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Atop the mihrab arch is a lengthy inscription in gold directly linking the al-Aqsa Mosque with Muhammad's Night Journey (the isra and mi'raj) from the "masjid al-haram" to the "masjid al-aqsa". [71] It marked the first instance of this Quranic verse being inscribed in Jerusalem, leading Grabar to hypothesize that it was an official move by the ...
The Khalil Al-Rahman mosque [26] The Al-Ansar Mosque [26] Ahmed Yassin mosque at Al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza City was destroyed on 9 October 2023. [27] Al Amin Muhammad Mosque at Khan Yunis was destroyed on 20 October 2023. [28] Al-Gharbi mosque at Gaza City was destroyed on 9 October 2023. [27] The Saad bin Abi Waqqas Mosque [29] Jaffa Mosque ...
A series of violent confrontations occurred between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem in April 2023. After the evening Ramadan prayer, Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the mosque, prompted by reports that Jews planned to sacrifice a goat at the site (which is forbidden by Israeli law).
Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades at Palestinian worshippers in a move that drew widespread international criticism and raised tensions as ...
Israel is reviewing possible curbs on access to Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem over the upcoming Ramadan fasting month, a government spokesperson said after media reports that the far-right minister ...
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 ...
It also considered "this systematic escalation is a blatant attack on the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque and a violation of international resolutions and covenants". [16] Kuwait expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation forces' storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the attack on worshipers. It also considered "These ...
Israel captured East Jerusalem, including the Old City where the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is located, in a 1967 war and later annexed it in a move not recognised internationally. It regards ...