Prophetic Guidance Versus Strategic Reality: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Muslim Visits to Al-Aqsa Under Occupation

Authors : Nouvna Nore Susimah

Pages : 127-146

Doi:10.31456/beytulmakdis.1838177

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Publication Date : 2026-01-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The proliferation of Muslim visits to Al-Aqsa Mosque under the Buffer State/Israel occupation –a practice actively promoted, particularly within the Indonesian context– constitutes a highly contentious phenomenon within contemporary Islamic jurisprudence and strategic thought. This article employs a critical analytical framework, synthesising normative Islamic guidance (derived from the Prophetic Sunnah and the scholarly insights of Professor Dr. Abd al-Fattah El-Awaisi) with strategic calculus (informed by Sun Tzu\\\'s The Art of War and international security principles). This approach argues that such campaigns, despite sincere religious intent, fundamentally contradict both prophetic instruction and strategic realities. The core of the study is an empirical cost-benefit analysis that details both significant, quantifiable, and non-quantifiable costs and benefits. Key findings include the documentation of substantial direct financial contributions to the occupying power (e.g., calculated visa revenue exceeding IDR 1.44 billion from a single Indonesian travel agency), the involuntary submission of critical intelligence data, and the establishment of occupation normalisation. This counterproductive behaviour is conceptualised as an “Intellectual Nakba (catastrophe)”. The analysis, which is substantially validated by the researcher\\\'s direct qualitative fieldwork (including personal observations from a 2024 visit), demonstrates that the resulting costs –comprising compromised strategic intelligence and support for the occupation–dramatically outweigh the limited, purported spiritual and economic benefits. The paper concludes by presenting strategic recommendations aimed at realigning Muslim action with the ultimate goal of Al-Aqsa\\\'s liberation.
Keywords : Mescid-i Aksa, Beytülmakdis, Müslüman Ziyaretleri, Bilgi Krizi, Endonezya

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