Jerusalem in Islam
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Jerusalem in Islam refers to the status of Jerusalem in the Muslim religious tradition. The al-Aqsa masjid in Jerusalem is built on the site of the second place of worship ('Masjid' in Arabic) built by man, after the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. Al-Aqsa is the third holiest site in Sunni Islam after the mosques of al-Haram in Mecca and al-Nabawi in Medina.[1]
- It is strongly associated with the Biblical prophets David, Solomon, Elijah and Jesus.
- It was the first direction of prayer in Islam, before the Kaaba in Mecca;
- According to the Quran Muhammad was taken by the miraculous steed Buraq to visit Jerusalem, where he prayed, and was then taken to heaven, in a single night in the year 620 This event is known as Isra wal Mi'raj, in Islamic tradition.
Prophet Muhammad's journey to Jerusalem is mentioned in the Qur'an, in the verse (17:1).[2] The verse states:
| “ | Glory to He (God) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless (Yusuf Ali's translation). | ” |
Islamic tafsirs (commentaries) hold the term "the farthest Mosque" (literally al-masjid al-Aqsa in Arabic) referring to the Noble Sanctuary in Jerusalem.
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- ^ Ali (1991), p. 58
- ^ Mustafa Abu Sway. [http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Abusway_0.pdf "The Holy Land, Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Qur’an, Sunnah and other Islamic Literary Source"]. Central Conference of American Rabbis. http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Abusway_0.pdf.
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