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Platforms

A platform is a ﬂat space made of stone that is elevated from Al-Aqsa’s surface, it is usually connected to a few steps and has a niche carved in it pointing towards the Qibla. There are 26 platforms in Al-Aqsa Mosque; in the past these platforms were allocated for prayers, and scholarly and preaching circles. Read More

Pulpits

A pulpit is a speaker’s stand in a mosque. Almost every mosque in the Islamic world has a pulpit inside Read More

Al-Buraq Wall

Al-Buraq Wall represents the southwestern section of Al-Aqsa Mosque’s wall Read More

Fountains

There are 32 water sources inside Al-Aqsa Mosque: two pools, two cisterns, eight sabeels. Read More

Schools

Al-Aqsa Mosque has embraced an active scientific movement such as teaching the Holy Quran, Hadith and Islamic Fiqh but this activity has taken a more organized dimension by the emergence of the term of the school as an educational institution that ensures continuity. Read More

Corridors

It is the corridor between two rows of columns. Many studies indicate that al-Aqsa mosque had three corridors in the past, extended along the eastern, Northern and Western walls of the mosque, while today there are only two corridors, the Western and the Northern. Read More

Arched Gates

Arched gates, also called “scales,” comprise a number of stone or marble columns that are linked together using arches. A number of arched gates surround the Dome of the Rock’s plateau on Al-Aqsa compound. Read More

Minarets

The minaret is a high building that the muezzin ascends to raise the adhaan and the call to prayer. It is one of the prominent architectural elements that were added to al-Aqsa Mosque in the Mamluk era. Read More

Gates

A large number of doors and giant gates were opened in the walls of al-Aqsa Mosque. The number reached 14 gates to suit the needs of the residents and the visitors coming from different directions. Read More

Domes

Al-Aqsa Mosque has a number of beautiful and graceful domes that adorn the courtyard of the mosque. These domes were built during the periods of Islamic rule from the Umayyad and the later eras such as Ayyubid, Read More

Mosques and Musallas

Mosques and Musallas

It is well known that all parts and squares of al-Aqsa Mosque are considered as a part of it and they all have the same sanctity and the double of reward as well. Read More

Introduction about Al-Aqsa Mosque

Introduction about Al-Aqsa Mosque

Masjid Al-Aqsa is located in the south-east part of the walled city of al-Quds (which is called today the old town). Al-Aqsa is a name to everything surrounded by the wall of Al-Aqsa

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Old pictures of Masjid Al-Aqsa

Old pictures of Masjid Al-Aqsa

Old pictures of Masjid Al-Aqsa

Old pictures of Masjid Al-Aqsa

Al-Buraq Wall

Al-Buraq Wall