Israeli historian Ben-Zion Dinburg (Dinur) wrote that a Jewish house of prayer existed on the Temple Mount between the 7th and 11th centuries. Apparently Jews prayed there whenever possible.
A Tisha B'Av morning prayer service is conducted at the entrance gate to the Temple Mount before worshipers go up to the site(photo credit: ELISHAMA SANDMAN)ByMOSHE DANN