Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque lights up for Ramadan

Al-Aqsa, in English means ‘The farthest mosque’. It alludes to a chapter of Quran in which the Muhammad travelled from Mecca to the farthest mosque and then up to Heaven.   (Ammar Awad/REUTERS)
Al-Aqsa, in English means ‘The farthest mosque’. It alludes to a chapter of Quran in which the Muhammad travelled from Mecca to the farthest mosque and then up to Heaven.
Palestinians employed by the Waqf, the Islamic trust that oversees the mosque and the ancient compound that surrounds it, set up tents for fasting worshippers to take respite from the heat alongside the golden Dome of the Rock.  (Ammar Awad/REUTERS)
Palestinians employed by the Waqf, the Islamic trust that oversees the mosque and the ancient compound that surrounds it, set up tents for fasting worshippers to take respite from the heat alongside the golden Dome of the Rock.
Firas Kazaz, a Palestinian muezzin dressed in traditional clothing  calls Muslims to prayer, inside al-Aqsa Mosque. The faithful believe that it was during the month of Ramadan that God revealed the first verses of the Holy Quran, Islam’s sacred text to Mohammed.  (Ammar Awad/REUTERS)
Firas Kazaz, a Palestinian muezzin dressed in traditional clothing calls Muslims to prayer, inside al-Aqsa Mosque.
A shopkeeper sells Ramadan lanters, called fanous in the Old city of Jerusalem.  (Ammar Awad/REUTERS)
A shopkeeper sells Ramadan lanters, called fanous in the Old city of Jerusalem.
Muslim men pray inside al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest shrine in Islam.During the entire month, the believers fast from sunrise to sunset, a spiritual discipline of deep contemplation on ones relationship with God, increased charity and generosity and study of the holy Quran.  (Ammar Awad/REUTERS)
Muslim men pray inside al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest shrine in Islam.
A Palestinian man hangs decorations at the entrance to the compound.  (Ammar Awad/REUTERS)
A Palestinian man hangs decorations at the entrance to the compound.
The twisting alleyways are filled with the scent of sweets eaten at Iftar, the nightly breaking of the fast, including atayef, sugar-soaked pancakes with cheese or nuts, and date-filled ajwa cookies. (Ammar Awad/REUTERS)
The twisting alleyways are filled with the scent of sweets eaten at Iftar, the nightly breaking of the fast, including atayef, sugar-soaked pancakes with cheese or nuts, and date-filled ajwa cookies.
A Palestinian girl places her hand on a marble slab covered with perfume inside the Dome of the Rock.  (Ammar Awad/REUTERS)
A Palestinian girl places her hand on a marble slab covered with perfume inside the Dome of the Rock.
An employee  constructs a shade during preparations for the holy month of  Ramadan. Hundreds of thousands of Muslim people are expected to visit the mosque to offer prayers during the holy month.  (Ammar Awad/REUTERS)
An employee constructs a shade during preparations for the holy month of Ramadan. Hundreds of thousands of Muslim people are expected to visit the mosque to offer prayers during the holy month.

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