Jerusalem Waqf

The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf is an Islamic trust most well-known for managing the current Islamic edifices on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem . It has governed access to the geographic region since the Muslim reconquest of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1187, and retained autonomy over the Temple Mount after the Israeli conquest of the city during the 1967 War . It has been a source of controversy among Religious Jewish groups in Israel due to its ban against non-Muslim access to the Temple Mount, a ban which is supported by Israeli troops who routinely block access to the site. The Waqf consists of the a Director, the Mufti and the Islamic Council.

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf is an Islamic trust best known for controlling and managing the current Islamic edifices around and including the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem . The waqf has governed access to the geographic region since the Muslim reconquest of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1187. After Israel conquered the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War of June 1967, Israel allowed the waqf to retain authority over the Temple Mount after hostilities had ceased. The waqf consists of a director, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem , and the Islamic Council. v t e

The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf is an Islamic religious trust (sometimes called an "Islamic Religious Endowments" organization) best known for controlling and managing the current Islamic edifices on and around the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem , including the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock . Some form or another of the waqf has governed access to the Haram esh-Sharif since the Muslim reconquest of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1187, with the latest version instituted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan after its conquest of the West Bank and East Jerusalem during the 1948 war. Accordingly, the King of Jordan currently supplies all of the funding needed to operate the waqf, which is in effect the civil administration for the holy site. After the end of hostilities, Israel allowed the waqf to retain authority over the Temple Mount (Haram esh-Sharif). The waqf administration is headed by a director (or sometimes "director-general") who runs the civil administration for the holy sites. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem is in charge of Islamic religious affairs at the site. The Supreme Muslim Council is the Islamic judicial body governing affairs under Islamic law within Israel. The Palestinian Authority has parallel organizations claiming interest in these same matters (i.e., the Ministry of Islamic Waqf at the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian Authority Grand Mufti, or the Palestinian Supreme Fatwa Council ), and those are not to be confused with those recognized by Israel, even if some of the same people hold both offices. A History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time (2 ed.). Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem Under British Mandate (First ed.). The Council of the Religious Institutions of the Holy Land .

Islamic religious trust for the Al-Aqsa Mosque The Al-Aqsa area in East Jerusalem , with the golden Dome of the Rock The Jerusalem Waqf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department , also known as the Jerusalem Waqf , the Jordanian Waqf or simply the Waqf , is the Jordanian -appointed organization responsible for controlling and managing the current Islamic edifices on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem , known to Muslims as Al-Aqsa , which includes the Dome of the Rock . The Jerusalem Waqf is guided by a council composed of 18 members and headed by a director, all appointed by Jordan . The current director of the Waqf, since 2005, is Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib. The whole enclosure of the Haram is called by Moslem writers Masjid el Aksa, 'praying-place of the Aksa,' from this mosque." Yitzhak Reiter : "This article deals with the employment of religious symbols for national identities and national narratives by using the sacred compound in Jerusalem (The Temple Mount/al-Aqsa) as a case study. The narrative of The Holy Land involves three concentric circles, each encompassing the other, with each side having its own names for each circle. These are: Palestine/Eretz Israel (i.e., the Land of Israel); Jerusalem/al-Quds and finally The Temple Mount/al-Aqsa compound...Within the struggle over public awareness of Jerusalem's importance, one particular site is at the eye of the storm—the Temple Mount and its Western Wall—the Jewish Kotel—or, in Muslim terminology, the al-Aqsa compound (alternatively: al-Haram al-Sharif) including the al-Buraq Wall... "Al-Aqsa" for the Palestinian-Arab-Muslim side is not merely a mosque mentioned in the Quran within the context of the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous Night Journey to al-Aqsa which, according to tradition, concluded with his ascension to heaven (and prayer with all of the prophets and the Jewish and Christian religious figures who preceded him); rather, it also constitutes a unique symbol of identity, one around which various political objectives may be formulated, plans of action drawn up and masses mobilized for their realization", "Narratives of Jerusalem and its Sacred Compound" , Israel Studies 18(2):115-132 (July 2013) Annika Björkdahl and Susanne Buckley-Zistel: "The site is known in Arabic as Haram al-Sharif – the Noble Sanctuary – and colloquially as the Haram or the al-Aqsa compound; while in Hebrew, it is called Har HaBeit – the Temple Mount." Annika Björkdahl; Susanne Buckley-Zistel (1 May 2016). Mahdi Abdul Hadi : "Al-Aqsa Mosque, also referred to as Al-Haram Ash-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary), comprises the entire area within the compound walls (a total area of 144,000 m2) - including all the mosques, prayer rooms, buildings, platforms and open courtyards located above or under the grounds - and exceeds 200 historical monuments pertaining to various Islamic eras. According to Islamic creed and jurisprudence, all these buildings and courtyards enjoy the same degree of sacredness since they are built on Al-Aqsa's holy grounds. Abdul Hadi, clarified the issue. Hadi is chairman of the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs, based in East Jerusalem. His offices are a treasure trove of old photographs, documents, and symbols. He was kind enough to spend several hours with me. He spread out maps of Jerusalem's Old City on a huge desk and homed in on the Al-Aqsa compound, which sits above the Western Wall. Everyone takes it for granted that it is the Al-Aqsa mosque, but no, the whole compound is Al-Aqsa, and on it are two mosques, the Qibla mosque and the Dome of the Rock, and on the flags of both Al-Aqsa Brigades and the Qassam Brigades, it is the Dome of the Rock shown," he said. USA Today : "A view of the Al-Aqsa compound (Temple Mount) in Jerusalem's Old City" [1] Al Jazeera : "Israeli Deputy Minister Tzipi Hotovely referred to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as 'the centre of Israeli sovereignty, the capital of Israel'... In response, Netanyahu's office later that night put out a statement saying that 'non-Muslims visit the Temple Mount [Al-Aqsa compound]' but are not permitted to pray there. ' " [2] "Arab states neglect Al-Aqsa says head of Jerusalem Waqf" .