Could this very day be the fulfillment of the prophecy - "But when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where it should not be..."?
Huge crowds of Muslims join Turkish President Erdogan in first official prayer
at Hagia Sophia for eight decades
Leader of Britain's largest Muslim charity quits after labelling Jews 'grandchildren of monkeys and pigs' and calling Egypt's president a 'Zionist pimp' in anti-Semitic Facebook posts
Huge crowds of Muslims join Turkish President Erdogan in first official prayer
at Hagia Sophia for eight decades
Thousands of revellers, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have flocked to the Hagia Sophia in the historic heart of Istanbul, for the first official Muslim prayers held at the site in 86 years.
The Friday prayers marked the monument’s reopening for worship after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared it to be a mosque once more. Prayer mats were laid out in Sultanahmet Square as the call to prayer rang out.
A holy site for Christians and Muslims for almost 1,500 years, the Hagia Sophia was initially built in 537 as a cathedral in the Byzantine Empire, before being seized by the Ottoman Empire 900 years later and converted into a mosque until 1934, when it became a museum.
It has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1985, with the organization’s Director-General Audrey Azoulay having said previously that she “deeply regrets” the decision by a Turkish court to annul the monument's status as a museum earlier this month.
Despite criticism from church leaders that the move would inflame religious tensions both within Turkey and regionally, authorities say the site will remain open to all visitors despite its renewed status as a mosque, and that its Christian artworks would be protected.
The Christian frescoes and mosaics inside the monument will reportedly be concealed during Muslim prayers.
The Hagia Sophia was possibly the first major cathedral built for Christianity. It was certainly the largest for more than 1000 years.
The real question here is, is this the fulfillment of the scripture above (Mark 13:14 & Matt 24:15). If so, then this is probably the trigger for the Great Tribulation. It may indicate that the invasion of Israel is very soon.
For the invasion of Israel to take place, America has to abandon her only real Middle East ally. How could that happen? By the rapidly becoming antisemitic Democrats winning the next election, or, by the American dollar completely collapsing, which is every bit as possible as the Dems winning the November election.
If you think 2020 is a bad year, 2021 may make it look good! Could this be the very day that prophecy was fulfilled?
By JOE MIDDLETON FOR MAILONLINE
The leader of Britain's largest Muslim charity has quit after putting anti-Semitic posts on social media.
Heshmat Khalifa, a former trustee and director of Islamic Relief Worldwide, said the Jews are 'grandchildren of monkeys and pigs.'
Mr Khalifa also described Egypt's president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as a 'Zionist pimp' on his Facebook page, as reported by The Times.
And he called the Muslim president - who ousted President Morsi in July 2013 - a 'pimp son of the Jews' and a 'Zionist criminal'.
There were other posts on his page, written in Arabic, that promoted the work of the charity that has 100 offices in 40 countries worldwide. His Facebook page has now been taken down.
Heshmat Khalifa meeting the Princess Royal at an event. He has now resigned from Islamic Relief
The 63-year-old had been with the charity since 1999 and has held a number of senior roles within the organisation which over the past five years has an annual income of £570million.
Islamic Relief is one of the largest Muslim charities in the world and on it's website says its mission is to 'enable people to respond rapidly to disasters and fight poverty through our Islamic values, expertise and global reach.'
The charity is currently running a number high-profile appeals currently for funds to help those impacted by the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, as well as the ongoing issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Khalifa - who until recently was Chairman of Islamic Relief Australia - also used social media to described Hamas as 'the purest resistance movement in modern history'.
The Charity Commission has now opened a compliance case into Islamic Relief.
An image depicting Egypt's President el-Sisi from one of Mr Khalifa's anti-Semitic Facebook posts
Mr Khalifa resigned after he was confronted with the posts by The Times. He said that he was sorry for publishing the posts on social media and he regrets his actions.
Now, he does!
He said: 'I did not intend to insult the Jewish community and neither do I hold views which are antisemitic.
'I have dedicated much of my life's work to promoting tolerance and freedom of religion and beliefs.'
Islamic Relief told the newspaper that the Facebook posts, which were made between 2013 and 2015, 'contravene the values and principles of Islamic Relief Worldwide'.
The organisation added: 'Heshmat Khalifa has resigned from the board of trustees of Islamic Relief Worldwide with immediate effect.
'He will also play no further part in any other Islamic Relief boards.
'We reject and condemn terrorism and believe all forms of discrimination — including antisemitism — are unacceptable.'
Buuuuut, you did nothing about his antisemitic posts for several years until they were outed. Your statement, I find, to be more than a little disingenuous.
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