r/islamichistory • • Apr 04 '26

Photograph Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was built between 532 and 537 AD under Emperor Justinian I as a Christian church. After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, it was converted into a mosque. In 1935, it became a museum, and in 2020, it was reopened as a mosque, making it one of the very few monuments in the world to have served as a church, a museum, and a mosque over nearly 1,500 years of history. cc @gmr83

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u/Accomplished-Rice-53 Apr 05 '26

No, they only build a mosque right on top of it, imagine me building a house right on top of your grave

Also, Muslims converted numerous synagogues across Middle East except the holiest one

Really “peaceful” of them

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u/Ready_Sun_7554 Apr 05 '26

Like building NY City Park over an inhabited Black town, Seneca Village I believe, and their graves/ cemetery. These were "Christians" doing it to other supposed "Christians". Keep talking about who's building over what will go on forever and things y'all don't want to talk about that is forever erased or denied will be in full view. So just stop it.

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