Jerusalem | MCQs

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United States of America (USA) shifted its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (Israel) in 2018, under the then president Donald Trump administration. 

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Jerusalem is located in Israel.

Jerusalem was conquered by Hazrat Umer caliph of Islam

Area: 125.1 km²

Founded: 3000 BC

Population: 874,186 (2016) United Nations

Jerusalem is considered by many to be one of the holiest places in the world.

Jerusalem largest city in Israel.

Jerusalem is a site of major significance for the three largest monotheistic religions:

Judaism,

Islam,

Christianity

both Israel and Palestine have claimed Jerusalem as a capital city.

Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East War.

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Bethlehem is a Palestinian town south of  Jerusalem

biblical birthplace of Jesus

Isa is known as Jesus in Christianity.

Hazrat Isa (As)  was born miraculously to the most admired woman in Islam, Maryam (Mary), who was a virgin.

The Injeel book was revealed on Hazrat Esa As

Hazrat Isa (As) was Born Bethlehem

Hazrat Isa (As) is known Rohullah

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Bethlehem is a Palestinian town south of  Jerusalem

biblical birthplace of Jesus

Isa is known as Jesus in Christianity.

Hazrat Maryam (AS) migrated to Palestine after the birth of Hazrat Essa at Bait’al’Lehm, Jerusalem.

Hazrat Isa (As)  was born miraculously to the most admired woman in Islam, Maryam (Mary), who was a virgin.

The Injeel book was revealed on Hazrat Esa As

Hazrat Isa (As) was Born Bethlehem

Hazrat Isa (As) is known Rohullah

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Founder of Bait ul muqadas Sulaymaan (A S)

Bait al-Maqdis, Bayt al-Maqdis, or Bayt al-Muqaddas  is an Arabic name and a common designation for Jerusalem in the Arabic language

In 637 or 638, Caliph Umar traveled to Jerusalem in person to receive the submission of the city. The Patriarch thus surrendered to him.

The Muslim conquest of the city solidified Arab control over Palestine, which would not again be threatened until the First Crusade in 1099.

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The Banu Salma Mosque, also known as Masjid al-Qiblatayn, is located in Medina

It is the mosque where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) received the revelation to change the direction of prayer from Jerusalem to the Kaaba in Mecca.

The change occurred in 624 CE after the revelation of Surah 2, verses 144 and 145 of the Quran

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