• The 23-meters high minaret is the shortest minaret inside Masjid al-Aqsa and stands without any foundations.
• The top of the minaret was damaged in the earthquake that hit Jerusalem in 1922 CE (1340 AH) and was repaired by the Islamic Supreme Council which complemented it with a dome. It was later covered with lead sheets by the Hashemite Fund  for the Restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock.

References: A guide to al-Aqsa mosque – PASSIA

• The square-shaped minaret can be accessed through Madressa al-Ashrafiyah using an 80 step staircase. It is built on a squared base and topped with a covered porch resting on a set of stone column. The minaret was restored by the Supreme Islamic Council in 1922 CE (1340 AH) after being damaged in an earthquake. Israeli Forces banned Muslims from entering and use this minaret to “protect” Jewish worshippers at the Buraq Wall (Western Wall) which the minaret overlooks.

References: A guide to al-Aqsa mosque – PASSIA

• With a height of 38.5 meters it is the highest minaret inside Masjid al-Aqsa with a staircase of 120 steps. The western tunnel which was dug by the Israeli Occupation Forces weakened the minaret’s foundations, requiring its renovation in 2001 (1422 AH).

References: A guide to al-Aqsa mosque – PASSIA

• It was first built by the Governor of Jerusalem Saif Ad-Din Qatlo Pasha during the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Sha’ban’s reign.
• It used to be a square-shaped minaret until the Ottoman ordered its reconstruction in 1599 CE (1007 AH) during the reign of Sultan Mahmet II, making it the only cylindrical-shaped minaret inside Masjid al-Aqsa.
• The minaret was renovated twice, first in 1927 CE (1345 AH) after being damaged in an earthquake, and then in 1967 CE (1387 AH) after being damaged during Israeli raids. The al-Aqsa Mosque’s Committee reconstructed the minaret and covered its dome with lead sheets.

References: A guide to al-Aqsa mosque – PASSIA