Mecca did exist before the advent of Christianity -Secular historical evidence

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<p>Makkah, or Mecca, is the centre of Islamic civilization. Qur’an terms it as <em>Ummul Qura’</em> i.e. Mother of the Cities (6: 92 & 42: 7). It is the place to which all Muslims turn their faces five times a day and making a pilgrimage to it once in life is not only an obligation but the heartiest desire of every Muslim.<span class="fullpost">Apparently it is only the importance of this city which gives us ‘<span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mecca#Noun">mecca</a></span>’ as a word in the English language meaning, ‘a place frequented for special purpose.’</span><span class="fullpost"></span></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0a7b020c-2e51-4379-b078-a5387e1e26be:73d2b8b4-fac6-4800-9110-4b43c5a5842e" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"></div>

Makkah, or Mecca, is the centre of Islamic civilization. Qur’an terms it as Ummul Qura’ i.e. Mother of the Cities (6: 92 & 42: 7). It i... Read More »