al-Aqṣā mosque

by Kupferschmidt, Uri M.

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Al-Aqṣā mosque (al-masjid al-Aqṣā) refers specifically to the large mosque on the southwestern corner of al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf in Jerusalem, but the name is also used for the entire religious compound, including the Dome of the Rock. Aqṣā is the superlative form of the Arabic adjective qaṣī , meaning “far” or “distant,” hence the translation of the name as “the most distant mosque.” 1. Al-Aqṣā in the Qurʾān, ḥadīth , sīra , and tafsīr The designation “al-Aqṣā” derives from Qurʾān 17:1: “Glorified …

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Al-Aqṣā mosque (al-masjid al-Aqṣā) refers specifically to the large mosque on the southwestern corner of al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf in Jerusalem, but the name is also used for the entire religious compound, including the Dome of the Rock. Aqṣā is the superlative form of the Arabic adjective qaṣī , meaning “far” or “distant,” hence the translation of the name as “the most distant mosque.” 1. Al-Aqṣā in the Qurʾān, ḥadīth , sīra , and tafsīr The designation “al-Aqṣā” derives from Qurʾān 17:1: “Glorified be He who carried

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei390

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eng Islam

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Kupferschmidt, Uri M.

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