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Due to the fact that Masjid al-Aqsa was the first direction
of prayer for Muslims, it carries an important distinction. It is
accepted that Masjid al-Aqsa is the second mosque ever built,
the first being the Kaaba.
In 638 AD, after Jerusalem was conquered during the pe-
riod of the Caliph Omar, Masjid al-Aqsa was built at the site
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