Al-Quds - A short history

**Rehmat** · 01-21-2005

636 CE: Jerusalem was conquered by Hazrat Omar Bin Al Khattab (as), the second Rightly-guided Caliph, and he built his well-known mosque.

685 CE: The Umayyad Caliph Abdel Malek Bin Marwan began to build the Dome of the Rock.

691 CE: The building of the Dome of the Rock was completed.

693 CE: The Umayyad Caliph Abdel Malek Bin Marwan began to build Al Aqsa Mosque, which was completed by his son Al Waleed.

705 CE: Al Aqsa Mosque was completed.

15 July 1099: The Crusaders invaded Jerusalem and changed the Dome of the Rock to a church and Al Aqsa to a stable and they hoisted a cross over them.

2 October 1187: Saladin liberated the city and cleaned the dirt and filth off of Al Haram.

9 February 1924: The British General Allenby occupied the city and Al Haram was ruled by the British Mandate.

16 August 1929: The Revolution of Al Buraq broke out when the Palestinians defended the Wall against the Jews.

16 July 1948: The Israeli fighters raided Al Haram by dropping 65 bombs and hitting the Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa.

7 June 1967: The Israeli forces occupied the city and Al Haram has been under the Israeli occupation ever since.

11 June 1967: The excavations were started under Al Haram Al Sharif.

15 August 1967: The chief rabbi of the Israeli army and his followers performed prayers in Al Haram Al Sharif.

21 August 1969: An Australian tourist by the name of Michael Rohan burned Al Aqsa urged by the extremist terrorist parties in the Israeli government.