This is a video produced by a very knowledgeable PhD in Islamic and Christian studies and he shows clearly that the earliest mosques did not point towards Mecca but instead they pointed towards Petra and even with this hard evidence facing them Muslims will insist that all mosques pointed to Mecca

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[–]LarrySwinger2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thank you. That isn't the only problem Muslims have, by the way. The original Ummah was an alliance between monotheists which included Christians, Jews, and people of the newly forming religion. It was only around 700 that Muslims started distinguishing themselves clearly. Also, kaaba circumambulation is a survival of pre-Islamic Arab culture i.e. the jahilliya.

[–]popcorn[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think he is one of the most well-educated well informed scholars that I've ever listened to. If I'm not mistaken he has a PHD in Islamic studies and Christian studies from places like Harvard. The man is no slacker.

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