The City of the Universal Religions

 

There are so many beautiful tourist sites to visit around the world. Some of those sites have been declared as world heritage sites such as the Giza Pyramids, Petra, and Bahia Gardens, etc.… Despite their fame, there are three main sites in the old city of Jerusalem that are considered the cradle of three monotheistic religion: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jerusalem is the only city in the world that has this kind of religious harmony and multicultural society. If you would ask any visitor or any person in the universe, they would say Jerusalem is the city of the universal religions.

In Judaism, the holiest place is located in the Jewish quarter and called Western Wall or Wailing Wall. The name Western Wall comes from the fact that it is located in the western part of Al-Aqsa complex. The Wailing Wall because the Israelis or Jews from all over the world weep daily for the destruction of the first temple and second temple.

Beside Judaism, Jerusalem is home to the third holiest Islamic world beside Mecca and al Madina. The night journey that is called Al-Israa and Al- Miraj started from Mecca to Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. Also, it is the land of gathering and resurrection. In AL-Aqsa complex, there is an impressive building that stands on the peak which is called; the Dome of the Rock.

Not far from it is the most ancient church in the world that was built by Queen Helena during the Byzantine period in 325 AD. This church which is the center of Christianity is known as the Church of Resurrection. That Church includes Galogata, the place of the crucifixion of Jesus and his tomb.