Wednesday, 15 July 2020

Erdogan Demands Images of Christ Be Covered During Islamic Prayers

Erdogan Converts Hagia Sophia into a Mosque

Turkish President Erdogan has rejected international condemnation over the decision to change the status of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia Church from a museum to a mosque, saying it represented his country's will to use its "sovereign rights."

PRAYER DIRECTED TOWARDS THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST
Erdogan will add inside the Hagia Sophia the geo-location direction of the Kaaba in Mecca so that Islamic prayers are in the exactly in the direction of the image of the beast.

HISTORY OF THE HAGIA SOPHIA

The Hagia Sophia is a place of worship in Istanbul (Constantinople) that served as a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral for over 900 years (537-1453) until overrun by Islamic forces. The church was dedicated to the “Wisdom of God”, the Logos, the second person of the Trinity.

The Hagia Sophia was completed in 537, during the reign of the eastern Roman emperor Justinian I. It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture".

It is also an important example of the Islamic practice of converting non-Islamic places of worship into mosques, which has led to conflicts and religious strife in several parts of the world.

After the false doctrine was given to Mohammad by the spirit, Islam began to rapidly spread. The Ottoman Islamic forces conquered most of Asia Minor. In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror [“Mehmed” is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Mohammad] ordered the cathedral's conversion into a mosque. The Hagia Sophia bells, altar, and baptistery were removed and destroyed. The mosaics depicting Jesus, his mother Mary, and angels were eventually destroyed or plastered over.

The complex remained a mosque until 1931, when it was closed to the public for four years. It was re-opened in 1935 as a museum by the secular Republic of Turkey. Hagia Sophia was, as of 2014, the second-most visited museum in Turkey, attracting almost 3.3 million visitors annually.