Muslims can recite any dua of their choice when visiting the Al-Aqsa Mosque. However, there are several duas that are recommended to be recited when visiting the mosque. Here is one such dua:
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“Allahumma inni as’aluka rahmataka allati wasi’at kulla shay’in fa arhamni” (O Allah, I ask You for Your mercy which encompasses everything, so please have mercy on me).
According to some sources, all the prophets prayed in the Al-Aqsa Mosque at one given time led by the final Prophet Muhammad (SAW). However, there is no evidence to support this claim.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque is a mosque located in the Old City of Jerusalem and is considered the third holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina. The mosque was originally built by Caliph Umar in 638 CE, just a few years after the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem.
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The name “Al-Aqsa” means “the farthest mosque” and comes from a story in the Quran called “The Night Journey”. In the story, Prophet Muhammad travels from Mecca to Jerusalem, where he ascends to heaven and meets with other prophets before returning to Mecca.
The mosque is situated on the Temple Mount, which is also known as Haram al-Sharif. The compound contains several other important religious sites, including the Dome of the Rock, which is believed to be the spot where Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.
The present-day mosque was originally built by the fifth Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik or his successor al-Walid I (or both) as a congregational mosque on the same axis as the Dome of the Rock, a commemorative Islamic monument.
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