Muslim worshippers and Palestinian families break their fast during Ramadan at the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, on April 3. Samar Hazboun / Samar Hazboun for NPR.

At times, the Dome of the Rock – a shrine – and Al-Aqsa – a mosque – have been confused as one and the same. While part of the same “Noble Sanctuary,” they are two distinct buildings ...

In the news, the al-Aqsa mosque compound is a fuse for conflict between Israel and Palestinians. But in daily life of Muslims, it's a park, holy site and, yes, a symbol of resistance.

In May 2021, when Israeli forces stormed al-Aqsa, many of the Dome of the Rock’s historic stain glass windows were smashed, and skunk water used on those praying within the mosque.

Israeli security forces take positions during clashes with Palestinians in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, May 10, 2021.

Palestinian demonstrators near the Dome of the Rock at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem April 7. (Mahmoud Illean/AP) By Claire Parker. This article has been updated.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men stand in front of the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, Oct. 12, 2014. ... The compound is located at what Muslims call the Dome of the Rock, ...

Questions remain about access to the main Islamic congregational mosque in the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City as Palestinians see the site as essential to their identity.

The Marwani Prayer Room is located underneath the southeastern corner of the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, which contains both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque. Sheikh ...

A view of the Dome of the rock in the Al Aqsa compound with the old city of Jerusalem behind it on March 21, 2024. "This is Yahya Sinwar's dream, to unite arenas," he says, referring to the Hamas ...

A Palestinian man runs from tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces in front of the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City on May 10, 2021.