The Islamic period of Jerusalem starts in 638 CE when the Jerusalem is captured by the Muslims. The faith of Islam is divided into two sects: Shiites and Sunni. The Shiites are a kinship based caliphate and the Sunni people are a tradition-based caliphate. Initially, the Muslims did not allow Jewish settlement but they later allowed Jews to move back into the city.
The Islamic faith is made up of five traditions. One of the main traditions was that devote Muslims must pray five times a day towards Mecca. The prayer is directed at the Kaabam, a cube shaped, marble base. The kaaba used to contain hundreds of idols pre-Muhammad, but Muhammad removed the false idols. The removals of the false idols caused massive controversy and this action cemented the status of Muhammad in Islam.
One interesting thing to note is that one prayer made in Mecca is worth 100,000 elsewhere, a prayer made in Medina is worth 1,000 elsewhere, and a prayer made is Jerusalem is worth 500 elsewhere. This tells us that these places had a significant role in the growth of Islam.
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