Al-Aqsa is the name of the silver-domed mosque inside a 35-acre compound referred to as al-Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, by Muslims, and as the Temple Mount by Jews.

Al-Aqsa is the name given to the whole compound and is home to two Muslim holy places: the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, which was built in the 8th ...

The golden domed Al Aqsa Mosque sits in the heart of Jerusalem's walled city, on one of the most fought-over spaces of land in the world. The mosque is located on the site known as the Noble ...

Dominating Jerusalem's skyline, the al-Aqsa mosque is the jewel in the crown of the historic Old City. Holding a rich history for Muslims, Jews, and Christians alike, its beauty is both physical ...

Palestinians inside the Al-Aqsa mosque clash with Israeli security forces at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City Monday, May 10, 2021. Two nighttime views Prayers on May 8.

Al-Aqsa is behind only the mosques in Mecca and Medina - the Kaaba and the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque) - in terms of its importance in Islam, and is believed to be where the Prophet ...

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.

Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa (the Aqsa Mosque) was the Muslim's first Qiblah (direction which they face in their prayers) and the third mosque of the three ones to which traveling is lawful. It is the first ...

The Masjid al-Aqsa, or simply Al-Aqsa, means “the farthest mosque” or “the farthest sanctuary,” and refers to the lead-domed mosque within the sacred precinct of Haram al-Sharif — “the ...

Siliver dome of Al-Aqsa Mosque, built on top of the Temple Mount, known as Haram esh Sharif in Islam and the wall of old city of Jerusalem, Israel.

Thousands of Muslims gather at the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Laylat al-Qad — one of Muslim's holiest nights, in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2022.

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