The present thesis is a study of one aspect of Early Islam, namely, the signific ance of Jerusalem in Islam. At the heart of the argument against the city's Musl im sanctity is the claim that this sanctity never constituted an idea intrinsic to orthodox I
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Thesis (M.A.)--American University of Beirut, Dept. of History and Archaeology, 2006.;"Advisor: Dr. Nadia Maria El-Cheikh, Associate Professor, History and Archaeology--Member of Committee: Dr. Tarif Khalidi, Professor, History and Archaeology--Member of
