THE MARWANI MUSJID
THE MARWANI MUSJID
THE MARWANI MUSJID
THE MARWANI MUSJID
THE MARWANI MUSJID

THE MARWANI MUSJID

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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 is named after the Umayyad ruler Marwan I who is credited with being instrumental in its renovation.
  • The structure is held up by huge stone pillars and columns believed to have been erected by the jinn under the command of the Prophet Sulayman AS. 
  • During roman times it was used as a water reservoir and was thereafter renovated by Marwan I and used as a Musjid.
  • It covers approximately 500m2 in area and can hold up to 7000 worshippers at any given time.
  • During the Crusader rule, the area was used to house their horses as is therefore referred to by others as Solomon’s Stables.
  • The area was rediscovered in 1996 and restored as a Musjid by the Palestinian Waqf.

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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