Why was the Palestine mosque described as Al-Aqsa?
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Al-Aqsa Mosque was named Al-Aqsa (the Farthest) due to the distance between it and the Sacred Mosque in Mecca. It was the farthest mosque from the people of Mecca on Earth that was revered through visitation.
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