Egyptian Religious Endowments Minister Mohammed Hamdi Zaqzuq called Thursday for Muslims from around the world to visit Jerusalem, according to AFP. If millions of Muslims begin to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, as they do to Mecca, “we can show the whole world that Jerusalem is something that concerns all Muslims,” said Zaqzuq.
Muslims claim the Al Aksa mosque on the Temple Mount as Islam's third most holy site, following Mecca and Medina. However, most Muslim countries are officially at war with Israel and do not allow visits to the area, and relatively few Muslims visit the city.
Muslims claim the Al Aksa mosque on the Temple Mount as Islam's third most holy site, following Mecca and Medina. However, most Muslim countries are officially at war with Israel and do not allow visits to the area, and relatively few Muslims visit the city.
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