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Can you explain why Muhammed's turning from Jerusalem and facing Mecca is called a symbolic break with the past?

Can you explain why Muhammed's turning from Jerusalem and facing Mecca is called a symbolic break with the past?
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Can you explain why Muhammed's turning from Jerusalem and facing Mecca is called a symbolic break with the past?

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This is called a breaking point from the past since another great religion came from Jerusalem. However, Muhammad decided to make the center of Islams universe Mecca.
It is symbolic of the shift and differences between the religion.
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