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Detailed explanation-1: -Al-Aqsa Mosque or Jami’ Al-Aqsa ( , Jāmi’ al-Aqṣā), also known as the Qibli Mosque (Arabic: , romanized: al-Muṣallā al-Qiblī), is a congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Al-Aqṣā Mosque, mosque in Jerusalem, located in the Old City at the terminal point of the Prophet Muhammad’s Isrāʾ journey.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is one of the holiest sites for Muslims and Jews. Jerusalem: Israel’s extreme-right firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound Tuesday for the first time since becoming a minister, his spokesman said, enraging Palestinians who see the move as a provocation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, also known as al-Haram al-Sharif, lies on a raised plateau that Jews refer to as the Temple Mount. Jewish prayer in the mosque’s courtyards has been banned for centuries, including by a succession of Israeli governments, and is highly controversial among Muslims and religious Jews alike.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indeed, the Al-Aqsa Mosque (Al Masjid Al-Aqsa in Arabic), often confused with the Dome of the Rock, is where Muslims worship when they come to the Mount, which is considered the third holiest site to Islam after Mecca and Medina. The mosque is the second oldest in the world, after the Kaaba in Mecca.