Muslims offer Laylat Al Qadr prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem - in pictures

It commemorates the revelation of first verses of the Quran to the Prophet Mohammed

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  Palestinians pray as they seek Laylat Al Qadr or the Night of Destiny at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, during the last 10 days of Ramadan. Reuters

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  Worshippers gather to seek Laylat Al Qadr or the Night of Destiny outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound. AFP

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  Palestinian worshippers pray outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound, seeking Laylat Al Qadr or the Night of Destiny. AFP

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  Laylat Al Qadr prayers under way at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound. AFP

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  Palestinian devotees pray in pursuit of Laylat Al Qadr outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound during the last 10 days of Ramadan. AFP

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  Palestinian worshippers seek Laylat Al Qadr as they pray in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. AP Photo

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  Worshippers perform late-night prayers at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound. AFP

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  Palestinian worshippers prostrate in pursuit of Laylat Al Qadr outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound. AFP

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  Palestinian devotees pray as they seek Laylat Al Qadr or the Night of Destiny outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound. AFP

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  Palestinians supplicate as they seek Laylat Al Qadr, or the Night of Destiny, in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City. AP Photo

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