Dome of the Rock
Shrine on the Temple Mount (al-Haram al-Sharif) in Jerusalem, built at the end of the seventh century by order of the caliph 'Abd al-Malik; its mosaic inscription gives a dedication and the date 72 AH (691-92 CE). According to Blair and Bloom, Muslims today consider it the third holiest shrine in Islam. According to the Encyclopaedia Judaica, the special status of the Temple Mount (al-Haram al-Sharif) in Jewish law derives from its being the site of the Temple. The Crusaders made it a church; it returned to Muslim use after Saladin took Jerusalem in 1187.
Dated events and their evidence
- 691 CE mainstream
built by order of the caliph 'Abd al-Malik; the inscription gives 72 AH (691-92 CE); the Encyclopaedia Judaica gives 684 or 687 for the start and 690-91 for completion source - 1016 CE mainstream
the dome collapses in an earthquake and is restored by the Fatimids (1016 according to Blair and Bloom; the Catholic Encyclopedia gives 1022) source - 1187 CE mainstream
returns to Muslim use after Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem (it had been a church, Templum Domini, under the Crusaders) source
Where
31.7781° N, 35.2353° E
Sources
- https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-dome-of-the-rock-and-its-umayyad-mosaic-inscriptions.html
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/dome-rock
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/temple-mount
- https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08355a.htm
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