Masjid Al-Aqsa - The Place Where Allah's Revelation Descended (Hadith 39)
Abu Umama (ra) reports that the Prophet (saw) said, "Prophethood descended upon me in three places: Makkah, Madinah and Al-Sham. Once it is brought out from any of them, it shall never return to it". (Abu Dawud) In another narration it states, "The Quran was revealed in three places Makkah, Madinah and Al-Sham". (Tabarani) Ibn Kathir, the great scholar of Islam, said, "Al-Sham here means Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem).
[Abu Dawud, Tabarani]
Masjid Al-Aqsa - Mentioned By Name In The Holy Quran (Hadith 40)
Aishah (ra) reports that the Prophet (saw) used to recite Surah Al-lsra every night in his prayer: Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allah) Who took His slave (Muhammad SAW) for a journey by night from AI-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) to the farthest mosque (in Jerusalem), the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show him (Muhammad SAW) of Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.). Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. (17:1)
