Who Built Masjid Al-Aqsa?

Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa. Al Masjid Al-Aqsa was founded forty (days or months or years) next to the Ka`bah. Historians believe that Prophet Ibrahim, peace and blessings be upon him, was the one who built or ordered Al-Aqsa to be built. It was demolished during the conquests of Jerusalem.

When was Al Masjid Al-Aqsa built?

Although Muslim tradition dates Al-Aqsa back to Isaac's son, Jacob, the mosque was first built at its present location by the Ummayad Caliph Abd al-Malik and his son al-Walid, and completed in 705 CE.

How was Aqsa built?

A brief history of Masjid Al-Aqsa

Originally, the building was constructed as a small prayer house, but in 705 CE it was rebuilt and made bigger by the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik and his son al-Walid. An earthquake completely destroyed the mosque in 746 and again in 1033, and each time the mosque was rebuilt.