Thursday, November 29, 2012

Crusades. Which is more Holy?

"God Wills It" Cry of the Crusades.

Balien
"Which is more Holy? The Wall? The Mosque? The Sepulcher? Who has claim?"



The Sepulcher is located in the old city of Jerusalem. It is the name of a church, that is also known as Church of the Resurrection and is said to be the most Holy site in the world for Christians because it sits on the cavalry, where Jesus was killed. They believe this is where Jesus' tomb lay when he was buried. In earlier centuries Christians would travel here annually if possible.

The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is part of the Islamic culture and very important. Muslims believe that the prophet Muhammad traveled here from Mecca (10 years after having his first vision/ revelation), the prophet prayed at the rock when he was then given the commandment to pray five times a day.  The Golden Dome now covers the rock at which he prayed.
The The prophet not only encouraged Muslims to go to the mosque in their respective cities, but also to visit the “Farthest Mosque”: Al-Aqsa yearly. 

The western in Jerusalem is located in the old city of Jerusalem at the bottom of the temple mount. It is what is left of the ancient wall that surrounded Jewish courtyard. It has two other names: The Wailing Wall or the Kotel which is translated: The Buraq Wall.

The word Crusade came from the Latin word 'crux' that means 'Cross'; referring to the cross that they believe the Christ died on. So going on a crusade meant that they were fighting for the Christ and that he was with them.  Pope Urban II called for a Crusade to reunite the Catholic Church so that he would be the only Pope and have all the power. Most people that responded to the crusades were peasants / very poor ones, not knights. Pope Urban II encouraged the second crusade based on his selfishness, wanting to gain control of the Catholic Church so he could have all the power. 
After Baliens question, he said that everyone has claim. He was stating that god is with everyone, that the different religions with different places of worship should be open to them. It seems that he thought that these different religious groups should be able to live in harmony. 







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