Mesjid Islam Di Jerusalem

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Mesjid Islam Haram esh Sharif dan El Aqsa Di Yerusalem

The History OF Temple Mount (Haram esh Sharif) with Dome of the Rock and El Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem

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Stepping on to the Temple Mount (in Arabic Haram esh-Sharif the “Noble Sanctuary”), the site of Solomon’s Temple and the Second Temple. Now the site of both the El-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. [antiquity-strewn area in front of the Museum of Islamic Art]

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[The Temple Mount is a vast esplanade constructed atop huge archways. Beneath the deck of the mount are mostly unaccessible catacombs and the rock outcropping believed to be the site of where: Abraham was asked to sacrifice Isaac, the site of the Holy of Holies of Solomon's Temple and later where Muhammad left the Earth on his Night Journey (the one and only possible reference to Jerusalem in the Koran, and then, not by name).] The El-Aqsa mosque itself was “closed to all non-Muslims, on this day, pending negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli authorities.” Damn politics!

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[Shown here are four of the seven facade bays of entry. Twice in history, this building was razed to the ground by earthquakes. It's present form dates to the 11th Century.] So we head across the Temple Mount to the Dome of the Rock.

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[One of the first and greatest achievements of Islamic architecture. Built in 688-691, The Dome of the Rock has become more a shrine and a symbol of the city than a mosque. The dome was originally made of copper, but is now covered with gold leaf, thanks to King Hussein of Jordan. Beneath the dome, the drum is decorated with verses from the Koran telling of the Night Journey. Leading up to the dome in all directions are eight sets of stairs topped by a set of archways. Each set of stairs and archways (called qanatir) are unique in size and length and date from different periods. Some column capitals were recycled from Roman-era buildings.] Joan and one of the Qanatirs leading up to the main entrance of the Dome. This Qanatir is unique in that it’s stairs are carved out of the stone of the platform.

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The place is HUGE! But, “closed to all non-Muslims, on this day, pending negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli authorities.” Politics, damn!

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The top band of mosaics contains passages from the Koran.

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Everywhere on the grounds are little buildings. This one is a public water fountain. Behind the fountain can be seen the Cotton Merchant’s Gate, thru which non-Muslims are not allowed to pass (although it is the best way to get into the Jerusalem market). We didn’t know the Muslim password for the day, so we were turned away and had to walk 35-minutes to the non-Muslim passage.

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[The Sabil of Qaitbey fountain was built on the order of the Mameluke sultan Qaitbey (1468-1498). It has a carved stone dome, the only one of its kind in Israel.] Dome of the Prophet, a qanatir, Ashrafiyya Madrasa (Islamic Religious School) and minaret in the background. From this minaret (one of four on the Temple Mount), the call to prayer can be heard five times daily throughout the entire Old City (thanks to Bogen pre-amps, amps and dome-horned speakers).