43 results for “jerusalem”
... concluded with the Isra' wal-Mi'raj — the night journey to Jerusalem and the ascent through the heavens — which classical schola...
The Isra' wal-Mi'raj — the nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and the ascent through the seven heavens — is the most sing...
...palm trunks, a sand and gravel floor. The qiblah was toward Jerusalem — the practice at the time — and would change to Mecca appr...
The qiblah — the direction of prayer — was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca in the second year after the Hijra, approximately ...
...n oversaw the construction of Bayt al-Maqdis (the Temple in Jerusalem) — one of the great architectural and spiritual achievement...
...ry opened the way for the subsequent conquests of Damascus, Jerusalem, and all of the Levant.
The surrender of Jerusalem was one of the most momentous events in Islamic history. Pa...
... Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra) on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem was completed in 72 AH under the patronage of Caliph Abd al...
The peaceful surrender of Jerusalem to the Muslims stands as one of the most remarkable episode...
...l of Antioch was a significant blow that opened the road to Jerusalem.
The fall of Jerusalem to the First Crusade on 15 July 1099 was accompanied by one...
...ieval period, setting the stage for Saladin's reconquest of Jerusalem. Saladin, who had spent years patiently unifying the Muslim...
Saladin's reconquest of Jerusalem on 27 Rajab 583 AH — the anniversary of the Isra' wal-Mi'ra...
...ively. He captured Jaffa but ultimately could not reconquer Jerusalem. The Third Crusade ended with the Treaty of Jaffa in 1192, ...
...eir homeland by the Mongols. This combined force recaptured Jerusalem in 1244 — the city had briefly been returned to Crusader co...
...nch knights reportedly boasted they would go all the way to Jerusalem. The battle began with an ill-disciplined charge by the Fre...
...n's career, inflicted by the young leper King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. Saladin had invaded the Kingdom of Jerusalem with a large ...
Patriarch Sophronius surrendered Jerusalem to Caliph Umar personally. Umar entered humbly, wearing pat...
...arwan completed the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Built over the rock from which the Prophet Muhammad ascend...
... Umayyad caliphs on the southern end of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, near the Dome of the Rock. It became the third holiest mos...
European Crusaders captured Jerusalem after a month-long siege, massacring its Muslim and Jewish ...
Crusader armies captured Jerusalem after a siege, massacring many Muslim and Jewish inhabitant...
After the fall of Jerusalem, the qadi Abu Sa'd al-Harawi traveled to Baghdad to plead f...
... at the Battle of Hattin, Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders. Unlike the Crusader conquest, he showed...
...usader fighting force and led directly to the liberation of Jerusalem three months later. It remains one of the most celebrated m...
After Saladin's recapture of Jerusalem, the European monarchs launched the Third Crusade. Despite ...
Israel defeated Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, capturing East Jerusalem and al-Masjid al-Aqsa. The loss of Jerusalem was a profound...
...lim sultan and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty who liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 583 AH (1187 CE). Renowned in both Mu...
...antine/Sassanid designs), and built the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
Sultan of Egypt and Syria who recaptured Jerusalem in 1187 CE. Known equally for his military genius and his c...
The Prophet's miraculous night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem, and his ascension through the seven heavens.
...er invasions, Muslim resistance, Salahuddin's reconquest of Jerusalem, and lasting lessons.
...sh Muslim leader who united the Muslim world and recaptured Jerusalem with chivalry and mercy.
The miraculous night journey from Makkah to Jerusalem and the ascension through the heavens, where the five daily...
The fall of Jerusalem in 1099 CE and the initial fragmented Muslim response to th...
...and Egypt, setting the stage for Salahuddin's liberation of Jerusalem.
The peaceful surrender of Jerusalem to Caliph Umar, the Pact of Umar, his refusal to pray insid...
...on of Muslim lands, the Battle of Hattin, the liberation of Jerusalem, and his legendary chivalry toward the defeated Crusaders.