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.

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Al-Masjid al-Aqsa as the farthest mosque 1

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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

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Quran 17:1 describesLocation The Farthest Mosque
this entity surface form: Al-Masjid al-Aqsa as the farthest mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque nameMeaning The Farthest Mosque