This is an ancient historical door in the Eastern Wall of Musjid al Aqsa. The Gate’s two vaulted halls lead to Bab...
THE GOLDEN GATE
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MUSJID AL-BURAQ
Musjid Al-Buraq is situated in the southwest corner of the Al Aqsa compound. The Buraq is the magnificent animal that...
THE DOME OF THE ROCK
The spectacular, gold-crowned Dome of the Rock is commonly mistaken as the al-Aqsa Musjid due to it being the most...
THE MARWANI MUSJID
This is a large underground Musjid along the southern wall of the Haram which links up to the ‘Old Musjid al-Aqsa’. It...
MUSJID AL-AQSA
Musjid al-Aqsa is no ordinary Musjid. Its precincts have been sanctified and its blessedness has been explicitly...
KHAYBAR
Khaybar is an oasis approximately 150km north of Madinah. It is divided into two main areas with a combined total of...
THE ‘KA’BAH’ OF ABRAHÂ
Around 520CE, King Kaleb , the ruler of the powerful Axumite kingdom of Ethiopia , sent an expedition to Yemenagainst...
DARUL ULOOM DEOBAND
Musjid Rasheed Named after the city of its origin, the north Indian town of Deoband, the madrasa was founded in 1867...
MOUNT QĀSIYŪN
This is a mountain that overlooks the city of Damascus. The slopes of this renowned mountain are the home to many a...
OLD CITY WALLS AND ITS DOORS
Bab as-Saghir - the southern gates of the city The old city of Damascus was always surrounded by extensive...