Dome of the Ascension

The Dome of the Ascension (Arabic: قبة المعراج‎ Qubbat al-Miraj; Hebrew: כִּיפָּת הַעֲלִיָּיה‎ Kippat Ha'Aliyah) is a small, free-standing domed structure built by Crusaders that stands just north the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Dome of the Ascension

History

Although called "Dome of the Ascension" in Arabic, and said by Arabic tradition to mark the spot from which Muhammad ascended to Heaven during his "Night Journey," it is understood by scholars as having been built as part of the Christian Templum Domini, probably as a baptistry. An Arabic inscription dated to 1200-1 describes it as rededicated as a waqf.[1][2]

The structure and, notably, the column capitals are of Frankish style and construction, but some repair or renovation was done in or after the Ayyubid dynasty period.[2]

Architecture

The dome is a small structure with an octagonal shape above and surrounding it, carried by thirty columns of marble. The dome is covered with marble slabs between the marble columns that keep it standing and there is an entrance door on the north side of the structure. There is a mihrab in the southern part of the dome. Hz. The Prophet (s.a.v.) was made as a commemoration of the exit of miraca. It is not known when and by whom it was made. Sultan Al-Adil Abubekir B. Emir Osman b, who was governor of Jerusalem at the time of eyyub. H by Ali ez-Zencebili.597 / m.It was renovated in 1200. This dome stands out with a crown-like ornamentation at its peak. While previously the dome was covered with lead cast, during its recent renovation the lead sheets were replaced with stone slabs.

Religious of Significance[3][4][5]

The Dome of the Ascension is part of the Muslim prayer-route.

References
  1. Pawer, Jonathan (1996). The History of Jerusalem: The Early Muslim Period (638-1099). New York University Press. p. 86. ISBN 0814766390.
  2. Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography, p. 276.
  3. "Dome of the Ascension". IslamicLandmarks.com.
  4. A guide to al-Aqsa mosque – PASSIA. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. KAPLONY, ANDREAS. THE HARAM OF JERUSALEM.

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