Following the overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria, the people who flocked to the 1310-year-old Umayyad Mosque continue to celebrate their freedom with prayers. The history of the mosque, which hundreds of thousands of people flock to, has aroused curiosity. Historian Zafer Bilgi, who described the Umayyad Mosque, the symbol of Damascus, which was opened for worship in 714, said, “It is accepted that Hz. Jesus will descend on one of the minarets and that he will be the cause of a resurrection from there. It is stated in the Quran that Hz. Jesus was raised to heaven as it is also mentioned and that he will come back to earth in a period close to the apocalypse and that he will be the cause of salvation in the Old Testament of that period, both the Torah and the Bible, and the essence of these is Islam; he will bring together believers and today's Muslims and will be the cause of salvation.” Have you subscribed to our channel? ???? http://bit.ly/IHA-Abone Armed groups opposing the Assad regime, who have been clashing with the forces of the Bashar Assad regime since November 27, managed to enter Damascus after winning an important victory in the strategically important province of Homs in Syria. The opposition’s overthrow of the Assad regime caused a festive atmosphere in the country. While joyful demonstrations were held in the streets, sounds of takbir were heard from the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus where Syrians had gathered. The history of the 1,310-year-old Umayyad Mosque, where hundreds of thousands of people flocked to celebrate with prayers, aroused curiosity. Muslims under the command of Abu Ubaydah bin Jarrah conquered Damascus Hz. Omar appointed Abu Ubaydah bin Jarrah as the commander-in-chief of the Islamic armies fighting on the Syrian front. Muslims under the command of Abu Ubaydah bin Jarrah conquered the states of today’s Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Jordan, called Bilad al-Sham, between 634 and 636, by defeating the Byzantines. At that time, the center of these lands was called Damascus. Abu Ubaydah bin Jarrah, who entered Damascus, today's Damascus, made an agreement with the Christians in the region to convert the structure, which was built as a pagan temple dedicated to Jupiter during the Roman period, and part of the Church of Saint John, which was converted during the reign of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I in 391, into a mosque. While a section of the church was left for Christian use, the other section was prepared for Muslims to worship. The Church of Saint John was converted into a mosque Over time, due to the increasing Muslim population in the region, the section allocated to Muslims became insufficient. In order for Muslims to worship, it was decided to completely demolish the church and convert it into a mosque. Despite the objections of the Christian people, the 6th Umayyad Caliph Walid took a determined stance. The construction of the mosque, which began in 705, was completed in 714 and a monumental work emerged. “It is one of the structures where the grand mosque tradition began” Speaking about the Umayyad Mosque, historian Zafer Bilgi said, “The Umayyad Mosque is a temple located at the center of a large region also known as Bilad-ı Şam during the Ottoman period. A large mosque stands out as the sherif at the beginning of the complex. Bilad-ı Şam is the name of Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and the surrounding area. Then, today’s Damascus is named as Damascus. The Umayyad Mosque becomes the central mosque of Damascus. It contains the traces of an ancient culture. The Umayyad Mosque became a mosque in the 700s. Before becoming a mosque, it was called the Church of Hz. Yahya during the Roman period, a church whose foundations were laid by Roman Theodosius in the 5th century. It was previously known as the temple of Jupiter, which is very interesting; in other words, a temple was converted into a church, and that church was later expanded and became an Islamic center in order to attribute symbolic value at a critical point of the period. It is one of the structures where the grand mosque tradition began. It is named Umayyad because it dates back to the Umayyad period. First, Abu Ubeyde bin Cerrah conquered this region as an army commander during the reign of Hz. Omar. Malik bin Abdul Malik, one of the Umayyad rulers, enlarged this place in 714. He laid the foundations of its current state. Since it is the Great Mosque, this place is a complex center where Muslims experience the community culture to the fullest, a gathering point in terms of environment, and where they live their lives together. When we look at its history, it is one of the first mosques that experienced the social complex culture. However, since it was built on a church, it is long and wide with porches that we call naves. It took its current state by taking the Masjid al-Nabawi as an example. It is a structure built by Roman and Arab architects together during its period. We see that in Roman architecture,