Location relative to Al-Aqsa
South of the mosque, inside Al-Qibli Mosque.
Reason for the name
Named after Noor Al-Din Zinke
Builder
Noor Al-Din zinke ordered Al-Najjar Al-Ahtareni to build it, and it took him 10 years to finish it.
ـ it is a rostrum made of wood and decorated with ivory and ebony.
It is distinguished by connecting its parts in a way of interlock without the use of other tools such as glue and nails. It has a gate that rises above it with a great crown and a staircase that reaches to to the arch above.
As for the engraving of the pulpit, it was as follows
On the right side: the engraving of Surah Al-Nahl, verse: 90 -93.
On the same side, at the level of where Al- Khatib sits: Surah Al-Tawba, verse (18) was
inscribed inside a frame with the word “God” in the middle.
On the left side: the following text was engraved”In the name of God the Most Gracious the Most Merciful. The order of building the Minbar was passed by the humble worshipper who asks for Allah’s mercy, the thankful for His grace, Al- Mujahid for His sake, and Al-Murabit at the cusp of His religion’s enemies; the just king Noor Al-Deen, the supporter of Islam and Muslims, he who does justice to the oppressed and takes vengeance from the oppressors, Abu Al-Qasim Mahmoud bin Zinki bin Aq Sinqar, the one who stands up for the Commander of the Faithful, may Allah reward his supporters, retain his strength, and uphold his beacon. May Allah spread his banners and flags everywhere, reward the supporters of his state, humiliate the ungrateful, and grant him the big victory.
Amen. The building lasted for 564 days”. It took the shape of a parallelogram.
On the same side of the council, verse 36 was engraved, and part of verse 37, from surah Al-Noor.
At the level of the head of Al-Khateb (who tells the speech), the following statement was engraved: “ In the name of God the Most Gracious the Most Merciful. The work was completed in the time of his son; the just king Al-salih Ismael bin mahmoud bin zinke aq sangar”.
There are other names of the puplit’s constructors such as
1. Salma bin maali
2. Hameed bin thafir al-halabi
3. Abi Al-hasan bin yahia al-halabi
4. Fadael bin yahia al-halabi
Noor AL-din set the pulpit before the liberalization, for about 20 years. He had a pulpit built in Aleppo and made it ready to be put it in Al-Aqsa mosque.
The pulpit caught fire that destroyed completely on the day of the burning of Al-Qibli Mosque in Al-Aqsa Fire in 1389 -1969. When the mosque was renovated between the years 1389 AH / 1969 – 1402 AH / 1982, a simple iron pulpit was made, with no art or bloom in it, to replace Noor Al-Deen pulpit.
It was a temporary one and had an inscription placed in the same place of Noor Al-Deen’s inscription, saying:
“In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. This pulpit has been made on the orders of the one who asks God for support and luck, King Hussein bin Talal of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, at his expense, in 1414 AH / 1993.
It was ordered to be like the pulpit that Noor al-Din Zinki had it made, and placed by Salah al-Din in Al-Aqsa Mosque after the liberation from the Crusaders in 583 AH / 1187; the pulpit that caught fire when the Jewish extremists committed the crime of burning Al- Aqsa in 1389 AH / 1969.
Al-Hussein ordered for it to be placed in the same place, indicating his affection towards the Holy Aqsa Mosque and his eagerness free it from the occupiers’ clutches”.
On the pulpit, verses of Surah Al-Nahl, Al-Noor, and al Tawbah were engraved, as it was in the original pulpit, until another pulpit identical to the original pulpit was made in Jordan, with the same features and materials, and was installed early February in 2007.
Noor Al-Din Zinki’s pulpit is located south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and inside Al-Qibli Mosque.
It was named after Noor Al-Din Zinki Aq Sinqar who ordered its construction. It was built in 564 AH / 1168. It is a pulpit made of wood and decorated with ivory and ebony. It is distinguished by connecting its parts in a way of interlock without the use of other tools such as glue and nails. It has a gate that rises above it with a great crown and
a staircase that reaches to the arch above.
As for the engraving of the pulpit, it was as follows
On the same side, at a level of Al- Khatib Council, Surah Al-Tawba, verse (18) was inscribed in a square with the word”God” on the left side:” In the name of God the Most Gracious the Most Merciful.
The order of building the Minbar was passed by the humble worshipper who asks for Allah’s mercy, the thankful for His grace, Al- Mujahid for His sake, and Al-Murabit at the cusp of His religion’s enemies; the just king Noor Al-Deen, the supporter of Islam and Muslims, he who does justice to the oppressed and takes
vengeance from the oppressors, Abu Al-Qasim Mahmoud bin Zinki bin Aq Sinqar, the one who stands up for the Commander of the Faithful, may Allah reward his supporters, retain his strength, and uphold his beacon. May Allah spread his banners and flags everywhere, reward the supporters of his state, humiliate the ungrateful, and grant him the big victory.
Amen. The building lasted for 564 days”.
It took the shape of a parallelogram.
On the same side of the council verse 36 was engraved and part 37, from surah Al-Noor.
At the level of the head of Al-Khateb (who tells the speech), the following statement was engraved: “ In the name of God the Most Gracious the Most Merciful. The work was completed in the time of his son; the just king Al-salih Ismael bin mahmoud bin zinke aq sangar”.
There are other names of the pulpit’s constructors such as
Salma bin maali
Hameed bin thafir al-halabi
Abi Al-hasan bin yahia al-halabi
Fadael bin yahia al-halabi
Noor AL-din set the pulpit before the liberalization, for about 20 years. He had a pulpit built in Aleppo and made it ready to be put it in Al-Aqsa mosque.
The pulpit caught fire that destroyed completely on the day of the burning of Al-Qibli Mosque in Al-Aqsa Fire in 1389 -1969.
When the mosque was renovated between the years 1389 AH / 1969 – 1402 AH / 1982, a simple iron pulpit was made, with no art or bloom in it, to replace Noor Al-Deen pulpit. It was a temporary one and had an inscription placed in the same place of Noor Al-Deen’s inscription, saying:
“In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. This pulpit has been made on the orders of the one who asks God for support and luck, King Hussein bin Talal of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, at his expense, in 1414 AH / 1993.
It was ordered to be like the pulpit that Noor al-Din Zinki had it made, and placed by Salah al-Din in Al-Aqsa Mosque after the liberation from the Crusaders in 583 AH / 1187; the pulpit that caught fire when the Jewish extremists committed the crime of burning Al- Aqsa in 1389 AH / 1969.
Al-Hussein ordered for it to be placed in the same place, indicating his affection towards the Holy Aqsa Mosque and his eagerness free it from the occupiers’ clutches”.
On the same side of the seat verse 36 and part 37 were engraved from surah Al-Noor.
At the level of the head of Al-Khateb (who tells the speech), the following statement was engraved: “ In the name of God the Most Gracious the Most Merciful.
The work was completed in the time of his son; the just king Al-salih Ismael bin mahmoud bin zinke aq sangar”.
History
564 AH, 1168 AD