Masjid Al- Aqsa Awareness Week

Online Scavenger Hunt
for Intermediate/High Grades
Al-Arqam Islamic School – Tarbiya Department.

Directions - Download and print this page to obtain a sheet for recording your answers.
Click on the blue underlined links to find the answers to the questions. Record your answers on the work sheet.

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Read about the Significance of Al Quds in Islam and answer the following questions :.

1. List three reasons for why Al- Aqsa is significant for Muslism
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2. How long did Crusades occupy Al- Aqsa ? Who liberated Al- Aqsa from them?
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3. Which masjid was built first, Masjid Al Aqsa or Al Masjid Al Hraram in Mekkah, and by how many years were they separated?
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4. For how long did Baitul-Maqdis in Al Quds remain as Qibla in Salat, before Allah (swt) ordered Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) to change towards the Ka'ba in Mekkah ?
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Place the picture of the Real Masjid Al Aqsa below:

Read about the Confusion About Masjid Al- Aqsa and answer the following

1. Who built the dome of the rock?
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2. Where is the actual mosque situated in the plateau of Al-Masjid Al- Aqsa ?
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View the presentation Israeli Tactics of Judaizing Al-Quds and answer the following:

1. What is the goal of the increasing incursions inside Al- Aqsa by Zionists?
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2. What Israelis plan to convert Al- Rahma cemetery into?
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3. How long is the tunnel adjacent to Masjid Al- Aqsa and what is its purpose?
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4. List two tactics Israel uses in order to Judaize Al Quds ?
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Read the Interview and answer the following:

1. Why Sheikh Ali and other Muslims are residing inside Masjid Al- Aqsa ?
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Listen to the following nasheed : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoI7DVWe128

1. Write the nasheed in Arabic.
   
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