Is it permissible to place the Minbar (Pulpit) to the left of the Mihrab (Prayer niche in the wall facing Mecca)?

Is the reward for praying inside Masjid al-Qibli (Al-Aqsa Mosque) and Al-Marwani Masjid equal to that of praying at the Masjid`s (Al-Aqsa) yards and under its trees?

From the perspective of Sharia, is Al-Aqsa Mosque considered a sanctuary? If not, does that reduce its religious significance?

"When (the people of the city) disputed of their case among themselves, they said: Build over them a building. {Al-Kahf, 21}. Does this verse refer to the permissibility of building mosques over graves, as is the case in several Muslim countries? And does Islamic Sharia approve of this?