Category: Jerusalem

  • A His­to­ry of Zion­ism and Its Ide­o­log­i­cal Roots

    A His­to­ry of Zion­ism and Its Ide­o­log­i­cal Roots

    This article was written to provide a scholarly analysis on the ideology of Zionism, its origins and purpose, as well as its past "achievements" in having successfully displacing thousands of Palestinians who suddenly lost their homeland to this group of terrorists. We seek to confront and expose the true nature of the ideology of Zionism,…

  • The Case of Jerusalem — The Holy City

    The Case of Jerusalem — The Holy City

    The missionaries have published an article claiming that there is no significance between the holy city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) with Islam, while at the same time displaying their Zionist tendencies. We republish an article from Israeli Watch which rebuts their fatuous claims and cements the relationship between Islam and Al-Quds.

  • The Night Jour­ney : The Mir­a­cle of Isra’ and Mi’raj

    The Night Jour­ney : The Mir­a­cle of Isra’ and Mi’raj

    The verse of Isra' in the Qur'an is clear not liable to hesitation or reluctance in saying that Allah had caused His servant to travel by night from Al-Masjid Al-Haram to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa like you say; I traveled by night from such and such place to such and such place. So, there is no room…

  • The Con­fu­sion Between Masjid al-Aqsa And Qub­bat as-Sakhra

    We note with regret that many Muslims do not have the proper knowledge about the al-Aqsa mosque and its exact area and buildings. Some believe that the Dome of the Rock is the al-Aqsa Mosque while others are mixed up over the term "al-Aqsa" mosque. Hence, we find it necessary to write on this issue…

  • Did Abd al-Malik Build the Dome of the Rock to Shift the Hajj from Makkah to Jerusalem ?

    The Jewish Orientalist Ignaz Goldziher claimed that the Umayyad Caliph 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan had built the Dome of the Rock to prevent the people of Syria and Iraq from the Hajj (pilgrimage) to Makkah and in order to religiously justify this act, his friend Al-Zuhri fabricated the hadith of "Do not set out on…

  • The Dome of the Rock (Qub­bat as-Sakhra)

    The Dome of the Rock (Qub­bat as-Sakhra)

    The most universally recognized symbol of Jerusalem is not a Jewish or Christian holy place but a Muslim one: the Dome of the Rock, or Qubbat as-Sakhra as it is known in Arabic. When people see its golden dome rising above the open expanse of Haram as-Shareef, they think of only one place in the…

  • The Posi­tion of Jerusalem and al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf in Islam

    The Posi­tion of Jerusalem and al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf in Islam

    During the Mi'raj, the Prophet(P) is reported to have received from God the command of five daily prayers (salah) that all Muslims must perform. Upon his return to Mecca, the Prophet instituted these prayers. It is significant to note that he made Jerusalem the direction (al-Qiblah) which Muslims must face while doing their prayers (narrated…