al-Aqṣā mosque - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" al-Aqṣā mosque - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Kupferschmidt, Uri M.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1059993
Doc. NO	:	ALei390
Main Entry	:	Kupferschmidt, Uri M.
Title & Author	:	al-Aqṣā mosque - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Kupferschmidt, Uri M.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(2,544 words)
Abstract	:	Al-Aqṣā mosque (al-masjid al-Aqṣā) refers specifically to the large mosque on the southwestern corner of al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf in Jerusalem, but the name is also used for the entire religious compound, including the Dome of the Rock. Aqṣā is the superlative form of the Arabic adjective qaṣī , meaning “far” or “distant,” hence the translation of the name as “the most distant mosque.” 1. Al-Aqṣā in the Qurʾān, ḥadīth , sīra , and tafsīr The designation “al-Aqṣā” derives from Qurʾān 17:1: “Glorified be He who carried
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei390.pdf