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Short answer
Funny how some Muslims rewrite history to present themselves as indigenous to Israel—while trying to erase 3,000 years of Jewish presence backed by endless evidence: thousands of archaeological sites, Hebrew inscriptions, and continuous Jewish presence in the land.
They claim Muhammad visited Jerusalem, but there was no mosque there in 621 CE—Al-Aqsa wasn’t built until decades after his death.
Even Muslim scholars admit “al-Aqsa” may have been symbolic. There’s zero historical evidence Muhammad ever set foot in Israel.
The truth? Arab Muslims came from the Arabian Peninsula and conquered the land centuries after the Jews built their capital in Jerusalem. They weren’t indigenous—they were the real colonizers. So who’s rewriting history?
Long answer
Strange how some Muslims rewrite history and claim to be indigenous to the Land of Israel—while trying to erase 3,000 years of Jewish history to make it stick.
They push a narrative of Islamic “ownership” over Jerusalem, ignoring the fact that Islam and the Arabs arrived from the Arabian Peninsula centuries after the Jews had already built their capital, Temples, and their civilization there.
Muslims claim Muhammad visited Jerusalem during his Night Journey — but the Qur’an only mentions a trip to the “farthest mosque” (al-Masjid al-Aqsa), with no mention of Jerusalem. In 621 CE, no mosque existed there.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque wasn’t built until around 705 CE, nearly 70 years after Muhammad’s death. So how could he have visited a mosque that didn’t exist?
Even some Muslim scholars admit “al-Aqsa” likely referred to a symbolic or a heavenly place — not Jerusalem. There’s no historical record — Islamic or otherwise — Muhammad ever set foot in the Land of Israel, while abundant, undisputed archaeological and historical evidence proves a Jewish presence there for thousands of years.
Early Islam placed little importance on Jerusalem — that’s clear from the Muslim conquests. Jerusalem was one of the last cities conquered during the invasion of the Byzantine province of Syria — after Muhammad’s death — and not by Caliph Omar himself, as legends later claimed, but by a junior commander. It wasn’t even made a provincial capital.
So who’s really rewriting history?
The people uncovering Hebrew inscriptions, coins, and remnants of the Temple?
Or those who came from the Arabian desert — and now claim they were always here?
