In 1453 CE, the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, and they turned the Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque. Were either of these two acts Islamically allowed?
In 1453 CE, the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, and they turned the Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque. Were either of these two acts Islamically allowed?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 3 years ago
We don't approve all the acts of Ottomans' rulers. They were just rulers like other Muslim and non Muslim rulers who were mainly after their political aims and plans.
History says that people of Constantinople became Muslims and they willingly started using the building as a Mosque.
Wassalam.