Holiest sites in Sunni Islam
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Both the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron have been considered the fourth holiest site in Islam.[1]
Furthermore, Sunni Muslims also consider sites associated with Ahl al-Bayt, the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs and their family members to be holy.
Kaaba
Al-Aqsa Mosque is sacred because the "first of the two
The term used for mosque, masjid, literally means "place of prostration", and includes
Although most political references to the Al-Aqsa Mosque date from the 12th century or later due to its occupation by the Crusades, others claim that the mosque's position in Islam is firmly grounded in a number of hadith dating from the birth of Islam.[20]
While Jerusalem is not mentioned by name in the Quran, it is recognized as a sacred site based on several references that have been linked to Jerusalem by later Islamic traditions such as the hadith.[21] Some academics attribute the holiness of Jerusalem to the rise and expansion of a certain type of literary genre, known as al-Fadhail or history of cities. The Fadhail of Jerusalem inspired Muslims, especially during the Umayyad period, to embellish the sanctity of the city beyond its status in the holy texts.[22] Others point to the political motives of the Umayyad dynasty which led to the sanctification of Jerusalem in Islam.[23]
Later medieval scripts, as well as modern-day political tracts, tend to classify al-Aqsa Mosque as the third holiest site in Islam.
Umayyad Mosque
Umayyad Mosque in Damascus is considered by some Muslims to be the fourth holiest site in Islam.[25][26][27] One of the four authorized copies of the Quran was kept here, and the head of Yahya ibn Zakariyya is believed to be in the shrine.
The Minaret of Isa in the Umayyad Mosque is dedicated to Isa (Jesus), and it is believed that he will return to the world at the minaret during the time of a Fajr prayer and it is believed that he will pray at the mosque with the Islamic leader of that time Mahdi. It is believed that prayers in the mosque are considered to be equal to those offered in Jerusalem.[25]
Ibrahimi Mosque
Tombs of Biblical prophets
- Islamic prophet Daniel
- Arabic: Habeel), son of Adam and Eve, the mosque was built by the Ottoman governor of the Damascus Eyalet, Ahmad Pasha ibn Ridwan.
- Zechariah, father of John the Baptist.
- Al-Nabi Yusha' in Upper Galilee, Israel - Tomb of prophet Joshua
- Tomb of Noah
Other places
- Quba Mosque - is the mosque located outside the Medina, was the first ever constructed mosque by Muhammad.
- Cave of Hira is located on the mountain called Jabal al-Nour, is the cave where the first verses of the Quranwere revealed to Muhammad.
- Masjid al-Qiblatainin Medina, Saudi Arabia - is the mosque where the direction of prayer (qibla) was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca.
- Fatimah, Caliph Hasan ibn Ali and Aishawere buried.
- Ali ibn Abi Talibwas buried.
- martyrs of Karbalāwere buried.
- ʾIbrāhīm, son of Musa al-Kazim - the direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Caliph Abu Bakr.
- Ottoman Sultans.
See also
Footnotes
- ISBN 978-1-57607-919-5.
- ^ Mecca the Blessed
- ^ Sahih al-Bukhari, 2:21:288
- ^ Quran 22:26
- ^ Quran 2:127
- ^ Encyclopedia of the orient
- ^ "Dome of Masjid al-Aqsa". Madain Project. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Quran 17:1
- ISBN 0-313-32270-8.
- ^ ISBN 0-87779-044-2., reviewed on Google books
- ^ "Islamic History of Masjid Al Aqsa". Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Bukhari Volume 1, Book 7, Number 331
- ^ Oleg Grabar, THE HARAM AL-SHARIF: AN ESSAY IN INTERPRETATION, BRIIFS vol. 2 no 2 (Autumn 2000) "Essay, Oleg Grabar, Copyright©2000 BRIIFS 2, 2". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ Palestinian Encyclopedia Volume 4, pp. 203
- ^ Palestinian Encyclopedia Volume 3, pp. 23
- ^ "Eyewitness: Inside al-Aqsa". BBC News. 2002-03-20. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ MEMRI: Special Dispatch Series - No. 564
- ^ al-Waqidi, Kitab al-Maghazi 9th century (Oxford UP, 1966, vol. 3, p. 958-9). Jirana, which Muhammad visited in 630, is about 10 mi (16 km) from Mecca.
- ^ The Early Arab Period - 638-1099
- ISBN 0-521-52575-6., reviewed on Google books
- S2CID 159680405. Archived from the originalon 9 December 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
- ISSN 1061-1924. Archived from the originalon 16 November 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
- ^ Silverman, Jonathan (6 May 2005). "The opposite of holiness". Ynetnews. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
- ^ "Resolution No. 2/2-IS". Second Islamic Summit Conference. Organisation of the Islamic Conference. 24 February 1974. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
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- ^ Sarah Birke (2013-08-02), Damascus: What's Left, New York Review of Books
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- Majlisi, Mohammad Baqer. Bihar al-AnwarV.97.(In Arabic)
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