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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Al-Aqsa Mosque جامع الأقصى (Jāmiʿ al-Aqṣā) المصلى القبلي (al-Muṣallā al-Qiblī) المسجد الاقصى (al-Masjid al-'Aqṣā, disputed) Religion Affiliation Islam Leadership Muhammad Ahmad Hussein (Grand Mufti of Jerusalem) Location Location Temple ...
Al-Aqsa (/ æ l ˈ æ k s ə /; Arabic: الأَقْصَى, romanized: Al-Aqṣā) or al-Masjid al-Aqṣā (Arabic: المسجد الأقصى) [2] is the compound of Islamic religious buildings that sit atop the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al-Sharif, in the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Dome of the Rock, many mosques and prayer halls, madrasas, zawiyas, khalwas and other domes ...
The Al-Aqsa area in East Jerusalem, with the golden Dome of the Rock. The Jerusalem Waqf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department (Arabic: دائرة أوقاف القدس وشؤون المسجد الأقصى, romanized: Dā’irat Awqāf al-Quds wa Shu’ūn al-Masjid al-Aqṣā; Arabic pronunciation: [/ˈdaːʔɪræt ʔawˈqɑːf alˈquːd͡s wæ ʃuːˈʔuːn alˈmæsd͡ʒɪd ælˈʔɑqsˤɑ ...
Muslims pray at the Mihrab, a niche in a wall indicating the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, at the Foundation Stone, located under the Dome of the Rock in the Al- Aqsa mosque compound in ...
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, also known as the Haram al-Sharif, or the Temple Mount [7] Masjid Al-Aqsa ("the Farthest Mosque"), also known as the "Al Aqsa compound", is a holy site in Shia and Sunni Islam and is located in the Old City of Jerusalem, and is widely regarded by Jews as the Temple Mount, the site of the Holy Temple.
Throughout history, and in the present day, there have been various restrictions on entering the Temple Mount (known to Muslims as Al-Aqsa), which is a holy place for Muslims, Jews, and Christians. At present, the Government of Israel controls access to the Temple Mount, which is under the management of the Jordan-based Jerusalem Islamic Waqf.
Solomon's Stables (Hebrew: אורוות שלמה, Arabic: المصلى المرواني), or Al-Marwani Mosque, is an underground vaulted prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is 600 square yards (500 square metres) in area, and is located under the southeastern corner of the compound, 12.5 m (41 ft) below the ...
Abdeen Mosque (Arabic: مسجد عابدين) is the main mosque in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood in East Jerusalem, about 500 meters (1,600 ft) away from Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City walls. It was built by brothers Abdel Muhsin and Omar Abdeen in 1939.