The dome of the Rock – what is likely to be the first dome ever built in the history of Islam – was built by the Umayyad Caliph AbdulMalik ibn Marwan. The Dome of the Rock used to look very different It is still a work of legend amongst artisans and craftsmen. Unfortunately, this mimbar did not survive the events described in point 1.Ģ. Sadly Nooruddin did not live to see victory, but his protege Salahuddin fulfilled the wish of his teacher, and after liberating Jerusalem for the 2nd time in the history of Islam, installed the mimbar. This mimbar was not only beautiful, but it was made without using a single nail or lick of glue. Nooruddin Zengi, one of the greatest heroes in the history of Islam, had a special mimbar (pulpit) built to be installed in Masjid Al Aqsa when it would be eventually retaken from the Crusaders (you have to admire his supreme confidence). The base of the cross can still be seen there today (picture above.) This was the only cross that was broken by the Salahuddin. Muslims who survived the initial massacre were later crucified on a large cross placed near the centre of the Masjid. They slaughtered roughly 70,000 of them and then converted the Qibly Masjid into a palace, the Dome of the Rock into a chapel, and the underground chambers into a stable. When the first Crusaders took Jerusalem, they found the majority of the Muslim population locked up in Masjid Al Aqsa. It was used as a stable, palace, and execution chamber A building in the masjid marks the site of his old room.Ĥ. What most people don’t know is that Al-Ghazali, for a time, lived in Masjid Al-Aqsa and wrote the book whilst there. He is a man that is revered by all schools of thought for his ability plunge into the depths of the human soul whilst remaining anchored to Quranic and Prophetic teachings. One of the most famous books in Islamic literature is Ihyaa Ulum Al-Din by the great scholar of Islam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali. Al Ghazali lived and wrote his magnum opus there He also ended the centuries-old exile of the Jews and invited 70 families of a nearby refugee village back into Jerusalem giving them the right to return after centuries in exile – a favour that our cousins seem to have forgotten.ĥ.
When Umar liberated the city, he cleared the trash with his bare hands. In the period of time when no Jews were allowed to live in the city, the mainly Roman inhabitants used the area of the masjid as a garbage dump. For instance, Prophet Sulaiman is possibly buried there since we know that a Prophet is always buried where he died, and he died whilst supervising the construction of the previous building in some traditions. There is no record of how many Prophets and Sahaabas of the Prophet are buried there. the Buraq masjid, the Marwani masjid and more. But there are other mosques present on the site which are usually connected to historical incidents e.g. The whole mount is Masjid Al Aqsa and is sometimes referred to the Haram Al-Sharif to prevent confusion. In actual fact, that is the Qibly mosque – so called because it is the closest to the Qibla. We think of Masjid Al-Aqsa as the building at the southernmost corner of the Mosque.
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