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The Dome of the Rock
The Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem became known as Al-Quds,
The Holy. Many of the Prophet's Companions travelled to worship
at the blessed spot to which Muhammad, peace and blessings be
upon him, was brought by night and from which he ascended through
the heavens to his Lord. According to the authenticated tradition
of the Prophet, travel for the sake of worship is undertaken
to only three mosques; the Sacred Mosque in Makkah, the Prophet's
Mosque in Madinah, and the Furthest Mosque in Jerusalem.
In 685AD the Umayyad Khalif, 'Abdul Malik ibn Marwan, commenced
work on the Dome of the Rock. Essentially unchanged for more
than thirteen centuries, the Dome of the Rock remains one of
the world's most beautiful and enduring architectural treasures.
The Dome of the Rock from the East
The gold dome
stretches 20 metres across the Noble Rock,
rising to an apex more than 35 metres above it. The Qur'anic
verse 'Ya Sin' is inscribed across the top in the dazzling
tile work commissioned in the 16th century by Suleiman the
Magnificent.
By the wise Qur'an.
Surely you are among those sent on a straight path.
A revelation of the Mighty, the Compassionate.
That you might warn a people whose fathers were never warned, so they are heedless.'
Qur'an, 36:1-6
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