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AQSA�bition

Pop-up exhibition hosted quarterly in masaajid & community venues

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OBJECTIVES

Keeping the light of al Aqsa alive in the heart of the Muslim community

Encouraging visits to al Aqsa through first hand experiences & exhibits

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Experience

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Exhibition layout

UKIM Madinah Masjid

9 zones

Directed

walkway

Zone leads �guide �discussions

Attendees �complete �quiz and �check off�answers �before they �leave

ZONE 0

Underground�experience

ZONE 8

Travel, Books �& Food stall

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Starting from al Aqsa al Qadeem

At the same level as Maryam’s(AS) mihrab and Umar’s(RA) construction

Resources

Design:

Tour guide�
Quiz�
A1 Wall �poster of �al Aqsa �al Qadeem

Owner

Sajeed �(+ A.G.)

Cost

A4 guide + quiz �£25�Foamex £15

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Climbing the steps from al Aqsa al Qadeem

The Dome of the Rock

ZONE 1

Resources

Design:

View of �the Dome �of the Rock�
Supporting �A4 title labels�- Dome�- Chain�- Rock

Owner

A.G.

Cost

Vinyl banner �£85�Stand (borrow)

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al Isra wal Mi’raj

The Night Journey

Leading all 124,000 Prophets in Prayer

Meeting Musa(AS), Isa(AS) & Ibrahim (AS)

ZONE 2�Resources

Design:

Night wall(s)

Opening from �Surah al-Isra �
A4 questions �about these �3 Prophets�

Owner

Sajeed - walls�Faisal – ring �(± backdrop)

Cost

Ring £20�Cloth + dairy lights £20

FOA - Friends of Al-Aqsa | Peace in Palestine -

When the Prophet (saw) was sleeping in the house of Umm Hani (ra) in Makkah he said, ‘the roof of my house was opened and the Angel Jibril [as] descended’ (Bukhari). Scholars reconciling between various narrations, say the Prophet (saw) was then taken to the Hijr, the semi-circular wall of the Ka‘bah, where the Prophet (saw) said that Jibril (as), ‘opened my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith, and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it’. [Bukhari]�

The Prophet (saw) continued, ‘I was then brought a white beast which is called al-Buraq [from the Arabic word barq, meaning lightning], bigger than a donkey and smaller than a mule. Its stride was as long as the eye could reach’. [Muslim]

It is narrated by Anas (ra) that Buraq was, ‘saddled and reined, but he shied from him (saw). So Jibril [as] said to him, “Is it from Muhammad [saw] that you do this? For nobody has ridden you who is more honourable to Allah than him!” He said, “Then he started sweating profusely”’. [Tirmidhi]

At several points along the journey, Jibra’eel (as) stopped Buraq and told the Prophet (saw), ‘Dismount and pray’. The first stop was at ‘the place of emigration’ i.e. Madinah - and soon after this night the Prophet (saw) would meet the Ansar and migrate to Madinah. The second stop was at Mount Sinai, where Allah (swt) revealed the Torah to Musa (as). The third stop was at Bethlehem, where ’Isa (as) was born.

The fourth stop was the grave of Musa (as), ‘I happened to pass by Musa [as] on the night of my Night journey by the red sandhill whilst he was standing praying in his grave’ (Muslim). We know that his grave is located, ‘a stone’s throw’ away from the holy land of the Blessed Masjid Al-Aqsa (Bukhari). This incident clearly shows us an example of what the Messenger of Allah (saw) said about Prophets (as) after they pass away that, ‘The Prophets are alive in their graves praying’ (Abu Ya‘la).

Finally, the Messenger of Allah (saw) arrived in the holy city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and he said, ’When we reached Bait al-Maqdis [literally ‘the holy house’ another name for the Blessed Masjid Al-Aqsa] Jibril (as) pointed with his finger causing a crack in the rock, and he tied the Buraq to it [at the western wall of the noble sanctuary]’ (Tirmidhi). Waiting inside were all 124,000 Prophets (as). Jibra’eel (as) led the Prophet (saw) to the front, and he (saw) led them all in prayer in this blessed space.

The Messenger of Allah (saw) also said, ’The Prophets were presented to me, and Musa (as) was a thin man, it was as if he was from the men of Shanu’ah [a Yemeni tribe]. And I saw ’Isa ibn Maryam (as), and the closest of the people in resemblance to him from those I have seen, is ‘Urwah ibn Mas‘†d (ra). And I saw Ibrahim (as), and the closest of the people in resemblance to him, from those I have seen, is your companion [meaning himself]. And I saw Jibril [as], and the closest of the people in resemblance to him, from those I have seen, is Dihyah (ra)’ (Tirmidhi).

Part of what the Prophets (as) discussed after praising Allah was about ‘the Hour’. Both Ibrahim (as) and Musa (as) stated that they ‘did not have any knowledge of it’. Whilst ’Isa (as) ’mentioned the Dajjal (anti-Christ) and said,

“I will descend and kill him, then the people will return to their own lands and will be confronted with Gog and Magog, who will, “swoop down from every mound” [Qur’an, 21:96]”’. [Ibn Majah]

Following this, the Prophet (saw) said, ‘Then I came out and Jibril (as) brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. Then I chose the milk, and Jibril (as) said, “You have chosen the natural state (Fitrah)”’ (Muslim).

The dominant opinion is that the Prophet (saw) alongside Jibril (as) then proceeded to the Noble Rock (as-Sakhrah al-Musharrafah) that is currently housed by the holy Dome of the Rock Masjid at the centre of the noble sanctuary (al-Haram ash-Sharif) of the Blessed Masjid Al-Aqsa. He (saw) ascended into the heavens for the next part of this incredible journey, the Mi‘raj, the Ascension!

Al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj: The Story of the Ascension to the Skies | Muslim Hands UK

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Video insight to �the blessed lands �Curtained �1-way entry�(5-7 mins)

ZONE 3

Mini cinema

Curtained �off area �around TV

USB with �video about �significance �of al Aqsa

Owner

Farzan

Cost

n/a

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Mount of Olives

The Prophets of al Quds

ZONE 4�Resources

Design:

Banner

A4 references�history Adam-�Isa (AS)�
Rock under �the dome �model�

Owner

A.G.�Rock - Faisal�

Cost

Pull-up Banner �£80

Rock

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The first liberation

Masjid Umar (RA)

and the covenant

ZONE 5

Resources

Design:

A3 print of �Masjid �entrance�
Translated�scroll of the�covenant

A4 excerpts

Owner

Faisal�A.G. (Excerpts)

Cost

A3 print £5

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Masjid al Qibly & the second liberation

Salahudeen & Nurudin Zengi (rh)

ZONE 6�Resources

Design:

Banner

Model of �minbar of �Nurudin (rh)�
VR headset �with 360 �experience�

Owner

A.G.�Farzan (helmet)�

Cost

Pull-up Banner �£80�Model tbc

Rock

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Life for the Palestinians

ZONE 7

Resources

Design:

Pictures and �details of �the wall

Play 5 broken �cameras �video

Scarf and �ceramics

Owner

A.G. �Haider

Cost

A3 print £5

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ZONE 8�Resources

Design:

Fairtrade �Palestinian food�and products

Typical �rucksack�
Travel �information &�practicalities �

Owner

Haider�

Cost

Fairtrade olive oil�& dates £40

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MISC

Models, Maps, Jigsaw (Farzan)
Workbooks: Printed infographics, FoA articles, quiz
Virtues of al Aqsa (Javid)
Photo gallery (Sajeed)
Great places to eat, Sites to see, TripAdvisor style space

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MISC

Illustrated history

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Size:

5,184 x 3,456

Good for 3 * 4ft

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Size:

‪1,200 x 1,191‬

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Size:

2,560 x 1,818‬

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Size:

‪996 x 807‬

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Size:‪59 * 26 inches

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Size: 177 * 59 inches