had died in heaven. Whoever dies in its vicinity is as though he had died within it. Whatever is diminished elsewhere on earth is added to Jerusalem, and all fresh water flows from beneath the Rock of Jerusalem. The Holy Land of which Allah Most High said, ‘which We have blessed for all peoples,’ is the land of Jerusalem, for therein are My fire, My light, and My oven—meaning the dignity of the oven.

Allah spoke to Moses in the land of Jerusalem and manifested Himself to the mountain in the land of Jerusalem. Moses saw the light of the Lord of Might in the land of Jerusalem. Allah Most High turned to David and Solomon in the land of Jerusalem, and Allah Most High restored Solomon’s kingdom to him in the land of Jerusalem. Allah Most High gave Abraham and Sarah glad tidings of Isaac in Jerusalem, and Allah Most High gave Zechariah glad tidings of John in Jerusalem. Allah Most High subjected the mountains and the birds to David in Jerusalem … the Lord of the angels over David in the sanctuary in Jerusalem. The prophets would offer sacrifices only in Jerusalem.

Mary, may Allah be pleased with her, was given winter fruit in summer in Jerusalem. Allah Most High, the Almighty and Majestic, caused the palm tree to grow bi-karīm. Jesus, peace be upon him, spoke as an infant in the cradle in Jerusalem. Allah Most High raised him to heaven from Jerusalem, and he will descend from heaven to earth in Jerusalem. The table spread was sent down to him in Jerusalem. Gog and Magog will overrun the entire earth except Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem. Allah will destroy them in the land of Jerusalem. And Allah Most High looks upon the land of