sacred space in Islam is created through the performance of rituals of worship.Space in itself is neutral and serves as a conduit for ritual
the islamic faith does not require a certain place to worship, they find their space in their minds and in their worship. As long as they pray in a way that shows their worship it does not matter where they pray.
his injunction is finally established after the conquest of Mecca, in one ofthe last verses revealed in the Qur'an: "O you who believe! Verily the Idolatersare impure. So let them not come near the Sacred Mosque aft
Claiming the holy site in Mecca as their own, they have no further raised themselves over the other faiths. They do not want those under other religions to share this holy site they wish to maintain it for themselves, and they succded in their conquest. They also use this as a way to conquer mecca within the boundaries of their faith.
hur points out that the change in direction signalled the completeindependence of Islam from Christianity and Judaism (1984, vol. 2, 28). T
This part is important because in previous readings we had read that Islam shared many similarities with Judaism and Christianity but now we are seeing the independence of the faith as it splits from the other faiths that worship the one true god.