An open letter to Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
In case you don’t know, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is the leading figure behind the Cordoba House (the "Ground Zero mosque"), now renamed to the Park51. (
Cordoba House's proposed location has triggered an intense national controversy. Polls showed that a majority of Americans (a margin of 54%–20%) opposed the building of Cordoba House on that site, as did most people from New York State (61%–26%) and New York City (52%–31%); in Manhattan, 46% supported the project while 36% were opposed[1].
Dear Imam Rauf,
I wholeheartedly support your building the Mosque 2 blocks from Ground Zero. I’m sorry you were not able to find a location even closer so that you would be afforded a better opportunity for Muslims to demonstrate peaceful Islamic values.
However, you should be aware that there is a cost associated with building your Mosque near to what is considered a sacred site, where 3000 people were murdered. To demonstrate your peaceful Islamic values to a world skeptic of these values, Muslims should, in turn, vacate one of there sacred sites.
For Muslims to build their Mosque near Ground Zero they should return The Dome of the Rock, and the ground upon which it stands, to the Jewish people.
If you look at the line of history you will see that the Jews have a longstanding claim to the
Mohammed, from about 570/571 - 632 CE, the founder of the religion of Islam, did not live to see the Dome of the Rock even begin construction. In fact he did not even live to see
Therefore my dear Imam, there is no reason for Muslims to keep the Dome of the Rock since Mohammed really had nothing to do with it. After all, isn’t it just another Mosque?
Shalom,
Steve
[1] Wikipedia/Cordoba House http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordoba_House
[2] Wikipedia/Dome of the Rock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock
2 comments:
Excellent post. It is my hope that there will never be a mosque so close to Ground Zero.
As New Yorkers, we owe it to the families of the fallen to ensure the Cordoba House does not stand on or near the bones of our loved ones. The hardhats are leading the way. Let us each muster our will and apply our skill to resist.
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