Aqsa Mosque History

Since as early as 638 ad the sacred mosque of mecca has been expanded on several occasions to accommodate the increasing number of muslims who.

Aqsa mosque history. The mosque was built by mirza ghulam murtaza father of mirza ghulam ahmad the founder of the ahmadiyya movement in 1876. ٱل م س ج د ٱل أ ق ص ى romanized. ʔælˈmæsdʒɪd ælˈʔɑqsˤɑ listen the farthest mosque located in the old city of jerusalem is the third holiest site in islam. It was first built by the prophet ibrahim as years after he built the ka aba with his first son ismail as.

It is intimately linked with prophetic history not of one but numerous prophets. Muslims access the mosque from the temple mount. It is not certain when the first mosque was built on this site the first mosque in jerusalem the mosque of umar was built in 638 and may have stood here. Al aqsa s dome is one of the few domes to be built in front of the mihrab during the umayyad and abbasid periods.

Unlike the dome of the rock which reflects classical byzantine architecture the al aqsa mosque is characteristic of early islamic architecture. It was built 40 years after al masjid al haram in makkah. Reprinted from lost islamic history. The aqsa mosque or masjid aqsa is an ahmadi mosque in qadian india.

Al aqsa mosque arabic. Masjid al aqsa has a rich history. Hum sab bring to you an exclusive documentary on aqsa mosque and its history. History of al aqsa mosque originally all of jerusalem was known as the masjid al aqsa or distant sanctuary but the term eventually came to be applied to the main mosque in the city.

As it has been throughout it s long history the al aqsa mosque is once again the center of muslim religious life in the city as well as tension with other groups. Muslims have always been its true custodians despite illegal zionist encroachments. Today this area is governed by israel but the building by wakf which is a muslim governing authority managing the mosque. With israeli encroachment and the muslim world s division and infighting the future of the al aqsa mosque is once again uncertain.

For more videos subscribe. Unfortunately in the 20th and the early 21st century al aqsa mosque has been in the centre of fierce conflict between the islam world and jewish extremists. The interior of the dome is painted with 14th century era decorations.