In a message dated 3/17/00 2:23:51 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

On my visit to Jerusalem, Jews, Christians and Muslims all fight over Abram's
rock, as in the Dome of the Rock. The wailing wall is the nearest Jews  can
get to the rock. It my understanding Abraham was the patriarch of Jews,
Muslims and Christians.

Bobby


<< As more of a history lesson:
In the beginning, Islam recognized Christians and Jews and brethern in faith
that needed special handling.  Jesus to Islamics was a healer, prophet,
wiseman, beloved of Allah.  My Saudi aquaintences have an interesting
interpretation of Jesus's death on the cross.  Jews, Christians, and Muslims
recognize many of the same patriarches such as Abraham, David, Moses, etc.
It is traditionally thought that the Arabic peoples came from Abrahams
concubine, Hagar ( >>