I recently saw pictures in the National Geographic of mass prayer on the Noble Sanctuary near Al-Aqsa during Ramadan.
Muslims from all over the world it seems arrive to the Noble Sanctuary during this month.
I was wondering, is this a more recent practice or has this been going on for a long time? For example, in the 1800s, I've never read about any large Ramadan celebrations in Jerusalem as I have read about in Mecca.