Getting To Know Baitul Maqdis: History To Important Events That Make The City A Blessing

Al Aqsa Mosque in the city of Baitul Maqdis (Unsplash)

YOGYAKARTA Getting to know Baitul Maqdis can start by following in the footsteps of 2000 or 2500 BC. Baitul Maqdis himself is the oldest city in the world. So special, Baitul Maqdis has a special position in several religions including Islam.

Baitul Maqdis is a city located in Palestine. The city is on a hill with a height of between 38 and 720 meters above sea level (masl). The city was founded by the Arab Kan'an from Jazirah Arab who moved or moved to the area. They then named the city as Risalim or Medina al-Salam.

Since then, Kan'an's descendants have become more and more diverse and have become people of Amuriyun, Yabusiyun, Aramiyun, Finiqiyun and other descendants.

As the oldest city in the world, Baitul Maqdis has 29 names namely Jerusalem, Yabus, Bait El, Elia Captolina, Elia, Dar al-Salam, Medina al-Adl, Nur Islam, Nur al-Ghasaq, Yarah, Kailah, Irbana, Evan, Medina al-Anhar, Medina al-Wadan, Rasyalim, al-Masjid al-Aqsha, al-Qaryah, al-Madinah al-Jadidah, al-Zaitun, al-Sahirah, al-Muthahhrah, al-Ardh al-Mubarakah, al-Ardh al-Muqaddatsah, Baitullah al-Muqaddas, al-Quds al-Mahrusah, al-Quds al-Syarif, and al-Quds.

In its history, Baitul Maqdis was considered a holy city by the Jews, Christians and Muslims. In a book entitled Jerusalem: the Biography (2011), Simon Sebag Montefiore explains that Baitul Maqdis is a witness to various times with many influences of various religions namely Allah, Paganism, Christianity, Islam, Squad of the Cross, Mamluk, Ottoman, Zionism and Zionism.

Not only that, Baitul Maqdis was also inhabited by the prophet from various religions, making the city very special for several religions.

As explained earlier, Baitul Maqdis has become a special place for several religions, one of which is Islam. Even the struggle for the liberation of Baitul Maqdis has started since the time of the Prophet SAW who carried out various missions ranging from the spread of science, politics, to military missions.

The liberation of Baitul Maqdis himself is also mentioned in the Koran which is part of the story of bani Israil. The story contains the Koran letter al-Baqarah 58-59, al-Baqarah verse 246-252, al-Maidah verse 21-26, and letter al-A'raf verse 137.

Throughout the history of Islam, there have been many privileges of the city of Baitul Maqdis. Some of these privileges are as follows.

Baitul Maqdis is the first kibla before finally moving to the Kaaba, Makkah. Even the Prophet SAW had time to perform the prayer before the Al-Aqsha mosque for 16 months. This is like the hadith of Bara' bin 'Azib, 'I pray with the Prophet SAW before Baitul Maqdis for sixteen months until the paragraph comes down ordering to face the Kaaba, in the letter al-Baqarah verse 124, And wherever you are, turn your faces on it. " (Al-Naisabri)

Allah SWT also places Baitul Maqdis as a special place. Even Baitul Maqdis is called a land full of blessings in the Koran, namely the letter al-A'raf : 137, al-Isra : 1, al-Anbiya : 71, 81, and letter Saba:18.

In addition, in Baitul Maqdis, the prophet also spread the teachings of Islam, as mentioned in the Qur'an of the letter Al-Anbiya, paragraphs 72-73.

In the city of Baitul Maqdis, there is the Al-Aqsa Mosque which is the starting point for the journey of the Prophet SAW. The event was told in the Koran of the letter Al-Isra verse 1 which means as follows.

"The Holy God [Allah] who has carried out His servant [Nabi Muhammad] at night from the Mosque of the Motherland to the Mosque of Dilaqsa that We have blessed around him so that We show him some signs of [our greatness]. Indeed, He is the Hearer of the Almighty again, "(QS. Al-Isra [17]; 1).

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