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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy site
religious concept
ArabicName Al-Masjid al-Aqsa
linked to: Al-Aqsa Mosque
ArabicTerm المسجد الأقصى
linked to: Al-Aqsa Mosque
associatedCity Jerusalem
associatedConcept Bayt al-Maqdis
linked to: Temple Mount

Haram al-Sharif
linked to: Temple Mount
associatedEvent Isra
Mi'raj
associatedSanctuary Al-Aqsa compound
linked to: Temple Mount

Noble Sanctuary
associatedStructure Al-Aqsa Mosque building
linked to: Al-Aqsa Mosque

Dome of the Rock
associatedWith Prophet Muhammad
linked to: 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 Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
linked to: Umar ibn al-Khattab

Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik
Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I
linked to: Al-Walid I
linkedText Quran 17:1
locatedIn Al-Haram al-Sharif
linked to: Al-Aqsa Mosque

Jerusalem
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Middle East
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 Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam

Shia Muslims
linked to: Shia Islam

Sunni Muslims
linked to: Sunni Islam

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Al-Aqsa Mosque nameMeaning The Farthest Mosque
Quran 17:1 describesLocation Al-Masjid al-Aqsa as the farthest mosque
linked to: The Farthest Mosque