The Farthest Mosque
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The Farthest Mosque is a revered Islamic holy site in Jerusalem traditionally identified with Al-Aqsa Mosque, associated with the Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Masjid al-Aqsa as the farthest mosque | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ |
| ArabicName |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Masjid al-Aqsa
|
| ArabicTerm |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
المسجد الأقصى
|
| associatedCity | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Bayt al-Maqdis
Temple Mount ⓘ
surface form:
Haram al-Sharif
|
| associatedEvent |
Isra
ⓘ
Night Journey of Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Mi'raj
|
| associatedSanctuary |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Aqsa compound
Noble Sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque building
Dome of the Rock ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbol of Palestinian and broader Muslim identity ⓘ |
| currentQiblaRelation | replaced by Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | subject of special prayers and supplications ⓘ |
| disputedInterpretation | some scholars debate its exact historical location ⓘ |
| formerQiblaOf | Muslims ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
spiritual connection between Mecca and Jerusalem
ⓘ
symbol of Islamic presence in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| holyBookMention | Quran ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedFigure |
Umar ibn al-Khattab
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik
Al-Walid I ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I
|
| linkedText | Quran 17:1 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Haram al-Sharif
Jerusalem ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Middle East ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| meaningOfName | the farthest mosque ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah 17
ⓘ
Surah Al-Isra ⓘ |
| pilgrimageStatus | site to which travel is recommended in hadith ⓘ |
| primaryInterpretation | identified with the sanctuary in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
destination of the Night Journey
ⓘ
starting point of the Ascension ⓘ |
| sacredStatus |
Qibla in early Islam
ⓘ
third holiest site in Islam ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Islamic scripture ⓘ |
| traditionalIdentification | Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ |
| traditionSource | hadith literature ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Ibadi Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Ibadi Muslims
Shia Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Shia Muslims
Sunni Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Muslims
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al-Masjid al-Aqsa as the farthest mosque