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History & Virtues of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa
The 3rd holiest sanctuary in Islam — First Qibla of Muslims, station of Isra & Mi'raj, and Prophetic Hadith virtues.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1189 & Sahih Muslim 1397
“Do not undertake a religious journey except to three mosques: Al-Masjid al-Haram, this mosque of mine [in Madinah], and Al-Masjid al-Aqsa.”
1. First Qibla of Muslims
Muslims faced Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem for 16-17 months after Hijrah before Allah commanded changing the Qibla toward the Ka'bah in Makkah (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:144).
2. Station of Night Journey (Isra)
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ led all previous Prophets in congregational prayer at Al-Aqsa during the miraculous Isra & Mi'raj ascension (Surah Al-Isra 17:1).