Islam-Christian Dialogue (AramI, KarekinII) : Importance in 1915 Genocide Recognition

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Aram I appealed to Arab and Islamic nations to view the Genocide, not as a matter of religion, but of human rights. He spoke of the strong ties between Armenians and the Arab world saying that, "when Turkey massacred Armenians, the Arab and Islamic Worlds helped the Armenian people, welcoming the survivors" :

http://www.crda-france.org/0ab/x9_Aram1appels.htm

Islam-Christian Dialogue and the Armenian Apostolic Church
many www pages : present and past

http://www.crda-france.org/fr/breligion/islam/0home1hay.htm

http://www.crda-france.org/fr/brelig...retien_hay.htm

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Islam-Christian Dialogue And The Holy See of The Great House of Cilicia

http://www.crda-france.org/0ab/b_antelias_dialogue.htm

Karékine.II, Catholikos of all Arméenians Etchmiadzine
http://www.crda-france.org/fr/brelig...chmiadzine.htm

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Relations With Arab-Persian Islam In Armenian Historiography

http://www.crda-france.org/fr/brelig..._hay_islam.htm

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There is a sensitive, profound work of communication and awareness to do telling that this crime against Humanity is also a crime against islam.

For that, we already have:
- the firman of Hussein Ibn Ali,
- the testimonies of Faiez el Ghossein,
- or other such muslim testimony documents (?) on this criminal period beginning with Sultan Hamid II
- adequated quotations from the Coran or the Sunna showing that it was also a crime againt islam.

But we can also communicate historiographical documents before that historical dark period, showing normal and positive relations exitsted between Armenians and Arab, Persian or Indian Muslims. There are many documents about that.

Among them, there is this very important document :

An Armenian manuscript of the XVIII century written in Venice
with the map of the Central Mosque of Mecca showing the Kaaba

In our Mekhitarian Monastery of San Lazzaro of Venice not far from the Lido,

http://www.crda-france.org/fr/6histoire/par_pays/italie_mekhitarian.htm

there is a manuscript of Father Zakaria Aléxanian (1711-1793), born in Akn, in Western Armenia.

In the 1rst volume (of 319 pages) dedicated to Asia of this manuscript called "Geographical Dictionary" :

http://www.crda-france.org/maps/zakaria2.htm

271-319 pages are about Egypt and Arabic peninsula :

http://www.crda-france.org/maps/zakaria3.htm

In this manuscript there is a map showing these two regions and also a rather detailed map about the Main Mosque of Mecca with the Kaaba :

http://www.crda-france.org/maps/zakaria5.htm

This Amenian monk must have obtained these special informations on the Kaaba certainly by questionning muslim persons who had done the pilgrim of Mecca and who were visiting Venice which was a port where came also muslim travellers.

I have not read the pages dedicated in particular to Mecca. Maybe the author of this "Geographical Dictionary" gives us details about the Hajj ? But at least I have done the reproduction of this map and the one of the Main Mosque of Mecca with the Kaaba :
http://www.crda-france.org/maps/zakaria4.htm .
One day, I shall transcript and translate the legend :

http://www.crda-france.org/maps/zakaria4a0.htm

If your Armenian is good enough to do it, please do it, it will help the Cause. Born in Paris, my Armenian is not so good, I have not studied in an Armenian school.

Nil (Paris)

http://www.crda-france.org/index.htm

#68

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- August 6 1999 : Fatwa of Dr Ahmed BedrEddin Hassoun, Grand Mufti of Aleppo

http://www.crda-france.org/0ab_ab/8alep_hassoun1.htm

- October 4, 2006 : Highest ranking Muslim cleric in Syria visits Armenia

http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newd=248

- 30 Novembre 2006 : Article in Arabic ( http://alanwar.com/ar/ ) about a islam-christian meeting including the Armenain Apostolique Church which was held in Lebanon

- 14 November 2006 : Middle East inter-religious dialogue in Antelias

http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newsId=915sla38

- 29 January 2007 Aram I visits the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Lebanon

http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newsId=572dgz92

- Saturday 19 May 2007 Grand Mufti of Syria visits Aram Catholicos

http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newsId=876gza95

- 22 August 2007 The Association of Muslim Clerics of Lebanon visits Aram I

http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newsId=203gkj28

Nil (Paris)
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Re: Islam-Christian Dialogue (AramI, KarekinII) : Importance in 1915 Genocide Recogni

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/0ab_ab/8alep_hassoun1.htm

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/fr/breligion/islam/0home1hay.htm

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/fr/breligion/islam/1dialogue_chretien_hay.htm

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/0ab/b_antelias_dialogue.htm

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/fr/breligion/islam/1dialogue_etchmiadzine.htm

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/maps/zakaria2.htm

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/maps/zakaria3.htm

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/maps/zakaria4.htm

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/maps/zakaria5.htm

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/maps/zakaria4a0.htm

Nil
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