Location relative to Al-Aqsa
Located in the center of Al Aqsa Mosque, exactly under the rock.
Shape and details
It is a large irregular cave and at the top of which is a sinus about 30-40 cm in diameter.
It can be reached by a stairway in the south of the Dome of the Rock.
There are two small shrines in the cave, one dated back to the Umayyad and the other was built by the Fatimids,
There are a lot of myths regarding this place; like the one that said that Jibril (peace be upon him) broke the rock with his finger and made its sinus, but the truth is that this sinus dates back to the Crusader times, and was made by the Crusaders, since they turned the Dome of the Rock into a church and turned the rock into an altar.
An Overview of the Landmark
Located in the center of Al Aqsa Mosque, exactly under the rock. It is a large irregular cave and at the top of which is a sinus about 30-40 cm in diameter. It can be reached by a stairway in the south of the Dome of the Rock.
There are two small shrines in the cave, one dated back to the Umayyad and the other was built by the Fatimids. There are a lot of myths regarding this place; like the one that said that Jibril (peace be upon him) broke the rock with his finger and made its sinus, but the truth is that this sinus dates back to the Crusader times, and was made by the Crusaders, since they turned the Dome of the Rock into a church and turned the rock into an altar. In addition, they made this sinus to make the blood of the sacrifices flow into the cave.
Some said that when a piece of the rock was cut, which has an older trace, and then was placed inside a separate dome in the southwestern part, this gap was formed, then the rock was formed.