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The '''Dome of the Rock''' houses the rock upon which [[Mohammed]] is said to have ascended to heaven, coincidentally the same rock upon which Isaac offered up his son to God, to prove his faith. It is also on the site of the [[Second Temple]] of Jerusalem, or, the [[Temple Mount]]. The holiness of the site to the three Abrahamic faiths is intense, to say the least.
The '''Dome of the Rock''' houses the rock upon which [[Mohammed]] is said to have ascended to heaven, coincidentally the same rock upon which Isaac offered up his son to God, to prove his faith. It is also on the site of the [[Second Temple]] of Jerusalem, or, the [[Temple Mount]]. The holiness of the site to the three Abrahamic faiths is intense, to say the least.
The Dome was built shortly thereafter, first in a primitive, wooden state between 687 and 691 as a placeholder, and in its final spectacular version somewhat later.
The Dome was built shortly thereafter, first in a primitive, wooden state between 687 and 691 as a placeholder, and in its final spectacular version somewhat later.
== See also ==
*[[Jerusalem]]
[[Category:Islam]]
[[Category:Islam]]