“The so-called ‘Wailing Wall’ is a lie,” declares Egyptian religious institution
Headline: “Al-Azhar: The Al-Buraq Wall is a pure Islamic waqf, and the so-called ‘Wailing Wall’ is a lie”
“The campaign ‘Jerusalem: Between the Arab Rights and the Zionist Claims,’ which was launched by the Information Center of Al-Azhar [Institute] (i.e., a prominent Egyptian Islamic educational institution), emphasized that ‘The Al-Buraq Wall (i.e., the Western Wall of the Temple Mount) is a pure Islamic waqf(i.e., an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law).’
In a press release, the campaign said that the wall… is an inseparable part of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The campaign added: ‘The Al-Buraq Wall was called by this name because Prophet Muhammad tied his steed Al-Buraq, which he rode on the night of the Night Journey and Ascent to Heaven, there.’
The campaign noted that the so-called ‘Wailing Wall is a lie,’ and warned against this claim. It revealed that ‘the Wailing Wall’ is a Zionist Jewish name that was given to the Al-Buraq Wall, out of a desire to deceive. The campaign added that they began to disseminate [this claim] following the issuing of the Balfour Promise (i.e., Declaration) in 1917 on the establishment of a national home for the Jews in Palestine; then the Jews began to visit the Al-Buraq Wall and hold their ceremonies of crying and lamenting over the destruction of their alleged Temple in front of it.”