This was confirmed by Muhammad ibn Khudr al-Roumi dated 982 AH / 1574AD, who lived in the beginning of the Ottoman era in saying: There are also two springs towards the Al-Ashrafiyya school, which is attributed to the late Sultan Qaitbay, one is for Al-Hanafyah and the other is for Al-Shafeyah.
We understand from the view of Al-Rumi that the spring of Qaitbay was the wudoo ‘of Al-Shafi’iyah (the Mamluk state doctrine). Al-Fesqiyah spring Qasem basha later, was the wudoo’ of Al-Hanafyah ( The ottoman state doctrine).
Providing the spring through the channel of the spring from Sulieman’s ponds until the British Mandate period, and then became supplied with water from the sewage pipes.
The spring was repaired in 1418H (1997 AD).
Other landmarks in the same category
All (16)It was called because of its location, the eastern of Bab Al-Mgharaba. It was built in the beginning of the Ottoman Era.
It is located in the southern side of Al-Aqsa between the two terraces, Southwest of Qubbat Al-Sakhra, “dome of the rock”.
The cup spring or Mayda’at Al-kaas spring. It is located in front of Al-Qibli Mosque in the middle of the distance between it and the southern pillars leading to the Dome of the Rock; the southern side of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Reltive to the olive tree which is located in the center of the spting, surrrouned by taps, it is in the southern side of Al-Aqsa mosque, there is an ancient olive tree in the site of the spring, in the ottoman period, called Al-Zaytouna o th prophet, and its olive tree where the folk tale tells that the propthet Muhammad peace be upon him, planted it.
One of the greatest springs of Al-Aqsa, for ablution, however, many cubes stone were placed for people to sit in front of the taps
It is located adjacent to the south of the pillars to the west behind the Burhan al-Din rostrum south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, south of the Dome of the Rock.
Hasan Al-Dani spring, it was constructed by Hasan Al-Dani Al-Husainy, in 1137 AH 1724 AD.
Reason of its name is because of its location, which is located in the western side of Bab Al-Rahma and Al-Tawba in front of Al-Ahmadia schools’ stair in the eastern side of AL-Aqsa mosque, the southern western side of the dome of the rock ( Qubbat Al-Sakhra ), constructed by the Islamic Heritage Committee, in september 1416 AH 1995 AD
