dear sisters and brothers
I've been thinking more about the subject of the original Masjid and would like to share with you my thoughts:
The first thing I would point to an appendix that gives us a little more insight on the Quibla change.
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/History/Islam/Dome_Of_The_Rock/qibla.htmlBased on these findings it seems possible that the original Quibla was
Jabal al-Lawz , Mecca, Or as mentioned, less the Quibla as a specific place, rather then a directional information, ie. the pointing to Arabia itself
When situating the Masjid al Haram ever I run the following points:
-Changing the Quibla, that should have been finished from the quranique side at the death of the Prophet, was not clear until much later
- The question why Malik wanted to move the pilgrimage to Jerusalem (in this case I need clear more facts: Where does this knowledge, what were the motives, political situation, among the ummah: where are the reputable sources that will help us? ? Or is there just speculation?)
- The question of Mecca (where was Mecca, the fact that it is said in the secondary literature, Mecca was significant, however actually was not, that the concealment of the facts, the motives of both sides :-Westerners Orientalists who would deny Mecca and Muhammad and want to interpret Islam as a direction of Christianity,- the Muslim side, their position is based on the hadith, some of which clearly excessive and does not correspond to the truth)
-There seemed to be not only one Kaaba, but more-so the question arises, how do we know which was the most important ?
- The context of a pilgrimage rites in Mecca as a new institution only pursuant to a Koranic verse, for me this is not clear, however, clear, that Mecca today is the absolute center of Islam
Conclusions:
- Could it be because Allah is Knower, Seer and The Most Honorable, he has made this question EXTRA not clear? Allah is always very clear in his statement. Why this ambiguity in such an important issue? Here I come slowly to the conclusion, that maybe God wants us to push, do not fix us for one special sanctuary, a rite-He wants to encourage us to think about Abraham, about the pre-Islamic period, about Judaism and Christianity, He always points , that the Deen of Islam was and remains for all the times the same.
- Because we see these ambiguities in the story, we are encouraged to ponder much more deeply into the origins of the Deen, as he calls Allah. It causes us to reflect, not just blindly go on pilgrimage to a place. It brings us perhaps to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, after the Jabal al Lawz, to Jerusalem,
to the undisputed holy land and its history as a whole going to reconnect, to come toghether once more, not to separate ...?
thank you all for your opinions. Salam