Population structure of the city of Jerusalem (exemplifying communal living) during the years 247-15 AH/861-636 AD)

Abstract

The conquest of Jerusalem in 15 AH / 636 AD is marked as one of the most remarkable events by Muslims, insofar as it led to many consequences one of the consequences led  to changes in  social aspects and the structural elements of the city insomuch that  before the conquest of the city, Christians where the dominants of Jerusalem and constantly worked to oppress other communities, but the conquest of the city made changes in the communities of Jerusalem, such as the Jews returned to Jerusalem  from in exile and freely allowed to practice their customs and religious norms. In addition to that some Christians were not worried about the conquest of the city because they were liberated from the Byzantine clerics With Jerusalem, and after the event of the night journey and ascension “Isra and Miiraj” the Muslims were dreaming to reach the city of Jerusalem, thus, their dream come true and they become the ruler of the city.  Finally, because of the policy of the Muslim in Jerusalem, for the first time the three religious communities including Jews, Christians and Muslims lived together peacefully and established social relations, The aim of the research is to shed light on the Islamic system and its impact on organizing the social aspects of the city.This research has investigated the subject according to the information provided in the sources, By following the historical, descriptive, analytical, and comparative methodology, this research focuses on each of the communities of Jerusalem in a way that points to the prominent tribes and major figures of each community, then the relationship and coexistence between the communities has been pointed out.