Isra and Mi'raj
The city of Jerusalem () is revered as the third-holiest location in Islam after the cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. The Temple Mount () in Jerusalem's Old City is believed by Muslims to be the location from which Muhammad ascended to the Heavens (see Isra and Mi'raj). Additionally, the site is also believed to have been built by Solomon, a son of David, both of whom served as the Israelite kings of united Israel and Judah and are revered as prophets in Islam. This widely-accepted Islamic belief raises the religious and spiritual importance of the Dome of the Rock and the adjacent al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. Likewise, only Muslims are allowed to pray on the Temple Mount, which is managed by the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf, an administrative body that takes responsibility for the conduct of Islamic affairs in the region and primarily operates out of Jordan.