PASSIA Virtual RT Meeting Minutes

1522) wrote Al-Uns Al-Jalil fi Tarikh Al-Quds wal-Khalil, a book on the history of Jerusalem and Hebron in the year 900 AH/1495, in which he offered the following definition: “Verily, ‘Al-Aqsa’ is a name for the whole mosque which is surrounded by the wall, the length and width of which are mentioned here, for the building that exists in the southern part of the Mosque, and the other ones such as. [...] Dr Abu Sway reiterated the merits of attending the Qur’an recitation and the Tarawih night prayers at the mosque during the holy month, and of breaking the fast with the community. [...] This decision mirrors the protective measures that have been put in place in the other two holiest places in Islam: The Noble Sanctuary in Mecca and the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina. [...] Participants in the discussion raised the question of the possibility of organizing digital religious celebrations, and the speaker noted the theological debates as to what extent one can move certain activities to virtual reality. [...] Guide us, O Lord, to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor, the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.