Organized by Friends of Al-Aqsa, it is hoped the activities will help increase people's understanding of the importance of Al-Aqsa and spread an appreciation of how sacred it is, and the heritage it holds into the hearts of people around the world.

Ahead of the event, groups and individuals are being mobilized to organize their own initiatives, competitions, lectures, exhibitions, and rallies, all under the hashtag #LoveAqsa all to show their love for Islam's third holiest site, Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Muslim scholars from more than 140 organizations across the Muslim world, including the International Union of Muslim Scholars will attend the events.

In Turkey, ITTIHADUL ULEMA and the Prophet’s Lovers Foundation held a joint press conference on International Quds Week, calling for participation in the events that will be organized on the occasion of the week.

“The cause of Quds (Jerusalem) is the common cause of all Muslims. It is one of the causes that will exalt the Ummah (Islamic World), realize unity among Muslims, and will bring humiliation on the most brutal enemy of the Ummah. It is obligatory for all Muslims to defend Quds, to put the cause of Quds on the top of the World’s agenda, to work for the liberation of it.  The cause of Quds is a matter of honor for all Muslim peoples,” said Yahya Oğraş, the deputy chairman of the Prophet’s Lovers Foundation.

Speaking at the press conference, ITTIHADUL ULEMA Secretary-General, Mehmet Özer, said that they will launch hashtag campaign “#KudüsHaftası” at 11:00 o’clock on Friday to raise public awareness regarding Palestine and Quds Cause.

“We will hold mass rallies on Friday after Friday prayers in many cities and towns, including Diyarbakir, Batman, Cizre, Kahta, Van, Elazig, Bingol, Kayseri, Konya, Adana Mersin, Osmaniye, Tarsus, Antep, Sanliurfa, Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Yalova, Balikesir, Bilecik, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, and Gumushane,” Mehmet Özer noted.

Özer called on all Muslims who desire the liberation of Jerusalem, all conscientious and free-willed people who are disturbed by the murders and atrocities of the murderous zionist gangs to support and participate in the events that we will organize on the occasion of the International Quds Week.

The International Quds Week also comes as the zionist occupation regime is intensifying its assaults on the Palestinian people in Gaza, the West Bank, and the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948 and is targeting every aspect of the Palestinian cause. (ILKHA)