The present-day masjid by the same name, located on the south wall of the Al-Aqsa compound, is said to have been built by the fifth Umayyad caliph `Abd’ul-Malik (r. 685–705) or his successor ...

Attack on Masjid al-Aqsa condemned. PMML terms attack by Israeli forces 'an act of terrorism' and 'conspiracy against world peace' APP April 09, 2023. facebook twitter whatsup linkded email.

The Al-Aqsa mosque is situated on a hill known to Jews as Har ha-Bayit, or Temple Mount, and to Muslims internationally as al-Haram al-Sharif, or The Noble Sanctuary.

SOON after early-morning prayers at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque one day last week, flames burst from the ceiling beneath its famed silver dome. For three hours, the fire raged, destroying part ...

Questions remain about access to the main Islamic congregational mosque in the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City as Palestinians see the site as essential to their identity.

For Muslims, Al Aqsa is the third holiest site in Islam. And for Palestinians, it is a potent symbol for the broader Palestinian cause, embraced by Palestinian Muslims and Christians alike.

Muslim worshippers attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad.