Rome is just like any other place in the world,there is no particular sacredness attached to it. Building a mosque in Rome, therefore, should not be considered unusual. The Arabian penninsula is the bedrock of Islam, its nursery and the home of its Sacred Sites.

We can compare the Vatican and Makkah only to a certain extent. In the Qur’an, God explicitly conferred sacredness to Makkah. The Vaticanenjoys no such status even from a Biblical point of view. In fact, only the Catholic denomination in Christendom attaches a special importance to the Vatican. Moreover, every country in the world has visa and entry regulations. Only those fulfilling such conditions are admitted. The only condition for entry to Makkah is to verify the Oneness of God and the belief in the prophethood of Muhammed (pbuh).