Al-Aqsa Mosque

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Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam’s holiest sites, a historic congregational mosque in Jerusalem revered for its religious significance and its location within the sacred compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.


Statements (82)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy site
building
congregational mosque
mosque
administeredBy Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs
alternateName Al-Aqsa
Al-Aqsa compound (in broader usage)
al-Masjid al-Aqsa
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
Umayyad architecture
associatedCaliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Al-Walid I
associatedWith Saladin
associatedWithEvent Isra and Mi'raj
builtBy Umayyad Caliphate
capacity about 5000 worshippers inside main prayer hall
conflictRole focal point in Israeli–Palestinian conflict
constructionPeriod early 8th century
late 7th century
controlledBy Jerusalem Islamic Waqf
coordinateLatitude 31.7767
coordinateLongitude 35.2350
countryClaimedBy Israel
State of Palestine
floorCount 1
hasDome lead-covered dome
hasEntrance multiple gates from al-Haram al-Sharif courtyard
hasFeature arcades
courtyard
marble columns
mihrab
minbar
portico
stained glass windows
hasHistoricalEvent Crusader conquest of Jerusalem in 1099
hasInscriptionLanguage Arabic
hasLibrary Islamic manuscripts
hasMinaret four minarets
hasPrayerHall Qibli Mosque
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
locatedIn Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem
locatedInComplex Temple Mount
al-Haram al-Sharif
locatedOn southeastern part of al-Haram al-Sharif platform
materialUsed stone
mentionedIn Quran
nameMeaning The Farthest Mosque
nearbyStructure Dome of the Rock
Western Wall
openFor Muslim worship
orientation qibla wall facing Mecca
partOf al-Haram al-Sharif compound
pilgrimageStatus important destination for Muslim visitors
quranicName al-Masjid al-Aqsa
quranicSurah Surah Al-Isra
quranicVerse Quran 17:1
rebuiltAfter earthquake of 1033
earthquake of 746
reconsecratedBy Saladin in 1187
religion Islam
restoredBy Abbasid Caliphate
Ayyubid dynasty
Fatimid Caliphate
Jordan
Mamluk Sultanate
Ottoman Empire
roofType flat roof with small domes
securityStatus heavily guarded site
significanceInIslam first qibla in Islam
third holiest site in Islam
UNESCODesignationYear 1981
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(vi)
usedAs headquarters of Knights Templar
palace by Crusaders
usedFor Eid prayers
Friday congregational prayers
Ramadan prayers
daily prayers

Referenced by (45)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
East Jerusalem
Holy Land
Noble Sanctuary
Noble Sanctuary ("Bab al-Rahma prayer hall")
Temple Mount
contains
Al-Aqsa Mosque ("al-Masjid al-Aqsa")
Al-Aqsa Mosque ("Al-Aqsa")
alternateName
Buraq
Isra
associatedPlace
Chain Gate
Islamic Museum ("Al-Aqsa Mosque compound")
associatedWith
Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasPart
Bab al-Rahma Cemetery ("Al-Aqsa Mosque compound")
Islamic Museum
near
Dome of the Rock
Qibli Mosque building ("Al-Aqsa courtyards")
nearbyStructure
Qibli Mosque building ("Al-Aqsa Mosque compound")
Qibli Mosque building ("Al-Masjid al-Aqsa")
partOf
The Farthest Mosque ("Al-Masjid al-Aqsa")
ArabicName
The Farthest Mosque ("المسجد الأقصى")
ArabicTerm
Al-Walid I
architecturalPatronage
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ("Al-Aqsa Mosque (early phase)")
architecturalProject
The Farthest Mosque ("Al-Aqsa Mosque building")
associatedStructure
Hills of Jerusalem ("Al-Aqsa Mosque vicinity")
containsSite
Quran 17:1 ("al-Masjid al-Aqsa")
containsTerm
Isra
endLocation
Night Journey of Muhammad
endsAtSpecificLocation
Islamic world
hasPilgrimageSite
Noble Sanctuary
hasPrincipalMosque
Western Wall Plaza ("Al-Aqsa Mosque compound")
hasViewOf
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf ("Al-Aqsa Mosque compound")
headquartersLocation
Masjid al-Qiblatayn
historicalQibla
Cotton Merchants' Gate ("Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque")
isAccessPointFor
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf ("Al-Aqsa Mosque compound")
jurisdiction
The Farthest Mosque ("Al-Haram al-Sharif")
locatedIn
Quran 17:1 ("Al-Masjid al-Aqsa")
mentions
Surah Al-Isra ("Al-Masjid al-Aqsa")
mentionsLocation
Western Wall
nearbySite
Umayyad architecture ("Al-Aqsa Mosque (early Umayyad phase)")
notableWork
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf
oversees
Al-Aqsa Mosque ("al-Masjid al-Aqsa")
quranicName
Second Intifada ("Al-Aqsa Mosque compound")
religiousSiteInvolved
The Farthest Mosque
traditionalIdentification
Night Journey of Muhammad ("Masjid al-Aqsa")
visitedLocation

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