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(ISRAEL, LAND OF) A Brief Guide to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, Jerusalem, published by the Supreme Moslem Council. First edition. Photographic illustrations of the Temple Mount. Upper corner of rear cover with portions of Supreme Muslim Council stamp and here torn off, as all copies, for purposes of the Council’s internal accounting. pp. 16. Touch foxed. Original printed wrappers, a previous owner has pasted images to insides cover. 4to. Jerusalem: Moslem Orphanage Printing Press 1924 The Supreme Muslim Council (headed by Haj Amin al-Husseini) here officially denotes the historic Jewish connection to the Temple Mount. This guide to the structures that comprise the al-Haram al-Sharif is written from a Moslem perspective overwhelmingly, nonetheless it declares (p.4): “The site is one of the oldest in the world. Its sanctity dates from the earliest times. Its identity with the site of Solomon’s Temple is beyond dispute.” See http://www.wiesenthal.com/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx? c=lsKWLbPJLnF&b=8776547&ct=14926783. The Supreme Muslim Council (headed by Haj Amin al-Husseini) here officially denotes the historic Jewish connection to the Temple Mount. This guide to the structures that comprise the al-Haram al-Sharif is written from a Moslem perspective overwhelmingly, nonetheless it declares (p.4): “The site is one of the oldest in the world. Its sanctity dates from the earliest times. Its identity with the site of Solomon’s Temple is beyond dispute.” See http://www.wiesenthal.com/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx? c=lsKWLbPJLnF&b=8776547&ct=14926783.