Wailing Wall or Western Wall in Jerusalem, believed by many to be the remains of one wall of a Jewish temple or a large wall surrounding the temple courtyard.Wailing Wall is a stone wall which rises approximately 18.9 m from the ground.
This wall is considered a sacred site by the Jews, and thousands of people make pilgrimages there every year.
Wailing Wall is a source of dispute between the Jews and Muslims.
Muslims consider this to be part of the wall of an ancient mosque and the Prophet Muhammad bind bersayapnya horse (Buraq) during the course of the Ascension.
Temple wall
Jews saw the wall as part of a Jewish temple, also called the Second Temple that has stood for hundreds of years.
King Herod ordered the renovation and expansion of the temple around the year 19 BC, and the work was not finished until about 50 years later.
Temple was then destroyed by the Romans around 70 AD, only a few years after completion. Wailing Wall is widely believed to be the only part still standing.
After the temple was destroyed, many Jews began to go to the wall are left to mourn the destruction of the temple and to pray.
Wailing Wall is the name given by the non-Jew when he saw the Jews mourn there.
Jews actually naming the wall as the Western Wall, or Kotel HaMaaravi in Hebrew.
Al-Buraq wall
Many Muslims believe that the wall has nothing to do with ancient Judaism.
Muslims refer to the wall as al-Buraq Wall, named after the winged horse ridden by the Prophet Muhammad in the event of Isra 'Mi'raj.
Islamic belief states that Al-Buraq wall while strapped to the Prophet ascended to heaven to meet God.
Many Muslims also believe that the wall is part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque ancient, and that the new Jews began praying at the wall until at least the 16th century.
Ruler Wall
For over 3,500 years, Jerusalem repeatedly ruled by various different conquerors. Mastery of the Wailing Wall continues to be a point of contention until the 20th century and early 21st century.
Arab leaders control the Wailing Wall area during the first part of the 20th century. However, with the establishment of Israel, Jewish control of the wall in 1967.
Although still occurs hostility between Jews and Muslims, the Wailing Wall has been the site of reconciliation between Jews and Catholics.
In 2000, Pope John Paul II became the first pope to pray at the Wailing Wall. Pope also apologized due to the Catholic persecution of Jews over the centuries.
Praying at the Wailing Wall
Jews from all countries, and also tourists from various religious backgrounds prevalent praying at the Wailing Wall because it is believed to have "the ear of God."
People who can not pray directly to the wall can transmit or use the Kaddish prayer, a special prayer for the Jews.
The prayer sent written in a paper and tucked in the crevices of the wall called as kvitelach.
Wailing Wall can be visited any time of day. Visitors are usually searched thoroughly for security purposes.
Women of any religion, to respect Jewish law, should wear decent clothes.
There are separate entrances for men and women, although they were able to regroup in the wall.
Structure
The main part of the wall, where people go to pray, about 57 m in length and made of limestone meleke.
Most of the stones weigh up to 1,814.4 kg or more, and one of the biggest stone called the West stones, weighing more than 500,000 pounds
