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Line drawing of the Qibli Mosque at Al-Aqsa, a long stone building with a rounded dome and a porch of seven pointed arches, olive trees and a paved plaza in front, with birds and clouds above.
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Masjids of the World, Part 1 · page 5 of 6

Al-Aqsa Mosque (Qibli Mosque), Jerusalem

Ages 5–8 · more detail1 page · US Letter & A4

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Printed on the sheet: Al-Aqsa is the third holiest site in Islam.

The Qibli Mosque stands at the southern end of the Al-Aqsa compound, on the side that faces Mecca, which is how it got its name. Al-Aqsa is the third holiest site in Islam. Before the qiblah was changed to the Ka'bah, the early Muslims prayed facing Jerusalem for about sixteen or seventeen months (Sahih al-Bukhari 399). The Prophet ﷺ named it as one of only three mosques worth a special journey, alongside the mosques of Mecca and Madinah (Sahih al-Bukhari 1189). Its rounded dome is gray, not gold.

Talk about it

  • Muslims once prayed facing Jerusalem. Which way do we face now?
  • Count the tall pointed arches along the front porch.

Color tips

A silvery gray dome, warm cream and honey-colored stone, and olive green trees. The paving stones are fun to color in a checkerboard.

From the pack

Masjids of the World, Part 1

  1. Page 1: Masjid al-Haram, Mecca
  2. Page 2: Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah
  3. Page 3: Quba Mosque, Madinah
  4. Page 4: The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
  5. Page 5: Al-Aqsa Mosque (Qibli Mosque), Jerusalem (this page)
  6. Page 6: Draw your local masjid

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