Jerusalem is one of the holiest and most contentious places in the world and getting there was no easy feat.
One of the oldest cities in the world and filled with heritage sites, Jerusalem has for centuries been captured, divided, conquered, destroyed and rebuilt many times over by various empires and nations to this very day.
The world's three major Abrahamic religions — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam — are all based on texts, stories and rituals with fundamental yet varying spiritual connections to the ancient land, and for this reason In Islam, the significance revolves around the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which many Muslims believe Allah metaphysically transported the Prophet Mohammed to from Mecca one night, ordering him to pray five times a day whileThe Al-Aqsa Mosque — which translates into"the furthest mosque" due to the story and is believed to be where Mohammed faced while praying before changing to the Kaaba — is hence considered Islam's third-holiest site,...
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