A Visit to the al-Quds al-Sharif that is Full of Spirituality
The second mosque of the earth, the first qibla of Muslims and the third holy mosque in virtue, the starting point of the Ascension of the Prophet (PBUH), the Al- Aqsa Mosque, where the Prophet (PBUH) led prayers as an imam, is the home of the sacred places of the heavenly religions and in which tens of thousands of prophets have been buried It was our chance to visit the Holy al-Quds, which was under the rule of Muslims for 12 centuries, the last four centuries were under Ottoman administration.
We spent four days full of spirituality.
After a two-hour flight from Istanbul, we landed at Tel Aviv Airport with a 160-person Tour Organization with 23 distinguished ASDER members. We reached the holy Quds after an hour-long land trip. We prayed our Friday prayer at the Al-Aqsa mosque, also known as Haram Al-Sharif, it has the Dome of the Rock, surrounded by walls and an area of one hundred and forty thousand square meters, which can be reached from 17 different gates, the Qibla Mosque, with a capacity of 5000 people, the entire open area of the Mervan Mosque, despite of heavy rain, it was full of people.
On our first and second day, we visited the sites in Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa mosque, which are considered sacred to the Muslims, Christians, and Jews; on the third day, the tombs of the Prophets and their holy places in the cities of Jericho, Hebron, and Bethlehem; on the fourth day, before returning by plane, we visited Jaffa to see the traces of the Ottoman in the city.
It was a late visit for me. If I had not been encouraged and had not received an offer, who knows how late I would have been. I am grateful to those who caused it.
This visit had two aspects for me. The first is the spiritual aspect that fills our hearts, and the second is political aspect which reminds us of our responsibility towards Muslims.
