BURKAH SILWAN

BURKAH SILWAN

Jerusalem
BURKAH SILWAN
  • The area of Silwan lies just beyond the southern wall of the Haram al-Sharif in the Palestinian village of Wadi Hilweh. The area has been continuously inhabited for over three millennia, with a varied cultural and religious history throughout.
  • The rock-cut pool that is found in this area is thought to date back to the time of Isa AS. It is believed that it was at this spot that Isa AS performed the miracle of restoring the sight of a man who was born blind.
  • The pool is fed by the waters of the Gihon Spring, which is carried there via tunnels.
  • It lay underground for many centuries and was only rediscovered in 2004 when excavation work for a sewer came across the rock pool.

ISLAMIC MUSEUM OF AL AQSA

Al-Fakhriyya MinaretWooden panel from the MusjidWooden lintels on display from the Musjid The museum, located adjacent to Al Aqsa Musjid, houses artefacts from ten different periods of Islamic History. It comprises three buildings dating back to Crusader, Ayyubid and...
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BETHLEHEM – BIRTHPLACE OF ISA AS

Church of Nativity The Quran hasn’t specified the exact spot where Isa AS was born and has sufficed with mentioning that it was at the foot of a remote date palm by a freshwater stream. It is believed that Prophet Isa AS was born in the grotto which is currently...
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THE CITY GATES OF JERUSALEM

Damascus GateSteps leading  to the Maghrabi gate on the western wallShrapnel scarred Nabi Dawood AS Gate The gates of Jerusalem were built in the early 16th century by the Ottoman Sultan Sulayman the Magnificent into the existing city walls. Today, there are eight...
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