The Quest for Baraka – Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Palestine
'Palestine, and Jerusalem in particular, has always been a key destination for Muslim pilgrims.'
Although the main focus of Islamic pilgrimage is centred on the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Jerusalem in particular, has always been a key destination for Muslim pilgrims. Indeed, Jerusalem (al-Quds) is considered the third Holiest City in Islam. Allah himself blessed the city in the Qur'an and appointed her as the first qibla of Islam, meaning that it was Jerusalem, and not Mecca, that served as the spiritual as well as geographical focus for Muslims' prayers during the early years of Islam.
Aqsa Mosque

Hegira 65–96 / AD 685–715
Built in the Umayyad period; renovated in the Abbasid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman periods
Jerusalem
The Aqsa Mosque situated within the Haram al-Sharif is one of the most revered sanctuaries in Islam.