According to the Quran, Masjid al-Aqsa and its surrounding area is described as "blessed". The term "blessed land" means a territory over which God has bestowed special favor. The Al-Aqsa Mosque is mentioned several times in the Quran, including in verse 17:1 in the chapter Al Isra. The verse reads: "Glory be to Him who carried His servant by night from Al Masjid Al Haram to Al Masjid Al Aqsa; the environs of which We have blessed, that We might show him some of Our signs. Indeed He is the Hearing, the Seeing". The Quran only mentions two mosques by name, the Masjid Al Haram in Mecca and Masjid Al Aqsa in Jerusalem. It also refers to Al Haram, the surrounding area of the holy Kaaba, where Muslims from all over the world congregate, pray and circle around the house of God. Similarly, the Quran also describes Al Aqsa Mosque as the center of Bayt al Maqdis, which means "the Holy Land" and "the land of barakah" or the land of salvation and peace.