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{{cquote|Glory be to Him, who carried His servant [Muhammad] by night from the Holy Mosque [in Mecca] to the Further Mosque the precincts of which We have blessed, that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the All-hearing, the All-seeing.<ref>Koran 17:1</ref>}}

{{cquote|Glory be to Him, who carried His servant [Muhammad] by night from the Holy Mosque [in Mecca] to the Further Mosque the precincts of which We have blessed, that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the All-hearing, the All-seeing.<ref>Koran 17:1</ref>}}

This ambiguous verse is conventionally interpreted to mean that Mohammad took a night journey in 621 to a "Further Mosque," in Arabic ''al-Masjid al-ʾAqṣā'', and briefly ascended to heaven there. The al-Aqsa Mosque is therefore one of only three that are designated for Islamic pilgrimage. The other two pilgrimage mosques are in Mecca and Medina.

This highly ambiguous verse is conventionally interpreted to mean that Mohammad was miraculously transported to a "Further Mosque," in Arabic ''al-Masjid al-ʾAqṣā'', as part of one night journey in 621 and briefly ascended to heaven there. The al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is therefore one of only three that are designated for Islamic pilgrimage. The other two pilgrimage mosques are in Mecca and Medina.

==Location of the Temple==

==Location of the Temple==