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Some history background on Masjid Al Aqsa
Masjid Al Aqsa was first built by Prophet Ibrahim (AS) but was demolished after the conquest of Jerusalem. The Farthest Mosque was then officially reconstructed for the first time on the orders of Abdul Malik ibn Marwan in 705 AD on top of the Temple Mount.
He passed away before the construction of the mosque was completed, and his son later continued the project and played an instrumental role in laying the foundation of Islam’s third-most important mosque.
However, an unfortunate earthquake in 748 AD ended up destroying the first structure of Masjid Al Aqsa. And so it was built again, only to be destroyed in 771 AD. The historical mosque was constructed once again in 780 AD but was brought to the ground by an earthquake in 1033 AD.
Following this, soon after the Crusaders took over in 1099 AD, they reconstructed Masjid Al Aqsa and made it their palace. It was later made the headquarters for the Templar Knights in 1119 AD. Masjid Al Aqsa was then renovated and reconstructed multiple times during the era of the Ottoman Empire.
- Illuminate the Dome of the Rock Masjid to gain the reward of the 1,000 prayers! The Prophet (saw) was asked, ‘If one of us cannot visit it (Al-Aqsa), what should we do?’ He (saw) said, ’Then he should make a gift of some oil to be lit therein [in its lamps]. For indeed the one who gifts this to it will be like the one who has prayed therein [worth 1,000 prayers]’. [Ahmad]
The Ka’bah and Masjid Al-Aqsa are the only two masjids mentioned in the Qur’an – and they are even referenced side by side when Allah (swt) speaks of the Night Journey and Ascension:
‘Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing’. [The Noble Qur’an, 17:1]
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