The Position of Sacred Place in Jewish, Christian and Islamic rituals

Sacred place enjoys high stance in liturgy. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have introduced such sacred places as temple, church, and mosque in their Scriptures. These places serve as a location for performing these rituals and liturgies as well as a sacred place for pilgrims and followers of each of these religions. The names of some of these sacred places are found in the Scriptures of these religions of which Tabesnacle, Jerusalem temple in Jewish and Christian scriptures and Kaaba and Masjid AL-Haram in Quran can be named. These places are divinely considered to be sacred and in some cases the process of their forming and completion is explained in brief or in full in these Scriptures. Liturgy related to these places is performed with particular rites. On the other hand, the elements included in these places give them more perfect manifestation. Religious life is associated with sacred places and liturgies to the extent that knowing the function and the role of these places and introducing their overall structure will contribute to illustrating the stance of these places in the liturgy of the three religions. In a comparative view, this study tries to investigate the position of sacred place in the rituals of each of these three religions. In the final chapter, the purpose of the study is fulfilled by expressing the similarities and differences.