A new poll (at last)

[Thomas]

Finally I have put up the photos of Nebi Daniel. Thank to James and Susan for passing them on to us.
Make your choice - is his body behind the wall?
Thomas

[marcus]

Nice one, Thomas - cheers!I don't know how many people have tried it so far, but not many of them appear to believe it's there.Shame, really, 'cos I'm going to Alexandria in April (if the Middle East still exists by then) and I was going to start breaking down the wall if I thought there was a good chance of the tomb being there :-)All the bestMarcus

[Thomas]

I think you need to be a Muslim to enter the Church. Also I am not sure what the body would tell us other than (maybe) how he died.Thomas

[nick]

No offense, Thomas - but I do not believe you need to be a MUSLIM to enter a CHURCH.

Anyway, restrictions upon entering religious buildings tend to vary from country to country - not from religion to religion. While you might have difficulties as an unbeliever to enter a mosque in say, Saudia-Arabia, in countries like Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan the non-muslim visitor is commonly warmly welcomed at a mosque if he (or she) shows genuine interest and respect. Of course I need not repeat the principles of common decency: clothing that covers knees and elbows, wear something to cover the head (in many mosques free caps are available; or buy one for one or two dollars at a local market) and remove your shoes and wash your feet.
For those (like Marcus) wanting to enter the mosque completely clean: go the washing place at the mosque, wash your hands three times, wash your mouth three times, wash your nose three times, wash your face three times, wash your arms (up to the elbow) three times and then your feet three times (in that particular order). Always start at your right (hand, arm, leg), then your left. (Using soap is out of the question: you use water only.) If Marcus obeys to this procedure, then I figure chances are close to zero anyone would deny him entry to Nabi Daniel.
Regards -
Nick

[Thalestris]

Alexander's mummified remains will never be found; it will remain inaccessible and sacred, and not to be discovered and exploited.

[marcus]

Certainly I never had any problems getting into mosques in Turkey.But Nick, you are proposing a regime of cleanliness that is quite out of the question :-)All the bestMarcus

[thomaswp]

As a total agnostic who knows little about a lot of religions (no offense), I was just going on what was reported to me by James. I agree that Nebi Daniel is probably not a Church! (DOH! Apologies)I have visited temples, churches, synagogues and, of course, mosques in my time. Not sure about the cleanliness regime either...Thomas