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Friday for Al-Aqsa Mosque Defense
By Khaled Abu-Baker
Israeli policemen stand guard as excavation work continues in front of the al Aqsa Mosque compound. (Reuters)
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM ? The Islamic Movement has declared Friday, February 9, a day for defending Al-Aqsa Mosque against continued Israeli excavations at Islam's third holiest shrine.
"Friday will be dedicated for defending Al-Aqsa," said spokesman Zahi Nugaydat.
"We call on the Arab and Muslim peoples to observe Friday in defense of the holy site."
The movement said it will organize a massive protest in the town of Nazareth to observe the Al-Aqsa Day.
"We hope that our call would be heeded," Nugaydat said.
"Al-Aqsa is the shrine of all Muslims, not only the Palestinians."
Cashing on deafening world silence, Israeli bulldozers started Tuesday, February 6, demolishing a wooden bridge leading to the Al-Maghariba Gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and two underground rooms.
The Israel Antiquities Authority claims the work, expected to take months, aims to strengthen an access ramp to Dung Gate for the "benefit and safety of visitors" after damage caused by an earthquake and snowstorms in February 2004.
But the Waqf religious trust says Israeli excavations endanger the foundations of the Al-Aqsa compound.
The compound, known as Al-Haram Al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary), houses the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the Muslims? first Qiblah and its the third holiest shrine after Al Ka'bah in Makkah and Prophet Muhammad's Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Its significance has been reinforced by the incident of Al Isra'a and Al Mi'raj -- the night journey from Makkah to Al-Quds and the ascent to the Heavens by Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon Him).
This represents the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict as Jews claim that their alleged Haykal (Temple of Solomon) exists underneath Al-Haram Al-Sharif.
In an attempt to confront Israeli schemes threatening the mosque, the Waqfs Ministry released some one million copies of an electronic guide about the mosque and its compound.
www.islamonline.net
Israel Digging Threatens Aqsa www.islamonline.net
Turkish Inspectors to Al-Aqsa Mosque www.islamonline.net
Israeli policemen stand guard as excavation work continues in front of the al Aqsa Mosque compound. (Reuters)
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM ? The Islamic Movement has declared Friday, February 9, a day for defending Al-Aqsa Mosque against continued Israeli excavations at Islam's third holiest shrine.
"Friday will be dedicated for defending Al-Aqsa," said spokesman Zahi Nugaydat.
"We call on the Arab and Muslim peoples to observe Friday in defense of the holy site."
The movement said it will organize a massive protest in the town of Nazareth to observe the Al-Aqsa Day.
"We hope that our call would be heeded," Nugaydat said.
"Al-Aqsa is the shrine of all Muslims, not only the Palestinians."
Cashing on deafening world silence, Israeli bulldozers started Tuesday, February 6, demolishing a wooden bridge leading to the Al-Maghariba Gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and two underground rooms.
The Israel Antiquities Authority claims the work, expected to take months, aims to strengthen an access ramp to Dung Gate for the "benefit and safety of visitors" after damage caused by an earthquake and snowstorms in February 2004.
But the Waqf religious trust says Israeli excavations endanger the foundations of the Al-Aqsa compound.
The compound, known as Al-Haram Al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary), houses the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the Muslims? first Qiblah and its the third holiest shrine after Al Ka'bah in Makkah and Prophet Muhammad's Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Its significance has been reinforced by the incident of Al Isra'a and Al Mi'raj -- the night journey from Makkah to Al-Quds and the ascent to the Heavens by Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon Him).
This represents the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict as Jews claim that their alleged Haykal (Temple of Solomon) exists underneath Al-Haram Al-Sharif.
In an attempt to confront Israeli schemes threatening the mosque, the Waqfs Ministry released some one million copies of an electronic guide about the mosque and its compound.
www.islamonline.net
Israel Digging Threatens Aqsa www.islamonline.net
Turkish Inspectors to Al-Aqsa Mosque www.islamonline.net