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'''[[Islam]]''' is a major [[religion]] in '''[[the State of Palestine]]'''. Islam is the religion of the majority of the [[Palestinian people|Palestinian population]], residing in [[State of Palestine|Palestine]], with Muslims comprising 75% of the population of the [[West Bank]],<ref name="West Bank">[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/we.html West Bank]. CIA Factbook</ref> and 99% of the population of the [[Gaza Strip]].<ref name="Gaza Strip">[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gz.html Gaza Strip]. CIA Factbook</ref> |
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==History== |
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{{further2|[[Muslim history in Palestine]]|[[History of Palestine]]||History of Islam}} |
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[[Image:Jerusalem Dome of the rock BW 3.JPG|thumb|left|280px|[[Dome of the Rock]] on the [[Temple Mount]], Jerusalem.]] |
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Islam was first introduced to the region of [[Palestine]] during the [[Muslim conquests]] of the 7th century, when armies from the [[Arabian Peninsula]] under the [[Rashidun Caliphate]] conquered a territory previously under the control of the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref>[http://www.mideastweb.org/islamhistory.htm A Concise History of Islam and the Arabs] MidEastWeb.org</ref> |
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As a result of the [[rise of the Ottoman Empire]], from 1516 to 1917, the Sunni [[Ottoman Turks]] ruled the historic Palestine. Their leadership reinforced and ensured the centrality and importance of Islam as the dominant religion in the region. |
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[[Jerusalem]] is Islam's third holiest city after [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]] in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>[http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1815?_hi=33&_pos=1 From the article on Islam in Palestine and Israel in Oxford Islamic Studies Online]</ref> The ''[[Temple Mount|Haram al Sharif]]'' (Temple Mount) of Jerusalem is believed by Muslims to be the location from which [[Muhammad]] ascended to [[Jannah]] (paradise).{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}} This widely accepted Islamic belief raises the religious and spiritual importance to them of the [[Dome of the Rock]] and the adjacent [[al-Aqsa Mosque]]. |
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In 1922, the British created the [[Supreme Muslim Council]] in the Mandatory Palestine and appointed [[Haj Amin al-Husseini]] (1895–1974) as the [[Grand Mufti of Jerusalem]]. The council was abolished in 1948. The British transferred the symbolic Islamic governance of the land to the [[Hashemite]]s based in [[Jordan]], and not to the [[House of Saud]]. The Hashemites thus became the official guardians of the Islamic holy places of Jerusalem and the areas around it, particularly strong when Jordan controlled the [[West Bank]] (1948–1967). Today, only Muslims are allowed to pray on the Temple Mount which is managed day to day by the Islamic ''[[Waqf]]'', an administrative body taking responsibility for the conduct of Islamic affairs in the region of the Temple Mount. |
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==Demographics== |
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'''[[State of Palestine]]''' – [[West Bank]] – 75%,<ref name="West Bank" /> [[Gaza Strip]] – 99%<ref name="Gaza Strip" /> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Muslim conquest of the Levant]] |
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Islam is a major religion in the State of Palestine. Islam is the religion of the majority of the Palestinian population, residing in Palestine, with Muslims comprising 75% of the population of the West Bank,[1] and 99% of the population of the Gaza Strip.[2]
History
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Islam was first introduced to the region of Palestine during the Muslim conquests of the 7th century, when armies from the Arabian Peninsula under the Rashidun Caliphate conquered a territory previously under the control of the Byzantine Empire.[3]
As a result of the rise of the Ottoman Empire, from 1516 to 1917, the Sunni Ottoman Turks ruled the historic Palestine. Their leadership reinforced and ensured the centrality and importance of Islam as the dominant religion in the region.
Jerusalem is Islam's third holiest city after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.[4] The Haram al Sharif (Temple Mount) of Jerusalem is believed by Muslims to be the location from which Muhammad ascended to Jannah (paradise).[citation needed] This widely accepted Islamic belief raises the religious and spiritual importance to them of the Dome of the Rock and the adjacent al-Aqsa Mosque.
In 1922, the British created the Supreme Muslim Council in the Mandatory Palestine and appointed Haj Amin al-Husseini (1895–1974) as the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. The council was abolished in 1948. The British transferred the symbolic Islamic governance of the land to the Hashemites based in Jordan, and not to the House of Saud. The Hashemites thus became the official guardians of the Islamic holy places of Jerusalem and the areas around it, particularly strong when Jordan controlled the West Bank (1948–1967). Today, only Muslims are allowed to pray on the Temple Mount which is managed day to day by the Islamic Waqf, an administrative body taking responsibility for the conduct of Islamic affairs in the region of the Temple Mount.
Demographics
State of Palestine – West Bank – 75%,[1] Gaza Strip – 99%[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b West Bank. CIA Factbook
- ^ a b Gaza Strip. CIA Factbook
- ^ A Concise History of Islam and the Arabs MidEastWeb.org
- ^ From the article on Islam in Palestine and Israel in Oxford Islamic Studies Online
