Over 180,000 Muslim worshippers attended Taraweeh prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to observed Laylatul Qadr 2025 also known as Shab e Qadr, the scared night of Ramadan, despite several restrictions from Israel forces for Palestinians.
Laylatul Qadr is the night when the holy book of Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through the angel Gabriel (Jibrīl). The night is being searched at the last 'Ashra' (last 10 days of Ramadan).
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“Approximately 180,000 worshippers performed the Isha and Tarawih prayers on the 26th night of the blessed month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque, in preparation for the observance of Laylat al-Qadr,” said a statement by the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem.
The Israeli occupation of Jerusalem has turned the holiest city into a military hub and imposed tight restrictions on those arriving at Al-Aqsa Mosque to observe Laylat al-Qadr. According to the a local human rights group in Jerusalem said, those banned from Al-Aqsa performed the Isha and Tarawih prayers just outside the mosque gates.
Taraweeh Prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Eyewitnesses said that hundreds of buses arrived in Jerusalem from Arab towns and villages inside Israel as part of local campaigns to revive Laylat al-Qadr at Al-Aqsa. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities prevented Palestinians from the West Bank under the age of 55 for men and 50 for women from entering Jerusalem.