In fact, Al-Aqsa mosque mentioned in the Holy Qur’an is not only Al-Qibli mosque or the Dome of the Rock, since they both were not built at the time of Qur’an Revelation, rather everything inside the wall.
What had Al-Qibli prayer hall been called before it was called Al-Aqsa?
Ancient historians named several names on the covered prayer hall as the mosque and the mosque Qabali in which the mihrab and named the prayer and other names. However, the matter is not clear to the people, and they stopped calling the whole area “Al-Aqsa” ans started calling Al-Qibli prayer hall by that name, and they named the area as “Haram Al Qodsi” Or “Haram al-Sharif” .
The traveler Nasir Khusraw was the first to pass this information about this name after his visit to Al Aqsa mosque.
What is the reason for naming Al-Haram al-Sharif on the prayer halls and all mosque squares?
May be a fear of confusing Al-Qibli prayer hall and the blessed Aqsa Mosque, perhaps the period that followed the first Ayyubids liberation prevented non-Muslims from entering it similar to the Haram al-Makki and Medina, However, Muslim scholars warned against saying the word “Haram” on Al-Aqsa Mosque, fearing of applying the provisions of religious sanctuary on it.
The Zionist entity claims that Al-Aqsa Mosque is the only Al-Qibli prayer hall and a dome building the Rock is a memorial building, and the yards of Al-Aqsa Mosque are public yards subject to the laws of the municipality of the entity – such as non-observance of the sanctity of the mosque and non-condescension, all this for preparation to the Judaization in full.
Al-Qibli Prayer Hall in the Umayyad period
Calipha Abdul Malik bin Marwan AlUmawi initiated the construction of Al-Qibli prayer hall and it was completed by his son Waleed, after the death of his father, the most important work completed by Alwaleed is the marble cladding and mosaics.
At the end of the Umayyad period in 747 AD, *Jerusalem wa