Fridays in Ramadan

Jerusalemite Customs

Fridays in Ramadan

Fridays are different from the other days in Ramadan. Visitors and Jerusalemites stay in Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Friday Prayer until Taraweeh, and so they have their Iftar in it. Despite the restrictions imposed by the Occupation on entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, it is still full of its visitors.

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