error in translation
Reader comment on item: If I Forget Thee: Does Jerusalem Really Matter to Islam?

Submitted by REDA (United States), Jul 2, 2008 at 18:29

(adna al-ard) doesn't mean "the closest land" but "the lowest land" .

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