The Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound (Al-Haram Ash-Sharif) lies in Jerusalem’s Old City. It spans prayer halls, mosques, courtyards, homes, and religious schools, including the Dome of the Rock, Al-Qibly Mosque, and the Al-Buraq Wall.
Click the buttons below to learn more about each site.
Source: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
Dome of the Rock
Other Names: Masjid Qubbat as-Sakhra
Year Built: Between 688-692 AD
The Dome of the Rock is built on the highest point of the compound, sitting 4 meters higher than the mosque’s courtyards.
It houses what Muslims believe to be the Rock of Ascension (As-Sakhra) – the site where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ascended to heaven during his night journey (Isra’ and Mi‘raj).
Source: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
Al-Buraq Wall
Other Names: “Western Wall”, “Wailing Wall”
Located in the south-western section of the compound, the Wall is the place where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) tied his steed, Al-Buraq, during the Isra’ and Mi‘raj.
Israel seized the Wall in 1967 when it occupied Jerusalem and renamed it the “Wailing Wall”, claiming it as the last remaining remnant of Solomon’s Temple.
Source: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
Al-Qibly Mosque
Other Names: Al-Aqsa Mosque (Al-Jame’ Al-Aqsa)
Year Built: 637 AD (first structure), 706-714 AD (current form)
The silver-domed mosque was the first structure built within the compound.
In 1969, it was severely damaged in an arson attack by Australian Zionist extremist Denis Michael Rohan and destroyed the nearly 800-year-old Mimbar of Salah al-Din.
A reconstructed mimbar was installed in 2007 after years of study.
Source: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
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The Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
The Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound (Al-Haram Ash-Sharif) lies in Jerusalem’s Old City. It spans prayer halls, mosques, courtyards, homes, and religious schools, including the Dome of the Rock, Al-Qibly Mosque, and the Al-Buraq Wall.
Click the buttons below to learn more about each site.
Source: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
Dome of the Rock
Other Names: Masjid Qubbat as-Sakhra Year Built: Between 688-692 AD
The Dome of the Rock is built on the highest point of the compound, sitting 4 meters higher than the mosque’s courtyards.
It houses what Muslims believe to be the Rock of Ascension (As-Sakhra) – the site where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ascended to heaven during his night journey (Isra’ and Mi‘raj).
Source: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
Al-Buraq Wall
Other Names: “Western Wall”, “Wailing Wall”
Located in the south-western section of the compound, the Wall is the place where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) tied his steed, Al-Buraq, during the Isra’ and Mi‘raj.
Israel seized the Wall in 1967 when it occupied Jerusalem and renamed it the “Wailing Wall”, claiming it as the last remaining remnant of Solomon’s Temple.
Source: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
Al-Qibly Mosque
Other Names: Al-Aqsa Mosque (Al-Jame’ Al-Aqsa) Year Built: 637 AD (first structure), 706-714 AD (current form)
The silver-domed mosque was the first structure built within the compound.
In 1969, it was severely damaged in an arson attack by Australian Zionist extremist Denis Michael Rohan and destroyed the nearly 800-year-old Mimbar of Salah al-Din.
A reconstructed mimbar was installed in 2007 after years of study.
Source: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)