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Jerusalem Facts
"Glorified
be He (God) who took his servant (Muhammad) for a journey by night
from
al-Masjid
al-Haram (in Mecca) to al-Masjid al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem), whose
precincts we
have blessed...". (Qur'an 17:1)
"Set
out deliberately on a journey only to three mosques: this mosque of
mine (in Medina),
the
Sacred Mosque (in Mecca) and Al-Aqsa Mosque
(in Jerusalem)." -Prophet Muhammad (SAWS)
Narrated
Maymunah ibn Sa'd: I said, "Apostle of Allah, tell us the legal
injunction about
(visiting) Bayt al-Muqaddas (Jerusalem). The
Apostle of Allah said, 'go and pray there.' All
the
cities at that time were effected by war. 'If you cannot visit it
and pray there, then send
some oil to be used in the lamps.'" -Prophet
Muhammad (SAWS).
Narrated Abu Dhar: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which mosque was
first built on the surface
of the
earth?" He said, "Al-Masjid-ul-Haram (in
Mecca)." I said, "Which was built next?" He
replied "The mosque of Al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem)."
-Prophet Muhammad (SAWS)
"The
Prophets built Jerusalem. And the Prophets lived in it. There is not
an inch in it where
a
prophet has not prayed or an angel has not stood." -Ibn Abbas.
"At the
dawn, when the light of the sun first strikes the dome and the drum
catches the rays,
then is
this edifice a marvelous sight to behold, and one such that in all
of Islam I have not
seen
the equal."-al-Muqaddasa, 985 AD, regarding the Dome of the Rock.
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