Dome of the Prophet
{{Short description|Islamic building in al-Aqsa, Jerusalem}}
File:Dome of the Prophet (Temple Mount, 2008).jpg
The Dome of the Prophet ({{langx|ar|قبة النبي|Qubbat an-Nabi}}), also known as the Dome of the Messenger and the Dome of Muhammad{{Cite book|last=Kaplony|first=Andreas|title=The Ḥaram of Jerusalem (324-1099): Temple, Friday Mosque, Area of Spiritual Power|publisher=Franz Steiner Verlag|year=2002|isbn=978-3515079013|location=Zurich|pages=84}} ({{langx|tr|Muhammed Kubbesi}}) is a free-standing dome located on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem.{{Cite web |date=August 2013 |title=Al-Aqsa Mosque, Al-Haram Ash-Sharif |url=https://www.tika.gov.tr/upload/2016/INGILIZCE%20SITE%20ESERLER/TANITIM%20BRO%C5%9E%C3%9CRLER%C4%B0/PDF/Haram-Ash-sharief-Final-En_2013.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612224506/http://www.tika.gov.tr/upload/2016/INGILIZCE%20SITE%20ESERLER/TANITIM%20BRO%C5%9E%C3%9CRLER%C4%B0/PDF/Haram-Ash-sharief-Final-En_2013.pdf |archive-date=12 June 2017 |access-date= |website=www.tika.gov.tr}} It is located on the northwest part of the terrace where the Dome of the Rock stands and it is near the Dome of the Ascension.{{Cite web|url=https://en.qudsinfo.com/photos/|title=Milestones and Pictures}}
History
Originally, built during the Umayyad period, the dome was subsequently destroyed by the Crusaders. In 1539, the dome was rebuilt by Muhammad Bek, Ottoman Governor of Jerusalem during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent.[http://www.noblesanctuary.com/prophet.html Dome of the Prophet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218192550/http://www.noblesanctuary.com/prophet.html |date=2019-12-18 }} Noble Sanctuary Online Guide.{{Cite journal|last=Aslan|first=Halide|title=Osmanlı Döneminde Kudüs'teki İlmî Hayat|journal=Journal of Islamic Research|volume=2015;26(3):93-9|pages=94}} Its last renovation was in the reign of Sultan Abdul al-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.{{Cite book|last=Uğurluel|first=Talha|title=Arzın Kapısı Kudüs|publisher=Timaş|year=2017|isbn=978-605-08-2425-4|location=Istanbul|pages=289}}{{Cite book|last=Le Strange|first=Guy|url=https://archive.org/details/palestineundermo00lest/page/122/mode/2up/search/dome+of+the+prophet|title=Palestine Under The Moslems|year=1890|pages=123, 154, 155}}{{Cite journal|last=Armstrong|first=Karen|title=Sacred Space: The Holiness of IslamicJerusalem|journal=Journal of IslamicJerusalem Studies|volume=1|issue=1|pages=5–20}}{{Cite book|last=Çalı|first=Erol|title=Hüznün Başkenti Kudüs|publisher=Destek Yayınları|year=2018|isbn=9786053113508|location=İstanbul|pages=249}} Endowment documents from the Ottoman period indicate that a portion of the endowment of the al-Aqsa Mosque and Haseki Sultan Imaret Haseki Sultan Imaret was dedicated to maintain the lighting of an oil-lamp in the Dome of the Prophet each night.[http://www.aqsa.org.uk/MULTIMEDIA/AlAqsaGuide/tabid/82/language/en-GB/Default.aspx Al Masjidul Aqsa Site Plan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006175930/http://www.aqsa.org.uk/MULTIMEDIA/AlAqsaGuide/tabid/82/language/en-GB/Default.aspx|date=October 6, 2008}} Al-Aqsa Friends 2007.
Architecture
The Dome of the Prophet's octagonal structure is built atop eight gray marble columns.Jacobs, Daniel. [https://books.google.com/books?id=JXoY2vCZ5AEC&pg=RA5-PA350&dq=Dome+of+the+Prophet+Aqsa&lr=&sig=ACfU3U3nnBcmPSvLEODL-TVwrPZzfSEB6w Israel and the Palestinian Territories] Rough Guides, p.350. {{ISBN|1-85828-248-9}}. 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 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 in Muslim prayers.[http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=5554 Prophet's Dome] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507070940/http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=5554|date=May 7, 2008}} Archnet Digital Library.
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Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1538
Category:Buildings and structures of the Ottoman Empire
Category:Architecture in Palestine