During our trip with Zaarvel, we had overall a group of 40-50 of us. This is the second time I have had the honour of visiting Al-Aqsa. Part of the journey with the group you are offered the chance to go visit some households in order to get an idea of how local people live ...
The Golden Gate to Al-Aqsa and more…
As promised in my last blog post I said I would talk about the 'Golden Gate' this is on the eastern side of Al-Aqsa compound and it faces the Mount of Olives. It also has the Muslim burial site besides it. It is known to be one of the oldest gates of the Old City ...
Residence of Imam al-Ghazali at Al-Aqsa
I recently was invited by Allah to visit the blessed land of Al-Aqsa again, exactly a year from my last visit. This time I really wanted to make a point of trying to walk around the Al-Aqsa Masjid as much as possible soaking in as many nooks and crannies of the masjid. I will discuss ...