This library is located in the south of Al-Aqsa Mosque and visitors can access it from the old chapel in Al-Aqsa.
Built by Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi and considered as waqf by Jalil Mujahid.
Al-Khattani Library
The library is one of the offices of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is characterized by the existence of all kinds books of knowledge books, religious and secular studies, and various cultural and scientific collections.
- Era
- Ayyubid
- Place
- Al-Aqsa Mosque
Other landmarks
Other landmarks in the same category
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Birth and upbringing
Cave of Spirits2
The Cave of Spirits is also known as Bakhen Bakhen Cave, and the word “backen” is an expression of praise, satisfaction, and admiration. It’s under Ash-Sheikh Dome that was built by the Ottomans.
The cornerstone of the Dome of the Rock
The cornerstone of the Dome of the Rock is in the Eastern Wall that is north of the dome. It dates back to the Umayyad era, where a balance is visible. The balance used to be the Umayyad Islamic State’s emblem back then.
House of Hadith
Dar al-Hadith is a mosque consisting of two domes and one mihrab. It was named after its use by a school to teach the Shafi’i fiqh studies. It then was turned into a sanctum.
The Rock
The Holy Rock is a great rock, reaching its highest spot to about eighteen meters, and the widest spot is thirteen and a half meters. It’s higher than the Rock’s nave in about 2 meters .
Cave of the Spirits (Al Arwah)
Landmark Location: Located in the center of Al Aqsa Mosque, exactly under the rock.
Jerusalem’s Zakat Committee
The committee works under the supervision of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Holy Sites.
The Tomb of Sharif Hussein bin Ali
He is Husayn ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Mu’ayn ibn’ Awn bin Muhsin ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn’ Umar Hussein bin Abdullah bin Hassan bin Mohammed Abu Nami II bin Barakat bin Mohammed bin Barakat ibn al-Hasan ibn Ajlan bin Rumaithah ibn Muhammad Abu Nami I ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali Akbar bin Qatada bin Idris bin Mataan bin Abdul Karim bin Isa Bin Al Hussein bin Sulaiman bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Mohammed al – Thaer ibn Musa II bin Abdullah al – Rida bin Musa Al – Joun Bin Abdullah Al – Mahdah Bin Al – Hasan Al – Muthanna Bin Al Hassan Bin Ali Bin Abi Talib Hashemi Al – Qurashi.