Al-Aqsa Mosque, Israel

In Jerusalem on the Temple Mount, there is another great Muslim shrine - the Al-Aqsa Mosque. This mosque is not distinguished by its impressive scale and luxury of decoration, but for the adherents of the Muslim religion, it is a permanent symbol of faith. The founder of the mosque is Caliph Umar, its construction was completed in the middle of the 7th century. According to the legend, before the ascension to Allah, the Prophet Muhammad prayed on the place where today the mosque is located. At the same time, up to 5,000 believers can pray in the walls of this mosque, which is crowned by a huge dome of lead.

Over the years, the oldest mosque witnessed many outstanding historical events, in 1099 the Crusaders converted it to their headquarters, and later to the church. The status of the mosque was sacred only during the reign of Salah ad-Din. The ancient mosque has a lot of amazing features, according to one of the ancient traditions, it was just the site of the mosque where the Prophet Suleiman was buried. During the reign of the Roman Empire, a real dump in was located on site of the modern mosque. It was just Caliph Umar, who ordered to clear these territories of rubbish.

Within the walls of the mosque, many believers discover new truths, once in the walls of this mosque the famous scholar Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali wrote his greatest book, Ihya Ulum ad-Din. A number of tragic events are connected with the history of the mosque's existence, one of the last tragedies occurred in 1969. Entered into the mosque, the Australian Zionist committed a fire, which caused a very severe fire, only miraculously relics, which were kept in the mosque, were not harmed. Next - Kaaba