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PALESTINE IN THE QUR’AN

The Noble Qur’aan mentions the noble sanctuary of Masjid al Aqsa and the blessed land of Al Quds and the wider Shaam directly and indirectly over 70 times. Masjid al Aqsa is the only Masjid besides the Ka’bah in Makkah that is mentioned by name in the Qur’an. This mention is contained in the famous opening verse of Surah Isra, Chapter 17 that recounts the miraculous Isra and Mi’raj journey of the Prophet Muhammad SAW: “Glorified is He Who carried His servant by night from the Holy Masjid[in Makkah] to the farthest Masjid[in Jerusalem] whose surroundings We have blessed that We may show him some of Our Signs. Indeed, He Alone is All Hearing, All Seeing”. This verse not only makes mention of Masjid al Aqsa, but also empahsizes its surroundings to be blessed. Likewise, in chronicling the stories of a succession of Prophets of Allah, the Qur’aan refers to the land of Shaam, Palestine and Masjid al Aqsa, as “Holy Land”, “blessed land,” and a land “blessed for the nations”. The Q...