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While Christian holy sites were protected, and Muslim holy sites were maintained and renovated, [36] Jewish holy sites were damaged and sometimes destroyed. [37] According to Raphael Israeli, 58 synagogues were desecrated or demolished in the Old City, resulting in the de-Judaization of Jerusalem.
In Sunni Islam, all sites which have been mentioned in the Hadith are holy to Sunni Muslims. The Kaaba is the holiest site, followed by the al-Masjid an-Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque), al-Aqsa Mosque compound, and other sites mentioned in the Hadith, as well Umayyad Mosque, Ibrahimi Mosque.
The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism, 9 10 a and where two Jewish temples once stood. 12 13 14 According to Jewish tradition and scripture, 15 the First Temple was built by King Solomon, the son of King David, in 957 BCE, and was destroyed by the Neo-Babylonian Empire, together with Jerusalem, in 587 BCE.
Dome (s) 1. The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: قبة الصخرة, romanized:Qubbat aṣ-Ṣaḵra) is an Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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 city of Jerusalem is sacred to many religious traditions, including the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam which consider it a holy city. [1] Some of the most sacred places for each of these religions are found in Jerusalem, most prominently, the Temple Mount / Haram Al-Sharif. [2][full citation needed]
Hashemite custodianship refers to the Jordanian royal family 's role in tending Muslim and Christian holy sites in the city of Jerusalem. [1] The legacy traces back to 1924 when the Supreme Muslim Council, the highest Muslim body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Mandatory Palestine, chose Hussein bin Ali (Sharif of Mecca) as custodian ...
The status of Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem, including Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount, is also unresolved. In 1924, the Supreme Muslim Council , the highest Muslim body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Mandatory Palestine, accepted Hussein bin Ali ( Sharif of Mecca ) as custodian of Al-Aqsa .