WI a comet had struck Mecca after the first crusade?

Considering that the stone itself has been destroyed and/or stolen at least three times in its history, the answer is more like 'Well, no - not really, actually...'

My point was that there'd be a sense of dismay and general unhappiness in the Islamic world. Like there'd be in Christendom, if Rome and St. Peter's Basilica got asteroid-ed. I did not mean to imply that I thought of the Islamic faith as being based on "idol worship," or anything of that sort, and apologize if through poor communication I made it seem as though I was making that implication. I do, however, believe that the destruction of a holy city (Mecca, Rome, whatever) would cause the believes of the faith to which that city is holy to undergo some soul searching etc..

Please note that my interpretation of what the outcome of Mecca's destruction would be tended to focus on the possibility of an "end times" mentality taking hold, leading to the strengthening of the Islamic faith. I was not making the crazy American-right-wing assertation that "without their magic stone, them Muslims would all become good Christians," but rather pondering the possible impact of the sudden and unexpected destruction of a holy site (Mecca) on the faith to which that site was holy.

I think Abdul summed it up best the last time this was brought up:

Furthermore, since the Kaaba merely marks the spot on earth directly beneath the Bayt ul-Ma'mur, the location remains holy even if the physical building has been destroyed. They'll just rebuild the whole area.

I never said that they wouldn't rebuild, indeed I took it for granted that they would. My points were just dealing with the potential for "end times" sentiments to take hold and the strengthening/intensification of the Islamic faith that might result from such sentiments.

Again, I did not mean to offend, and apologize for poor communication.
 
What I find disturbing/interesting is the fact that this topic, which wasn't that serious from me to begin with, has almost as many posts and views as my other, much more serious topic... Why is this? For me this topic is abandoned in case you didn't guess it, so this is my last post here on this topic.
 
What I find disturbing/interesting is the fact that this topic, which wasn't that serious from me to begin with, has almost as many posts and views as my other, much more serious topic... Why is this? For me this topic is abandoned in case you didn't guess it, so this is my last post here on this topic.

While I myself am a mere noob, I do have a theory about this. Unfortunately (but perhaps inevitably) due to current affairs, there is a large amount of Islamophobia of various degrees on this site and elsewhere. Due to the nature of AH.com, this sentiment manifests itself in "feel good Christian wanks", where Islam and Islamic nations are hit hard and stripped of power, even when it is totally illogical and implausible. The natural gears of this site have branded several of these as cliches (BTW, never, ever, ever, give Greece Constaintinople and the Anatolian Coast), one of which is Crusader-wank. Several threads have already been postulated about Mecca falling to the Crusaders (even if it is totally implausible). Thus, it is a cliche, and for better or for for worse, cliches don't last long around here.

Say, Abdul....have you seen JJohnson's New World/Grossdeutschland TL? It features Greece getting all of Anatolia, along with everal other cliches.
 
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