A prominent Jewish pilgrim, when on his visit to Jerusalem in 1832, asked the Governor why he would not allow him to visit that place [the Temple Mount], the former remarked, “there is one place in the Haram from which prayers are always answered. Should a Jew go there, he would pray that his Messiah should come, and he will surely come and drive the Moslems out.”
If true, this legend shows that Muslims know quite well that this is a Jewish holy site they are usurping.
Gordon goes on to describe his secret visit to the Temple Mount in 1914.