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The Beautiful Image Of Masjid-Al-Aqsa Did You Know? The History Of Masjid-Al Aqsa. Al-Aqsa Mosque (Arabic: المسجد الاقصى‎‎ Al-Masjid al- ‘Aqsa, (About this complete listen), "the Furthest Mosque") , also recognized as Al-Aqsa and Bayt al-Maqdis, is the third holiest location in Islam and is situated in the Ancient City of Jerusalem. Whilst the whole site on which the silver-domed mosque sits , along with the Vault of the Rock, seventeen gates, and four turrets, was itself factually known as the Al-Aqsa Mosque, today a narrower definition prevails , and the broader compound is typically mentioned to as al-Haram ash-Sharif ("the Noble Preserve") , or the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism . Muslims trust that Muhammad was elated from the Holy Mosque in Mecca to al-Aqsa during the Night Trip . Islamic custom holds that Muhammad led prayers towards this site until the seventeenth month after the migration when God absorbed him to turn to the K...

Black Stone And The Kaaba Image Did you know? The Story Of The Black Stone. The Black Stone (Arabic: ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلْأَسْوَد‎‎, al-Hajar al-Aswad, "Black Stone") is a pillar set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba . The antique building positioned in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is respected by Muslims as an Islamic artefact which, according to Muslim tradition, dates back to the time of Adam and Eve . The stone was respected at the Kaaba in pre-Islamic pagan times. According to Islamic custom, it was set to complete into the Kaaba's wall by the Prophet Muhammad in the year 605 AD , five years before his first expose. Since then it has been wrecked into a number of wreckages and is now cemented into a silver frame in the side of the Kaaba. Its physical appearance is that of a disjointed dark rock, polished smooth by the pointers of pilgrims. It has often been labelled as a meteorite , a theory which is now uncertain. ...

The Amazing Sight Of Masjid-e-Nabvi And Moutain Uhud Do You Know that What happened in the Battle Of Uhud? Muhammad had preached the religion of Islam in Mecca from 613 to 622. He had attracted a small community of followers but also drew staunch opposition from the rest of the Quraysh, the tribe that ruled Mecca and to which he belonged. The Muslims fled Mecca in 622 after years of persecution and established themselves at Medina (formerly known as Yathrib; Medina means City). The Quraysh had seized the properties and families of Muslims in Mecca and dispatched caravans to Damascus which the Muslims intercepted and raided. Many Muslims considered this unexpected victory a proof that they had been favoured by God and believed they were assured such victories in the future. A number of the leading tribesmen of Quraysh had been killed at Badr and so leadership passed to Abu Sufiyan. He forbade the Battle of the losses at Badr, for he was keen to exact retali...

The Amazing Sight Of Zamzam Well The Well of Zamzam is a well located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 20 m (66 ft) east of the Kabah the holiest place in Islam which Muslim visit now a day in Hajj and umrah through most appropriate hajj or Umrah Package . According to Islamic mythology, it is a miraculously-generated source of water from God, which sprang thousands of years ago when Ibrahim's infant son Ismail was left with his mother Hajar in the desert, where he was thirsty and kept crying. Did You Know Zamzam water Is A Miracle? Centuries ago, Bibi Hajra searched desperately for water in the hills of Safa and Marwah to give to her newly born son Hazrat Ismail. As she ran from one place to another in search of water, her child rubbed his feet against the sand. In the pool of water surfaced, and by the gift of God, shaped itself into a well which came to be called Zamzam water Well. This water has never been chemically treated or chlorinated ...

The Sacred Places (Masjid-e-Nabvi and Jannat-ul-Baqi) during Umrah Did you know that Umrah is placed at a level of spiritual purity for the Muslims.? 1 . It is neither directly or imperatively, an obligation for the Muslims, but it is a Sunnat-e-muwaqada for them. A Sacred action which their beloved Prophet, Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), carried twice in His lifetime. 2. It apparently resembles the Hajj , which is because every Hajj is accompanied by a prior Umrah. Two small huts were also constructed on the eastern side of the masjid to accommodate his two wives at the tim e, Aisha and Saudia. 3. The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) gave the Muslims of Madinah the title of ‘ Ansar’ which means Helpers, whereas the Muslims of Quraysh and other tribes who had left their homes and emigrated to the oasis he called ‘ Muhajir’, meaning Emigrants . 4. All took part in the work, including the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) himself. 5. If you find the best travel...