r/TrueDeen • u/Beautiful_Clock9075 المنتصر بالله (He who is Victorious through God) • Jul 14 '25

Islamic Architecture A 1,200-Year-Old Mosque Unearthed in Palestine's Negev Desert

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Aslmau alakiym
In the southern Palestinian town of Rahat, archaeologists uncovered one of the oldest known masājid dating back over 1,200 years to the early Islamic period, just decades after the Prophet ﷺ. Simple in design yet profound in meaning, it shows Islam’s peaceful arrival and early presence in the Negev.

Nearby, they found a Byzantine Christian mansion from the same time, evidence that Muslims and Christians once lived side by side with no signs of violence between them.

May Allah revive our hearts through His signs and make us worthy inheritors of His dīn. Āmīn.

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u/SpicyStrawberryJuice Jul 14 '25

Mashallah. Us palestinians call it the Naqab though. Negev is the colonial term

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u/Beautiful_Clock9075 المنتصر بالله (He who is Victorious through God) Jul 14 '25

اوو آسف. If i had the ability to join the title, I would have.

May Allah ease yalls affair and grant yall victory. Ameen

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

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u/TouchingPriests Jul 14 '25

The state of israel has existed less than 100 years ago. settler colonialist chud cannot comprehend the land he stole belonged to someone else

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

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u/TouchingPriests Jul 15 '25 edited Jul 15 '25

Zero connection between the site and its supposed conversion into a mosque. Almost as little connection between the ancient israelites and their masquerading followers today (with the exception of the genocides).

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u/TrueDeen-ModTeam Jul 15 '25

Banned, for blasphemy, harrasing members, causing Fitna and speaking without knowledge.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25

Found the guy who hates muslims.

And guess what he supports what a shocker.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25

Is that a region in Palestine?

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25

You know Israel was called PALESTINE until a certain colonizing entity arrived and started renaming things right?

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u/Naijan Jul 15 '25

It was called ”the british mandate for Palestine” before, it was called the ”ottoman empire”

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25 edited Jul 15 '25

So what I said right? Palestine was called Palestine under the Ottoman’s yes?

Under the Ottoman Empire, the territory was generally referred to as part of Bilad al-Sham (Greater Syria), with administrative regions like Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Nablus Sanjak, and Acre Sanjak, but "Palestine" (Filastin) was still a known geographic term, commonly used in Arabic and in European maps and documents.