Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhra (Dome of Rock)

Journeys to the Three Sacred Mosques (Journey of Faith)

 

A journey made between 11 June to 25 June 2011. A journey to perform the umrah in Mecca and to visit the Masjid Al-Aqsa, Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhra, Masjid An-Nabawi and pay respects to the various resting places and shrines of the Holy Prophets scattered in Palestine.

 

More on Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhra or the Dome of Rock can be found here:

(1) Masjid Al-Qubba (The Dome Mosque) - www.nawajee.com/AlArthAlMuqaddasa/MasjidAlQubba.html

(2) The Confusion between Masjid Al-Aqsa and Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhra - www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2005/the-confusion-betwe...

(3) The Dome of Rock (Qubbat Al-Sakhra) in Jerusalem - www.islamic-awareness.org/History/Islam/Dome_Of_The_Rock/

(4) The Al-Aqsa Mosque and Qubbat As-Sakhra - www.lastprophet.info/the-al-aqsa-mosque-and-the-qubbat-as...

 

Note that the area where Masjid Al-Aqsa and Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhra is located, within the wall of the Old City is known as Haram Al-Shareef or The Noble Sanctuary. And this area is the the area known as Aqsa, or the Farthest Mosque, mentioned in the Quran.

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