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| − | [[File:Mosque.jpg|right|thumb]]The '''Dome of the Rock''' is an [[Islamic]] shrine in Jerusalem. | + | [[File:Mosque.jpg|right|thumb|The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine built approximately on the site of the Temple of Solomon.]]The '''Dome of the Rock''' is an [[Islamic]] shrine in Jerusalem. The site is traditionally identified with that of the ancient Temple of Solomon. It is the high point of the [[Temple Mount]], biblical Mount Moriah. In Islamic tradition, [[Mohammed]] is said to have ascended to heaven from the Temple Mount. The Temple Mount is Islam's third holiest site, although neither the rock nor the dome have any special status.<ref>"[http://www.islamicencyclopedia.org/islamic-pedia-topic.php?id=641 Masjid al-Aqsa]", ''Islamic Encyclopedia,'' Mon, 13 Oct, 2014.</ref> The dome was built in 691, making it the earliest example of notable Islamic architecture. |
| − | + | In Jewish tradition recorded in the Mishna, the rock under the dome is called the foundation stone. The foundation stone is where [[Abraham]] offered up his son [[Isaac]],<ref>[[Genesis 22:1-24</ref> and it is the part of the world that came into being first during creation.<ref>{{bibleverse||Job|38:4|ESV}}</ref> The [[Second Temple]] was also on the Temple Mount, possibly near the site of the dome. Muslims refer to the Temple Mount as the "Noble Sanctuary." | |
After the Second Temple was destroyed in the Roman years, leaving Jerusalem in [[Roman Empire|Roman]] and later [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] hands, the Temple Mount became an empty site, used alternately as empty space, or as a city dump. According to legend, when the first Muslim conquerors took [[Jerusalem]], they approached the Temple Mount. There, the conqueror Umar (or Omar) called the Christian [[Patriarch]] Sophronius of the city before him to answer for the derelict state of the holy site. Insisting that such a site, sacred to all three religions, deserved respect, Umar insisted that the Patriarch himself begin cleaning the Mount. | After the Second Temple was destroyed in the Roman years, leaving Jerusalem in [[Roman Empire|Roman]] and later [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] hands, the Temple Mount became an empty site, used alternately as empty space, or as a city dump. According to legend, when the first Muslim conquerors took [[Jerusalem]], they approached the Temple Mount. There, the conqueror Umar (or Omar) called the Christian [[Patriarch]] Sophronius of the city before him to answer for the derelict state of the holy site. Insisting that such a site, sacred to all three religions, deserved respect, Umar insisted that the Patriarch himself begin cleaning the Mount. | ||
Revision as of 00:26, April 15, 2020
The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine in Jerusalem. The site is traditionally identified with that of the ancient Temple of Solomon. It is the high point of the Temple Mount, biblical Mount Moriah. In Islamic tradition, Mohammed is said to have ascended to heaven from the Temple Mount. The Temple Mount is Islam's third holiest site, although neither the rock nor the dome have any special status.[1] The dome was built in 691, making it the earliest example of notable Islamic architecture.
In Jewish tradition recorded in the Mishna, the rock under the dome is called the foundation stone. The foundation stone is where Abraham offered up his son Isaac,[2] and it is the part of the world that came into being first during creation.[3] The Second Temple was also on the Temple Mount, possibly near the site of the dome. Muslims refer to the Temple Mount as the "Noble Sanctuary."
After the Second Temple was destroyed in the Roman years, leaving Jerusalem in Roman and later Byzantine hands, the Temple Mount became an empty site, used alternately as empty space, or as a city dump. According to legend, when the first Muslim conquerors took Jerusalem, they approached the Temple Mount. There, the conqueror Umar (or Omar) called the Christian Patriarch Sophronius of the city before him to answer for the derelict state of the holy site. Insisting that such a site, sacred to all three religions, deserved respect, Umar insisted that the Patriarch himself begin cleaning the Mount.
The Dome was built shortly thereafter, first in a primitive, wooden state between 687 and 691 by caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān as a placeholder, and in its final spectacular version somewhat later. It has suffered several earthquakes (746, 1033, 1927). This shrine was covered by a lead dome from 691 until it was replaced with a gold-colored covering in 1965. Because of rust, the anodized aluminum cover was again replaced in 1993 with a gold covering. [1]
At present the Muslim Waqf has the authority to manage the Temple Mount-Haram al-Sharif and consecuently the Dome of the Rock
Dome of the Rock and Dome of the Chain.
Interior of the Dome.
See also
External links
- Dome of the Rock.
- Caliph Umar Brings Peace and Justice to Palestine.
- Dome of the Chain, Temple Mount, Jerusalem.
- Dome of the Chain.
- ↑ "Masjid al-Aqsa", Islamic Encyclopedia, Mon, 13 Oct, 2014.
- ↑ [[Genesis 22:1-24
- ↑ Job 38:4