Islamic Triumphalism: Cruel Lessons From History for New York City -Part I

From Looking at the Left:

The Center for Security Policy recently produced a powerful 1-minute video opposing the construction of the 13-story, $100 million mega-mosque near the site of the World Trade Center. The Twin Towers were destroyed on 9/11 by adherents to the supremacist and totalitarian program authoritative Islam calls “Shariah.” And the imam who is promoting this mosque has publicly declared that he seeks to “bring Shariah to America.”



As the ad makes clear, Muslim followers of Shariah law have long built mosques on the most cherished and sacred sites of the peoples they have conquered – on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, at Constantinople’s St. Sophia Basilica (now Istanbul), and in Cordoba, Spain, the capital of the occupying Moors’ Islamic kingdom. Many Hindu and Buddhist temples also were destroyed in Asia and now lay underneath prominent mosques. These are the “facts on the ground”  of Islamic conquest and religious supercessionism.
To be fair, one must acknowledge that this is exactly what Constantine the Great and later Roman emperors did, after considerable bloodletting, when they replaced pagan temples with Christian churches. The Spanish in the New World also built many churches on the sites of Mayan, Aztec and Inca temples. This is just one exoteric aspect of supercessionism. Militant supercessionism has no place in the modern world, and should be seen for what it is: an ancient handmaiden of conquest that should be banished to the dustbin of history.

In Jerusalem the Dome of the Rock is seen here, perched atop the Temple Mount, the site of two Jewish national temples.

The First Temple was built by King Solomon in the 10th century B.C. It was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C. The Second Temple was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after Jerusalem was freed from Babylonian captivity. That temple was destroyed by the Roman Empire in A.D. 70. Each temple stood for a period of about four centuries.
The Temple was the center of religious worship for ancient Israelites. It housed the Holy of Holies, which contained the Ark of the Covenant and was said to be the area upon which God’s presence dwelt. All biblical holidays centered on worship at the Temple.

The Kotel or “Wailing Wall” is seen in the foreground. The Dome of the Rock was placed as a mocking symbol of triumph and supersession over both Judaism and Christianity. Bernard Lewis is one of the world’s leading scholars of Islamic history. Here is what he wrote about the location of the Dome of the Rock Mosque:

“The choice is significant. Jerusalem is never mentioned in the Qur’an. Even the name “Jerusalem” does not figure in early Muslim writings.”

Jerusalem is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible Over 650 times. Of course New York City is not mentioned in the Koran either, but islamists are interested in it for the same reasons that they wanted Jerusalem 14 centuries ago: Islamic Colonial Imperialism.

The Wailing Wall with it’s monolithic stones is actually the western retaining wall of the Temple Mount. The Romans killed, enslaved and exiled millions of Israelis. Jews have mourned the event for millennia and this is as close as muslims have allowed them to worship to their holiest site. The photo above shows many Bar Mitzva ceremonies being performed for poor families on a thursday afternoon recently.
The photo below shows Jewish boys participating in a a group Bar Mitzva.

Directly above this plaza sit the two arab mosques, the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa. All too often after friday prayers muslims rush out of the mosques and hurl pre-positioned stones and pieces of concrete down on the jewish worshipers. Israeli riot police must respond to quell the attacks. This type of unprovoked violence is usually reported in the news as a “riot.”
An 8th century inscription on the exterior of the Al Aqsa mosque is a clear threat which still resonates with those who today seek to impose Islam and Sharia law on the world: “God’s religion is Islam …Let whoever disbelieves in the signs of God beware, for God is swift in reckoning.“

It is common to see soldiers praying at the wall before departing for duty. The cavern seen in the background holds a large prayer room and a public/religious registry. This area is where jewish worshipers have been injured by stones.

Whenever Arabs gather in the mosques Israeli police wait patiently outside the western wall, often for hours in the scorching sun, hoping that things remain calm. All entrances to the mosque area are monitored to prevent weapons or known terrorists from entering. The Kotel is about 40 feet down and to the left in this photo, taken through a wire and iron barrier from the Jewish quarter.

In the Jewish quarter of the old city there are spots like this where Jews can catch a glimpse of the Temple Mount. These students relax and enjoy the view from a rooftop area. In general Jews are not permitted to ascend to the Temple Mount. Tourists like me are allowed to enter and stroll around during limited visiting hours.

Islamic triumphalism has a very long and brutal history. The Dome of the Rock represents the first stop on Islam’s 1400 year path of conquest.

There's more, including a great Pat Condell video. Go read the whole thing.