There is no reference in
the Holy Koran to the city of Mecca by name, nor by implication.
ALL references, in the Holy Koran, to the City of Peace refer to Jerusalem,
NOT to Mecca. The word Mecca does
NOT mean the City of Peace; the word Jerusalem
DOES mean City of Peace in Hebrew.
Please see:
Sura 2:125-127,
2:144,
3:96-97,
5:98,
6:92,
9:7,
9:19,
9:28,
9:108,
14:35,
17:1,
22:25-26,
27:91,
42:7,
48:22-25,
Sura 90:1-2 and
Sura 95:1-4,
all of which direct us to turn and face
Jerusalem, where Abraham offered his miracle son
Isaac and became a “friend of God”.
King of kings' Bible - Sura 2:125-127
2:125. Remember We made The House a place of assembly for men and a place of safety and take ye The Station of Abraham (Mt. Moriah -
Gen. 22:2) as a place of prayer and We Covenanted with Abraham and
ISAAC (
Gen. 17:21), that they should sanctify
My House for those who compass it round, or use it as a retreat, or bow, or prostrate themselves (there, in prayer).
2:126. And
remember Abraham said:
"My Lord, make this a City of PEACE (Jeru-SALEM in Hebrew), and feed its people with fruits,- such of them as believe God and in the Last Day." He said: "(Yea), and such as reject Faith,- for a while will I grant them their pleasure, but will soon drive them to the torment of Fire,- an evil destination (indeed)!"
2:127. And remember Abraham and
ISAAC (
Gen. 17:21,
22:2;
Sura 37:101-102,
112-113) raised the foundations of The House (with this prayer): "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: For Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Sura 2:144. We see the turning of thy face (for guidance) to the heavens: now shall We turn thee to a Sacrifice that shall please thee?
Turn thy face in the direction of THE Holy Place: Wherever ye are, turn your faces in
that direction.
The people of The Book (Bible) know well that that is the truth from their Lord (
1 kings 8:29-30;
2 Chron 3:1). Nor is God unaware of what they do.
Sura 6:92. And this (Koran) is a Book which We have sent down, bringing blessings, and confirming (the revelations) which came before it: that thou mayest warn
the Mother of Cities (Jerusalem -
Isaiah 1:1,
21, 52:1-2, 62:11-12;
Matt. 23:37, Gal. 4:26) and all around her (just like almost all of the previous Prophets were also told to do). Those who believe in the Hereafter (also) believe this (Book), and they are constant in guarding their prayers.
Sura 14:35.
Remember Abraham said: "O my Lord! Make this city one of peace (Jeru-salem, city of peace) and security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols.
Sura 42:7. Thus have We sent by inspiration to thee an Arabic Koran: that thou mayest warn the Mother of Cities (Jerusalem –
Jer. 15:5-8,
Matt. 5:35,
Gal. 4:26) and all around her,- and warn (them) of The Day of Assembly, of which there is no doubt: (when) some will be in The Garden, and some in The Blazing Fire.
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Direct Comparison:
Sura 48:22-25 -
Yusuf Ali
48:22. If the Unbelievers should fight you, they would certainly turn their backs; then would they find neither protector nor helper.
48:23. (Such has been) the practice (approved) of Allah already in the past: no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.
48:24. And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Makka, after that He gave you the victory over them. And Allah sees well all that ye do.
48:25. They are the ones who denied Revelation and hindered you from the Sacred Mosque and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching their place of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing women whom ye did not know that ye were trampling down and on whose account a crime would have accrued to you without (your) knowledge, (Allah would have allowed you to force your way, but He held back your hands) that He may admit to His Mercy whom He will. If they had been apart, We should certainly have punished the Unbelievers among them with a grievous Punishment.
Sura 48:22-25 -
King of kings' Bible
48:22. If the Unbelievers should fight you, they would certainly turn their backs; then would they find neither protector nor helper.
48:23. (Such has been) the practice (approved) by "I AM" already in the past:
NO CHANGE wilt thou find in the practice (approved) by "I AM" (
Heb. 13:8).
48:24. And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and your hands from them
in the midst of the physical altercation*, after that He gave you the victory over them. And "I AM" sees well all that ye do.
48:25. They are the ones who denied revelation and hindered you
from the Holy Place and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching their place of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing women whom ye did not know that ye were trampling down and on whose account a crime would have accrued to you without (your) knowledge, ("I AM" would have allowed you to force your way, but He held back your hands) that He may admit to His Mercy whom He will. If they had been apart, We should certainly have punished the Unbelievers among them with a grievous Punishment.
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*Note: The morally and intellectually bankrupt attempt to promote pagan Mecca as “the Holy Place”, “Mother of Cities”, “City of Peace” and the place where the First and
ONLY House of God (Solomon's Temple) was built (where animals were sacrificed), hinges on the
deceitful insertion of “Mecca” into
ONE VERSE, Sura 48:24, in all of the
intentional mistranslations of the Koran.
The Arabic word “makkah” does
NOT translate to “Mecca”; it means
physical altercation or confrontation. It also is
NOT interchangeable with “Bakkah” (
Sura 3:96), as M's and B's cannot be substituted for one another in Arabic. Bakkah is derived from the Hebrew word “Baca” which means “tears”. The Valley of Baca/Tears (
Ps. 84:6-7) received its name because it's where Abraham passed through with
Isaac heavy-hearted, on his way to
Mt. Moriah, to sacrifice
Isaac, as God
COMMANDED him to do, to test his faith.
Mt. Moriah is in Jerusalem, which is also referred to as the “mother of cities” because it's where
Abraham's children were born and/or raised, and where Abraham became a “friend of God” through his righteous actions, thereby setting the correct example for all of his children (
Sura 3:68).
Galatians 4:26 But
Jerusalem which is above is free, which is
the mother (of cities)
of us all.
How is it possible then for anyone to think that Allah tells us in one verse (
Sura 48:23) that we will find
NO CHANGE in
any of His approved practices (
Matt. 5:17-19;
John 7:16-17;
Heb. 13:8), but
in the very next verse He allegedly changed
HIS City of Peace (Jeru-salem) to Mecca,
HIS Valley of Tears (Baca) to Mecca,
HIS Covenant with Isaac to Ishmael (
Gen. 17:20-21), and
HIS Holy Place (
Isa. 28:16) to a
pagan mosque in
idolatrous Mecca (
Acts 7:48,
17:24,
Sura 9:107-108)?
There is no evidence of any kind that either the city of Mecca or the Arabic language even existed before the 7th century A.D.! And Mecca doesn't appear on any map of the Arabian peninsula, nor in any historical record of religious sites, nor on any known trade routes, until the 10th century A.D.!
Compare with: Gen. 22:2-3,
14,
1 kings 6:1-2,
11-14,
1 kings 8:29,
1 kings 8:41-45,
2 Chron. 3:1,
2 Chron. 6:18-21,
Ps. 5:7,
84.4-7,
138:2,
Isa. 56:7
Genesis 22:2-3, 14
22:2 And He said, Take now thy son, thine only [son]
Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
22:3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place
Jehovahjireh: as it is said [to] this day,
In the mount of the "I AM" it shall be seen (the mount of
recognition –
Sura 2:198)
.
1 kings 8:29 That Thine eyes may be open
toward THIS house night and day, [even] toward the place of which Thou hast said,
MY name shall be there: that Thou mayest hearken unto
the prayer which Thy servant shall make toward THIS place.
1 kings 6:1-2, 11-14
6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which [is] the second month, that he began to build The House of the "I AM".
6:2 And
The House which king Solomon built for the "I AM", the length thereof [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits (compare with the Meccan Temple [cubits]: 25.2 x 21.6 x 25.7).
6:11 And the Word of the "I AM" came to Solomon, saying,
6:12 [Concerning] this house which thou art in building,
if thou wilt walk in My Statutes, and execute My Judgments, and keep
ALL My Commandments to walk in them; then will I perform My word with thee, which I spoke unto David thy father:
6:13 And
I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake MY people Israel (who are descended from Isaac,
NOT Ishmael).
6:14 So Solomon built
The House, and finished it.
Isaiah 56:7 Even them will I bring to My Holy Mountain, and make them joyful in
My House of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon Mine Altar; for Mine House shall be called
"The House of prayer for ALL people" (
Sura 9:107-8).
Jerusalem (City of Peace) is mentioned in the Bible OVER 800 TIMES (and over 100 times more as Zion, as well as indirectly at least 28 more times in the Koran, IF it's properly read and understood). It's where God said He put His Name, His House and where His Servants are instructed to pray towards. Conversely, there is no mention of Mecca anywhere in the Bible or in the Koran.
Which city do you think God placed an emphasis on? It isn't the “new Mecca” that will be coming down out of heaven; it's the
NEW JERUSALEM.
Peace (salem) be upon you.
