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The Dome of the Prophet ( ar, قبة النبي, Qubbat an-Nabi), also known as the Dome of the Messenger and the Dome of Muhammed ( tr, Muhammed Kubbesi) is a free-standing dome located on the Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa enclave, in
Al-Aqsa Friends 2007.
Israel and the Palestinian Territories
Rough Guides, p.350. . The dome, which is covered with sheet lead and being without walls, is hemispherical and is supported by pointed arches decorated with red, black and white stones. The ancient '' mihrab'' is made of a
Archnet Digital Library.
The Dome of the Prophet ( ar, قبة النبي, Qubbat an-Nabi), also known as the Dome of the Messenger and the Dome of Muhammed ( tr, Muhammed Kubbesi) is a free-standing dome located on the Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa enclave, in Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
(known to Muslims
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
as al-Haram al-Sharif). It is located on the northwest part of the elevated platform where the Dome of the Rock stands.
History
Originally, built during the Umayyad period, the dome was subsequently destroyed by the Crusaders. In 1539, the dome was rebuilt by Muhammad Bey, Ottoman Governor of Jerusalem during the regin of Sultan the Magnificent/Kanuni Sultan Süleyman. Its last renovation was in the reign of Sultan Abdul Majid II. Several Muslim writers, most notably al-Suyuti and al-Vâsıtî claimed that the site of the dome is where Muhammad led the former prophets and angels in prayer on the night of Isra and Mir'aj before ascending to Heaven. Endowment documents from the Ottoman period indicate that a portion of the endowment of theal-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque (, ), also known as Jami' Al-Aqsa () or as the Qibli Mosque ( ar, المصلى القبلي, translit=al-Muṣallā al-Qiblī, label=none), and also is a congregational mosque located in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is situate ...
and Haseki Sultan Imaret was dedicated to maintain the lighting of an oil-lamp in the Dome of the Prophet each night.Al Masjidul Aqsa Site PlanAl-Aqsa Friends 2007.
Architecture
The Dome of the Prophet's octagonal structure is built atop eight gray marble columns.Jacobs, DanielIsrael and the Palestinian Territories
Rough Guides, p.350. . The dome, which is covered with sheet lead and being without walls, is hemispherical and is supported by pointed arches decorated with red, black and white stones. The ancient '' mihrab'' is made of a
white marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. Marble is typically not foliated (layered), although there are exceptions. In geology, the term ''marble'' refers to metamorphosed ...
slab embedded in the floor and surrounded by red-colored stones and subsequently delimited by a low wall, that traditionally opened in the north to allow entrance of Muslim believers heading southward to Mecca
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow ...
in Muslim prayers.Prophet's DomeArchnet Digital Library.
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{{Old City (Jerusalem) Buildings and structures completed in 1538 Temple Mount Buildings and structures of the Ottoman Empire Architecture in the State of Palestine Shrines in Jerusalem 1538 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Religious buildings and structures with domes