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🌺 Today: Friday
🌞 1 Esfand 1404 HS | ☪️ 2 Ramadan 1447 AH | ✝️ 20 February 2026 AD | 🕎 3 Adar 5786 Hebrew
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🌍 Hebrew Calendar Event of the Day:
✍️ Completion of the Reconstruction of the #Second_Temple after 70 Years of Ruin
(48 years of #Babylonian_Captivity + 22 years of restoration by Ezra and Nehemiah), coinciding with the 6th year of the reign of Darius I (Hebrew year 3244 = 516 BC).
On this day, according to Jewish tradition, the Second Temple in Jerusalem was completed—a pivotal moment that would shape the narrative of Jewish identity for millennia.
But is this narrative accurate? Let us examine two critical studies from the Jewish Studies Center that challenge the foundational myths surrounding this event.
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🧵 A Thread on Myths and Realities:
1️⃣ The Myth of the Babylonian "Exile"
The conventional story tells of a mass deportation and enslavement of the Jewish people by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, followed by a dramatic "return" 70 years later under Cyrus the Great.
📖 In truth, as documented in "The Babylonian Exile: From Myth to Reality":
· The transfer of the Judean elite to Babylon was not a violent exile but a political relocation. King Jehoiachin, his mother Nehushta, and the nobles were taken to Babylon but lived in royal dignity.
· Archaeological evidence shows they retained their property in Judah, maintained regular contact with Jerusalem, and were still recognized as the legitimate rulers.
· Jehoiachin and his court lived in luxury, receiving rations from the Babylonian palace. Some scholars even suggest they voluntarily sought refuge in Babylon to escape political turmoil.
· The "captives" were not slaves but aristocrats who continued to govern their people from abroad while their relatives ruled as regents in Jerusalem.
The "exile" was a transfer of elites, not a national tragedy of enslavement.
2️⃣ The Myth of the Diaspora (Dispersal)
Even more foundational to Jewish political thought is the concept of "Diaspora" —the claim that in 70 AD, the Romans destroyed the Temple and forcibly expelled all Jews from Jerusalem, beginning a 2,000-year period of wandering and persecution.
📖 As Professor Abdullah Shahbazi explains in "The Myth of Diaspora or Wandering":
· This narrative is entirely fabricated. There is no historical evidence of a mass expulsion of Jews in 70 AD.
· For over three centuries after the Temple's destruction, the center of Jewish life remained in Palestine. Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi, the compiler of the Mishnah (c. 200 AD), was a powerful Roman ally and one of the wealthiest men in the empire.
· Jews migrated gradually and voluntarily to Mesopotamia and elsewhere for economic and commercial reasons, not due to forced exile.
· The "Wailing Wall" (Ha'it al-Mabki) is not a remnant of Solomon's Temple but part of a structure built by Herod the Great around 37 BC—a ruler installed by Rome who brutally suppressed Jewish rebels.
3️⃣ The Silence of the Centuries
Perhaps most telling: for 600 years—from 70 AD to the Arab conquest of Jerusalem in 637 AD—neither Jews nor Christians made any effort to rebuild the Temple.
· The site lay in ruins, a "heap of rubble."
· When Caliph Umar (RA) entered Jerusalem peacefully, he found the Temple Mount covered in debris and personally helped clear it.
· Muslims built the Al-Aqsa Mosque nearby, and the Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik completed the Dome of the Rock in the late 7th century.
· For 1,400 years, Muslims have preserved and honored this site—a place that Jews and Christians had ignored for centuries.
4️⃣ The Political Agenda
Today, extremist groups claim that Solomon's Temple lies beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque and seek to destroy it to build a "Third Temple." Yet:
· Archaeological excavations have found no evidence of a 10th-century BC temple on this site matching the biblical descriptions of Solomon's grandeur.
🌺 Today: Friday
🌞 1 Esfand 1404 HS | ☪️ 2 Ramadan 1447 AH | ✝️ 20 February 2026 AD | 🕎 3 Adar 5786 Hebrew
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🌍 Hebrew Calendar Event of the Day:
✍️ Completion of the Reconstruction of the #Second_Temple after 70 Years of Ruin
(48 years of #Babylonian_Captivity + 22 years of restoration by Ezra and Nehemiah), coinciding with the 6th year of the reign of Darius I (Hebrew year 3244 = 516 BC).
On this day, according to Jewish tradition, the Second Temple in Jerusalem was completed—a pivotal moment that would shape the narrative of Jewish identity for millennia.
But is this narrative accurate? Let us examine two critical studies from the Jewish Studies Center that challenge the foundational myths surrounding this event.
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🧵 A Thread on Myths and Realities:
1️⃣ The Myth of the Babylonian "Exile"
The conventional story tells of a mass deportation and enslavement of the Jewish people by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, followed by a dramatic "return" 70 years later under Cyrus the Great.
📖 In truth, as documented in "The Babylonian Exile: From Myth to Reality":
· The transfer of the Judean elite to Babylon was not a violent exile but a political relocation. King Jehoiachin, his mother Nehushta, and the nobles were taken to Babylon but lived in royal dignity.
· Archaeological evidence shows they retained their property in Judah, maintained regular contact with Jerusalem, and were still recognized as the legitimate rulers.
· Jehoiachin and his court lived in luxury, receiving rations from the Babylonian palace. Some scholars even suggest they voluntarily sought refuge in Babylon to escape political turmoil.
· The "captives" were not slaves but aristocrats who continued to govern their people from abroad while their relatives ruled as regents in Jerusalem.
The "exile" was a transfer of elites, not a national tragedy of enslavement.
2️⃣ The Myth of the Diaspora (Dispersal)
Even more foundational to Jewish political thought is the concept of "Diaspora" —the claim that in 70 AD, the Romans destroyed the Temple and forcibly expelled all Jews from Jerusalem, beginning a 2,000-year period of wandering and persecution.
📖 As Professor Abdullah Shahbazi explains in "The Myth of Diaspora or Wandering":
· This narrative is entirely fabricated. There is no historical evidence of a mass expulsion of Jews in 70 AD.
· For over three centuries after the Temple's destruction, the center of Jewish life remained in Palestine. Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi, the compiler of the Mishnah (c. 200 AD), was a powerful Roman ally and one of the wealthiest men in the empire.
· Jews migrated gradually and voluntarily to Mesopotamia and elsewhere for economic and commercial reasons, not due to forced exile.
· The "Wailing Wall" (Ha'it al-Mabki) is not a remnant of Solomon's Temple but part of a structure built by Herod the Great around 37 BC—a ruler installed by Rome who brutally suppressed Jewish rebels.
3️⃣ The Silence of the Centuries
Perhaps most telling: for 600 years—from 70 AD to the Arab conquest of Jerusalem in 637 AD—neither Jews nor Christians made any effort to rebuild the Temple.
· The site lay in ruins, a "heap of rubble."
· When Caliph Umar (RA) entered Jerusalem peacefully, he found the Temple Mount covered in debris and personally helped clear it.
· Muslims built the Al-Aqsa Mosque nearby, and the Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik completed the Dome of the Rock in the late 7th century.
· For 1,400 years, Muslims have preserved and honored this site—a place that Jews and Christians had ignored for centuries.
4️⃣ The Political Agenda
Today, extremist groups claim that Solomon's Temple lies beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque and seek to destroy it to build a "Third Temple." Yet:
· Archaeological excavations have found no evidence of a 10th-century BC temple on this site matching the biblical descriptions of Solomon's grandeur.
اندیشکده مطالعات یهود | Jewish Studies Center
اسطوره دیاسپورا یا آوارگی - اندیشکده مطالعات یهود | Jewish Studies Center
یهودیان مدعیاند که سال 70میلادی رومیها آنان را از اورشلیم بیرون کردند و اينگونه دورانی طولانی آغاز شد که آنرا دیاسپورا مینامند که تا به امروز ادامه دارد!
✡️ The Second Caliph and the Jews
1⃣ The long-standing relationship between the #Second_Caliph and the #People_of_the_Book, which dated back to the years before his migration (Hijrah), reached a new turning point during his caliphate.
2⃣ Although the Second Caliph generally prohibited the transmission of the Prophet’s (PBUH) sayings during his rule and reportedly punished violators severely, he allowed #Jews to freely relate historical narratives and accounts.
3⃣ #Kaab_al_Ahbar, a leading Jewish figure from Yemen, embraced Islam during the Second Caliph’s reign and was immediately entrusted with an #Official_Government_Position, after which he began #Narrating_Hadith. In effect, he became one of the principal interpreters endorsed by the ruling establishment.
4⃣ According to Sunni sources, many Companions narrated reports from him, despite the fact that they had personally known and accompanied the Prophet (PBUH), whereas Kaab al-Ahbar had not been a Muslim during the Prophet’s lifetime.
5⃣ #Tamim_al_Dari and #Zayd_ibn_Thabit, two other individuals of Jewish origin, were likewise appointed to official positions during the Second Caliph’s rule.
6⃣ Notably, it was Zayd ibn Thabit who, during the reign of the #First_Caliph and with the approval of the Second Caliph, was assigned responsibility for the #Compilation_of_the_Quran, so that the caliphal establishment would have a Quranic codex to present alongside that of Imam Ali (AS).
7⃣ Another recently converted Jew whose name should be added to this list is #Abdullah_ibn_Salam.
8⃣ Numerous indications praising Jewish traditions and practices can be found, for those who examine the matter closely, in the Second Caliph’s journey to #Palestine and #Greater_Syria, particularly to the city of #Jerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis).
9⃣ Conversely, #Jews also praised the Second Caliph, claiming that his name appeared in the #Torah and earlier scriptures. Kaab al-Ahbar even asserted that he had found descriptions and characteristics of the Second Caliph in the Torah—flattery that reportedly surprised the Caliph himself.
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1⃣ The long-standing relationship between the #Second_Caliph and the #People_of_the_Book, which dated back to the years before his migration (Hijrah), reached a new turning point during his caliphate.
2⃣ Although the Second Caliph generally prohibited the transmission of the Prophet’s (PBUH) sayings during his rule and reportedly punished violators severely, he allowed #Jews to freely relate historical narratives and accounts.
3⃣ #Kaab_al_Ahbar, a leading Jewish figure from Yemen, embraced Islam during the Second Caliph’s reign and was immediately entrusted with an #Official_Government_Position, after which he began #Narrating_Hadith. In effect, he became one of the principal interpreters endorsed by the ruling establishment.
4⃣ According to Sunni sources, many Companions narrated reports from him, despite the fact that they had personally known and accompanied the Prophet (PBUH), whereas Kaab al-Ahbar had not been a Muslim during the Prophet’s lifetime.
5⃣ #Tamim_al_Dari and #Zayd_ibn_Thabit, two other individuals of Jewish origin, were likewise appointed to official positions during the Second Caliph’s rule.
6⃣ Notably, it was Zayd ibn Thabit who, during the reign of the #First_Caliph and with the approval of the Second Caliph, was assigned responsibility for the #Compilation_of_the_Quran, so that the caliphal establishment would have a Quranic codex to present alongside that of Imam Ali (AS).
7⃣ Another recently converted Jew whose name should be added to this list is #Abdullah_ibn_Salam.
8⃣ Numerous indications praising Jewish traditions and practices can be found, for those who examine the matter closely, in the Second Caliph’s journey to #Palestine and #Greater_Syria, particularly to the city of #Jerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis).
9⃣ Conversely, #Jews also praised the Second Caliph, claiming that his name appeared in the #Torah and earlier scriptures. Kaab al-Ahbar even asserted that he had found descriptions and characteristics of the Second Caliph in the Torah—flattery that reportedly surprised the Caliph himself.
✅ Jewish Studies Think Tank: 🇮🇷👉 @jscenter
🆔 @rahyafte_en
🔴 The “Israeli Calf” and Imitating Trump’s “Bull Madness”
🇮🇱 Israel’s Defense Minister Katz:
“The great Iranian empire is proud, arrogant, and seeking the destruction of Israel.”
▪️ He had previously stated that Israel was waiting for U.S. permission to attack Iran’s energy resources.
🔻 The #Second side of the triangle.
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🇮🇱 Israel’s Defense Minister Katz:
“The great Iranian empire is proud, arrogant, and seeking the destruction of Israel.”
▪️ He had previously stated that Israel was waiting for U.S. permission to attack Iran’s energy resources.
🔻 The #Second side of the triangle.
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https://t.me/asrzohur110/3358
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🆔 @rahyafte_en
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🔴 «گوساله اسرائیلی» و تقلید از جنون گاوی ترامپ
کاتز وزیر جنگ اسرائیل: «امپراتوری بزرگ ایران، مغرور و خودبزرگبین و به دنبال نابودی اسرائیل است».
▪️وی پیش از این عنوان کرده بود منتظر اجازه آمریکا برای حمله به منابع انرژی ایران هستیم.
🔻ضلع #دوم مثلث.
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کاتز وزیر جنگ اسرائیل: «امپراتوری بزرگ ایران، مغرور و خودبزرگبین و به دنبال نابودی اسرائیل است».
▪️وی پیش از این عنوان کرده بود منتظر اجازه آمریکا برای حمله به منابع انرژی ایران هستیم.
🔻ضلع #دوم مثلث.
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