The Temple Mount bears significance in Islam as it acted as a sanctuary for the Hebrew prophets and the Israelites. Islamic tradition says that a temple was first built on the Temple Mount by Jacob and later rebuilt by Solomon, the son of David. Traditionally referred to as the Farthest Mosque (al-masjid al-aqṣa' literally utmost site of bowing (in worship) though the term now refers specifically to the mosque in the southern wall of the compound which today is known simply as al-haram ash-sharīf the noble sanctuary), the site is seen as the destination of Muhammad's nightly travel (Isrā' ), one of the most significant events recounted in the Quran and the place of his ascent heavenwards thereafter (Mi'raj).