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Three years later, the Haram al-Sharif closed again for prayers in Jerusalem
The third sanctuary for Muslims around the world and the compound called the Haram al-Sharif of Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem has been closed to public prayers today from Monday, March 23, following an outbreak of the Corona virus.
Admission for the prayers of ordinary Muslims in the Haram al-Sharif has been closed for an indefinite period between Sunday and Monday. The premises of Aqsa Mosque are managed by an Islamic authority headed by Jordan. The authority announced Sunday night, March 22, that the decision to shut down Haram al-Sharif was mandatory, but for all citizens and worshipers of all kinds, to help curb the rapidly spreading outbreak of the Corona virus. Could find.
At the same time, the official, who called the waqf, appealed to Muslims, saying, "All Muslim worshipers are requested to understand that the decision to ban Haram al-Sharif is a medical matter." Based on legitimate and understandable concerns. At the same time, Muslims are requested to read their prayers in their homes.
A rare decision to make
In Jerusalem, which the Muslims call Jerusalem, the closure of the mosque called the Haram al-Sharif mosque in Aqsa is an extreme move that is rarely seen for decades. Earlier today, Haram al-Sharif was shut down for the last time in nineteen hundred and sixty-six prayers, when a war between Arab countries and Israel occurred three years ago.
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This place is of utmost importance to all three of the world's major religious faiths. Because of the Aqsa Mosque and the Haram Sharif for Muslims, which was the first of the Muslims before the House of the Ka'bah was declared in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. That is why even today, after the Prophet's last resting place in Mecca, in Mecca and in Medina, the holy sanctuary in Jerusalem is the third most holy place for Muslims in the world.
Likewise, the mountainous area of the ancient part of the city of Jerusalem, which is called Haram al-Sharif, and called the Temple Mount in English, is an area of great religious purity for Christians and Jews. The most sacred site in the world for Jews is the Wall Mount, part of the same Temple Mount, not far from the Golden Dome of the Aqsa Mosque and called Muslim al-Haqraq in Arabic.
Mosque Aqsa and the al-Qakhra area are already closed
Earlier, on Sunday, Israeli authorities closed down the Aqsa Mosque and its adjacent Dome of the Rock or Qab-e-Sakhra for an indefinite period. After this closure, Muslims were allowed to offer prayers in the premises of Aqsa Mosque or Haram al-Sharif, but Islamic authorities have now canceled it.
Now, only a select few Muslims, who are inside the Haram al-Sharif, will be allowed to pray there. These Muslim employees will be there in the future and will continue to perform their duties.
For Muslims, this place is also very sacred because according to the Muslim belief, Prophet Muhammad went to heaven on the same mosque and on the other side of the mosque. An important reference is the wall grea, which is called hayat al-Barak in Arabic.
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Allergic infections
Given how important and sensitive the Haram al-Sharif is to Muslims in Jerusalem, it can also be inferred that in September 2000, Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon visited the Temple Mount and Haram al-Sharif, in a sudden but very After a controversial visit, a resistance movement of Palestinians began, which lasted for a long time and was known as al-Qa'ida infidelity.
Like the Golden Dome's main building in Aqsa Mosque, Israel controls all routes and entrances to the premises of this mosque or the Haram al-Sharif, while the Haram al-Sharif is controlled by a foundation or a dedicated organization. At the direction of the same organization, the director of the Al-Aqsa mosque, Omar al-Kuswani, announced the closure of Haram al-Sharif for prayers.
More than a thousand confirmed cases of Corona virus have been reported in Israel so far, and more than sixty cases of Code nineteen have been confirmed in Palestinian territories, according to the Palestinian Sovereign Authority.
Source: DW
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