In pictures: Ramadan prayers at al-Aqsa mosque


'Heaven open'

Preparing to leave, Bahgat and his brother Habes Alami explain that the Koran was revealed on Ramadan.

"We believe heaven is opened and every request we ask God will be heard," says Bahgat.

"In Ramadan, every prayer is worth 100 times what it's worth in other months," says Habes.

"A prayer in al-Aqsa is special. It's a very holy mosque to us."

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