Changing prayer direction from Jerusalem to Mecca marked a break with Judaism

Evidence

In the midst of this struggle, Sûra 2 of the Koran orders the Muslims to change the qibla, the direction of prayer, from Jerusalem to the Ka’ba in Mecca. Some scholars have suggested that this represents a break with Judaism following the collapse of the Muslim-Jewish alliance in Medina. The Koran explains that the Ka’ba was built by Abraham and his son Ishmael. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 227 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Some scholars have suggested that this represents a break with Judaism following the collapse of the Muslim-Jewish alliance in Medina. The Koran explains that the Ka’ba was built by Abraham and his son Ishmael. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 227 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Muhammad’s pre-prophetic life was ordinary merchant success in a polytheist Mecca; The Koran’s change of prayer direction marked a break with Judaism. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 227; Islam’s change of prayer direction formalized its break from Judaism — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 227

Broader Connections

• The Koran’s change of prayer direction marked a break with Judaism. #corroborates (1.00) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 227
• Islam’s change of prayer direction formalized its break from Judaism #corroborates (1.00) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 227