Bab Al-Asbat Minaret ( ar, منارة الأسباط, Minarat al-Asbat), Minaret of the Tribes also known as the ( ar, منارة إسرائيل, translit=Minarat Israil), is a minaret in
Jerusalem. The other name is the Minaret of Salahiyah which is referred to the Salahiyah School close to it. It is one of the four
minaret
A minaret (; ar, منارة, translit=manāra, or ar, مِئْذَنة, translit=miʾḏana, links=no; tr, minare; fa, گلدسته, translit=goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generall ...
s of the
Haram al Sharif
The Temple Mount ( hbo, הַר הַבַּיִת, translit=Har haBayīt, label=Hebrew, lit=Mount of the House f the Holy}), also known as al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, lit. 'The Noble Sanctuary'), al-Aqsa Mosque compoun ...
, and is situated along the north wall.
History
Bab al-Ashbat was built in the Mamluk period during the reign of Sultan al-Malik Ashraf Shaaban, the son of Sultan Hasan, in 769 AH/1367 AD at the hands of Prince Sayf Al-Din Qutlu Bagha, the governor of Jerusalem and the inspector of the two Harams (Haramayn) in 769 AH/1367 AD.
Architecture
After the damaging construction caused by an earthquake in 1586 AD, the Ottomans rebuilt the Al-Asbat minaret in a cylindrical shape of 28.5 m long, which is the Ottoman style. This work was carried out by Sultan Mahmud, the son of Sultan Muhammad in 1007 H / 1599 AD. The Sultan allocated 300 Sultani dinars for that purpose under the supervision of Abd al-Baqi Bek, the inspector of the two Harams and Ahmad Bek, the governor of Jerusalem and Gaza, and with the involvement of the engineer Mahmud, the son of the Mu'allim Abd al-Muhsin ibn Nummar, Khalaf al- Mi'mar, and the Mu'allim Ali ibn Khalil.
It is composed of a cylindrical stone shaft (of
Ottoman construction), rising from a rectangular base on top of a triangular transition zone.
The shaft narrows above the ''muezzin's'' balcony, and is dotted with circular windows,
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Friends of al-Aqsa. ending with a
bulbous dome.
In 1346 AH / 1927 AD, an earthquake crushed the minaret. Moreover, The Supreme Islamic Council rebuilt it in the same year by increasing the length of the minaret as written in the inscription above its door.
The following reconstruction occurred after the Arab-Israeli war in 1387 AH / 1967 AD when the Zionist targeted the minaret by bombing, causing severe damage and requiring a comprehensive restoration of The al-Asbat Minaret. It was built when most of the minaret was damaged due to the hit and the cone was covered with lead.
The dome was reconstructed after the
1927 Jericho earthquake
The 1927 Jericho earthquake was a devastating event that shook Mandatory Palestine and Transjordan on July 11 at . The epicenter of the earthquake was in the northern area of the Dead Sea. The cities of Jerusalem, Jericho, Ramle, Tiberias, and Nab ...
.
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Archnet Digital Library.
See also
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Gate of the Tribes of Israel
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Birket Israel
Birket Israel ( trans. ''Pool of Israel'') also Birket Israil or Birket Isra'in, abbreviated from Birket Beni Israìl ( trans. ''Pool of the Children of Israel'') was a public cistern located on the north-eastern corner of the Temple Mount, in J ...
(Pool of Israel)
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Islam in Jerusalem
The Islamization of Jerusalem refers to the process through which Jerusalem and its Old City adopted an Islamic atmosphere of influence and eventually a significant Muslim presence. The foundation for Jerusalem's Islamization was laid by the ...
References
Bibliography
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LXXI
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403411)
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