From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Masjid al-Aqsa (المسجد الأقصى) is a sacred mosque in Jerusalem, considered to be the third holiest place in Islam. This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) Artifact Place of Worship Mosque (مسجد) Masjid al-Aqsa (المسجد الأقصى)

Quranic Concept Masjid al-Aqsa المسجد الأقصى Translation Masjid al-AqsA Transliteration l-masjidu l-aqṣā Category Mosque

Masjid al-Aqsa is referred to in verse (17:1) of chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey):

Sahih International: Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-haram to al-Masjid al- Aq§a, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.

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Concept map for Masjid al-Aqsa. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept masjid-al-aqsa:

(instance masjid-al-aqsa mosque)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (1 occurance)
• Al-Aqsa Mosque - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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