The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1503 page)
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Masjid
(Muslim place of assembly):
(Muslim place of assembly):
Masjid al-Aqsa, al-
(‘the furthest mosque’)
.
(‘the furthest mosque’)
.
The Muslim
mosque
built in the 7th cent. CE, on the Temple Mount in
Jerusalem
(al-Quds). It is the mosque associated with the Night Journey (
isr
’
) and the Ascent (
mi‘r
j
) of
Mu
ammad
, based on Qur’
n 17. 1. It is a building distinct from the
Dome of the Rock
.
mosque
built in the 7th cent. CE, on the Temple Mount in
Jerusalem
(al-Quds). It is the mosque associated with the Night Journey (
isr
’) and the Ascent (
mi‘r
j) of
Mu
ammad, based on Qur’
n 17. 1. It is a building distinct from theDome of the Rock
.
Masjid al-
ar
m, al-
.
arm, al-.
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