A Brief Guide to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, a guide for visitors to the Temple Mount. Jerusalem: The Supreme Muslim Council, 1924. First edition. English.
A guide for visitors to the Temple Mount (Al-Haram Al-Sharif) – description of its structures, their history and significance. Accompanied by seven photographs: a view of the Temple Mount, Sabil Qaitbay, The Summer Pulpit, the Dome of the Rock, the Foundation Stone and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. At its beginning, the guide notes that since the entire compound is a sacred Muslim site, visitors are forbidden to smoke and bring dogs to the compound.
The guide was published by the Supreme Muslim Council, a body that represented the religious interests of the Arabs of Mandatory Palestine under British rule. The council was founded in 1922 and was in charge of managing the holdings of the Waqf, including the Temple Mount, and managing the Muslim justice system; the Mufti Hajj Amīn al-Husseini was elected its president.
It is interesting to note that although the guide was written from a Muslim perspective, it defines the Temple Mount as the place where the Temple was located. Printed on p. 4: "This site is one of the oldest in the world. Its sanctity dates from the earliest (perhaps from pre-historic) times. Its identity with the site of Solomon's Temple is beyond dispute. This, too, is the spot, according to universal belief, on which 'David built there an altar unto the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings' [2 Samuel, 24:25]".
16 pp. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Open tear to corner of front cover. A stub with a stamp of the Supreme Muslim Council has been torn off the upper left corner of the back cover (as in all copies).