerusalem), and the priest of
the most high God. Shem had likely assumed the priestly name Melchizedek.
Judah was a direct descendant of Shem trough Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and Jesus came forth as a High Priest, not from the line of Levi, but from the line of Judah. He is the Lion of Judah.
(See Our Archive Prophecy Update Number 154A – The Mysterious Melchizedek)
Genesis 14:18-20 – And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
[19] And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: [20] And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
Historically, there seems to be no legitimate claim to Jerusalem by the Palestinians.
Begin YNet News Article
Jerusalem and Al-Jazeera’s patience
Dr.
Keidar of university Arab studies department tests Qatari network’s patience by saying during televised interview, ‘Jerusalem not mentioned in Kuran’
Roee Nahmias
June 6, 2008
It can be assumed that Al-Jazeera’s top journalist Jamal Rayyan will not soon forget this year’s Jerusalem Day, which was celebrated this week.
Following reports of Israel’s intentions to construct housing units in areas located beyond the Green Line (1967 borders), the news agency decided to hold an interview with Dr.
Mordechai Keidar, a lecturer from Bar Ilan University’s Department of Arabic Studies. The interview – in Arabic – can be seen in full on youtube.
Rayyan opened with the question, “Mr. Mordechai, is this decision meant to constitute another nail in the coffin of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations?”
The journalist appeared taken aback when Keidar answered, “To tell you the truth I don’t quite understand this.
Must Israel ask permission from some other authority in the world
? It has been our capital for 3,000 years. We have been there since the time your forefathers used to drink wine, bury their daughters alive, and pray to multiple gods.”
Keidar was referring to a period Arabs call Jahiliyyah (ignorance of divine guidance), which prevailed in the Arab world before the time of the Islam. “So then,” he continued, “why must we speak about this? It has been our city for 3,000 years and will be for eternity.”
‘Jerusalem is ours for eternity’
The stunned Rayyan refused to give up. “Excuse me Mr. Mordechai! If you would like to speak about history let’s talk about the Kuran as well.
You cannot deny the existence of Jerusalem in the Kuran! I ask you to refrain from making statements that offend Arabs and Muslims. Let’s please stay with our topic,” he said.
“Jerusalem is not mentioned in the Kuran,” Keidar said.
Rayyan stated the verse that, according to Muslim belief, refers to Jerusalem, but Keidar continued to object. “Jerusalem is not mentioned in the Kuran even once.”
Rayyan continued: “Let’s talk politics, please. Doesn’t this decision oppose the Road Map, which determines that Israel will halt construction of the settlements in Jerusalem?”
“The Road Map does not mention Jerusalem,” Keidar argued. “Jerusalem is outside of negotiations. Jerusalem belongs to the Jews, Period! We cannot discuss Jerusalem in any way.
You return to this issue time and again, but Jerusalem is not referred to in the Road Map. My brother, go and read the Road Map.”
“At this rate Jerusalem will soon include all of the West Bank,” Rayyan countered.
“My brother, Israel does not involve itself in housing that Qatar constructs in the Qatar Peninsula,” Keidar answered. “What do you want with Jerusalem? Jerusalem is ours for eternity and no one, not Al-Jazeera or anyone else, has any say in it. Jerusalem is solely a Jewish city and no one else has any connection to it.”
The interview went on for a few more minutes, after which Rayyan parted from Keidar without thanking him.
It is interesting to point out that Al-Jazeera’s slogan is “The opinion, and the other opinion”. It seems this slogan has never been put to such a test.
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