Istilah "Masjid al-Aqsa" sajeroning [[Islam]] ora mung winates ing pangertèn masjid waé, anangingnanging kalebu kabèh Al-Haram Asy-Syarif (Bukit Omah Suci).<ref>{{cite book |last=Saed |first=Muhammad |title=Islam: Questions and Answers-Islamic History and Biography |publisher=MSA Publication Limited |year=2003 |page=12 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=k22YCjWjF60C&pg=PA14&dq=Al-Masjid+Al-Aqsa |isbn=1861793235}}</ref> Masjid iki misuwur minangka omah ngibadah kaloro sing diyasa sawisé [[Masjidil Haram|Masjid Al-Haram]] ing [[Mekkah]]. [[Imam Muslim]] mratélakaké ''[[hadits]]'' sing diriwayataké saka [[Abu Dzar Al-Ghifari]]: