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A dedicatory inscription in Kufic script is preserved inside the dome. The date is recorded as AH 72 (691/2 CE), the year most historians believe the construction of the original Dome was completed. [28] An alternative interpretation of the inscription claims that it indicates the year when construction started. [29]
1859 watercolor of the Foundation Stone by Carl Haag. Although the rock is part of the surrounding 90 million-year-old, Upper Turonian Stage, Late Cretaceous karsted limestone, [citation needed] the southern side forms a ledge, with a gap between it and the surrounding ground; a set of steps currently uses this gap to provide access from the Dome of the Rock to the Well of Souls beneath it.
"The Cave beneath the Holy Rock, Jerusalem".Watercolor over pencil on paper, Carl Haag, 1859 The Well of Souls (Arabic: بئر الأرواح, romanized: Biʾr al-Arwaḥ; sometimes translated Pit of Souls, Cave of Spirits, or Well of Spirits), is a partly natural, partly man-made cave located inside the Foundation Stone ("Noble Rock" in Islam) under the Dome of the Rock shrine on the Temple ...
The Nuba inscription is an early Islamic text that was found in a mosque near Hebron. [1] [2] [3]The inscription identifies the Dome of the rock as "Bayt al Maqdis" [4] or "The Holy Temple", [5] "Beit haMikdash" in Hebrew [6] [7] [8] This finding suggests that early Muslims were aware of the Temple Mount's significance as the site of the Jewish Temple and viewed the Dome of the Rock as a ...
A sign by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel warns that entering the site goes against the Halakha (Jewish religious law). The entry restrictions for tourists, showing opening times and a Rabbinic warning.
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Al-Aqsa (/ æ l ˈ æ k s ə /; Arabic: الأَقْصَى, romanized: Al-Aqṣā) or al-Masjid al-Aqṣā (Arabic: المسجد الأقصى) [2] is the compound of Islamic religious buildings that sit atop the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al-Sharif, in the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Dome of the Rock, many mosques and prayer halls, madrasas, zawiyas, khalwas and other domes ...
Chris Rock is gearing up to host Saturday Night Live for the fourth time.. On Dec. 14, the actor, 59, will serve as host of the comedy sketch series for the first time since 2020, when he kicked ...